Um...Hi (I think)

[Vesteralen]

Yep..another Talk Classical referree here. 

I'll try to keep a low profile, don't worry. 

[bhodges]

Hi Vesteralen - welcome to GMG. And no need to keep a low profile unless that's your preference; there are all kinds of people here, with profiles ranging from those who are almost nonexistent, to those who post many times each day.

Anyway, enjoy yourself!

--Bruce

[DavidW]

Oh hi there!  I thought I recognized you.  I'm haydnfan over at TC.  I would be haydnfan over here, but everyone keeps confusing me with haydnguy.

Welcome to gmg!

[Hollywood]

Welcome to the forum, Vesteralen. Greetings from Vienna, Austria. 

[mc ukrneal]

Yep..another Talk Classical referree here. 

I'll try to keep a low profile, don't worry.

Welcome and enjoy!

[The new erato]

Hi from Norway!  Your moniker anything to do with Vesterålen in Norway?

[Vesteralen]

Welcome to the forum, Vesteralen. Greetings from Vienna, Austria. 

I was in Vienna two years ago.  It was really, really hot that summer.  How's your weather this summer?

[Vesteralen]

Hi from Norway!  Your moniker anything to do with Vesterålen in Norway?

About forty years ago, I read an article about the Lofoten Islands in a travel/culture magazine, and decided that someday I wanted to go there.  Alas, I haven't made it yet.  But, I'm still thinking about it and hoping.

Anyway, "Lofoten" didn't seem like a good user name to me, so I opted for "Vesteralen" instead. 

So, in answer to your question...yes.   

I love the light and colors of the North Atlantic coasts and islands, and I am not a fan of hot weather.  So, I kind of feel an attraction to the Arctic Circle.

[The new erato]

About forty years ago, I read an article about the Lofoten Islands in a travel/culture magazine, and decided that someday I wanted to go there.  Alas, I haven't made it yet.  But, I'm still thinking about it and hoping.

Anyway, "Lofoten" didn't seem like a good user name to me, so I opted for "Vesteralen" instead. 

So, in answer to your question...yes.   

I love the light and colors of the North Atlantic coasts and islands, and I am not a fan of hot weather.  So, I kind of feel an attraction to the Arctic Circle.

My father was born in Andøya, Vesterålen. Actually you can see the village in the distance on this picture.



The whole of Lofoten and Vesterålen is simply stunning:

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Welcome, Vesteralen! Please don't fly under the radar... Greetings from Delft, the Netherlands.


--Johan

[Hollywood]

I was in Vienna two years ago.  It was really, really hot that summer.  How's your weather this summer?

Well you really can't classify this Viennese summer 2011 as being really, really hot. July was the coolest we have had here in about 15 years. Our July was more like the cool March weather we have here. I really can't complain since I am not a fan of hot weather. I had more than enough of that growing up back in Los Angeles. 

[Vesteralen]

My father was born in Andøya, Vesterålen. Actually you can see the village in the distance on this picture.

I'm jealous.

The whole of Lofoten and Vesterålen is simply stunning:

It sure is.  Thanks for the pictures!

[Vesteralen]

Welcome, Vesteralen! Please don't fly under the radar... Greetings from Delft, the Netherlands.


--Johan

That gives me an idea.  I could make my signature "The Stealth Poster". 

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

That gives me an idea.  I could make my signature "The Stealth Poster". 

[Wanderer]

I'll try to keep a low profile, don't worry.

Why would you? Welcome! 

[Mirror Image]

Welcome aboard! I was a former TalkClassical member until I got banned twice...no wait...three times. I was JTech82 then Mirror Image and then LatinAmericanClassics, but now I'm just a distant memory.

Anyway, don't be shy. We've got some good, knowledgeable people here.

[North Star]

Welcome to the forum, Vesteralen!
The Lofoten are very beautiful but the roads are absolutely horrible.

[Vesteralen]

So hard to find a comfortable niche in the world of classical music posting.  You either have to put up with gnats or giants.  Only one letter and a switch separate the two.

[Karl Henning]

The natty giants ....

[Vesteralen]

Can't really tell.  They're pretty much invisible to me.