Hegra fortress, Norway

Hegra fortress

The small village of Hegra is located in Stjørdal in the mid part of Norway.

About 2500 people lives in Hegra. The area has got some really interesting ancient remains, such the rock carvings in Leirfald and the “Ingstadkleven Fort“, or, Hegra Fortress as it is known as today.

The fort was the last Norweigan fort to surrender to the invading Germans in May 1940.

Canon at the Hegra Fortress

The way up to the fortress is very interesting itself, we were there in late summer and the fog was laying around us as our car struggled uphill for quite some time.

It’s hard to imagine the feeling in being in the fort, trying to protect it, and the attacking forces are starting to show over there, in the forest.

Small gate in the fort

One of the small gates inside the fort

It felt kind of abandoned, but I guess this fort is nothing you will pass everyday, and even if you do pass it, there are no signs telling you how nice this place actually is. But I can recommend that you go there, if you ever pass. We ran around there for a couple of hours, and I think there was just one other couple there at the time. So it was a bit scary, but very cool indeed.

This is close to the main entrance

Check out the picture gallery:

Picture gallery of the Hegra Fortress at remains.se

Cuba: Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Havana

Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Havana

- the San Cristobal cathedral in Havana, Cuba

It was the spanish who founded Havana (Habana). The old parts of the city is listed on UNESCO‘s world heritage list. There are a lot of old, american cars driving around on Cuba, but the don’t have the american engines left, they are replaced by Russian made diesel engines.

When we went to Cuba a while ago, we found this old and very beautiful cathedral (Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Havana) next to a very nice square. It looked very dirty at first, but then I realized that it is suppose to look like that. Anyway, the dirty look made it look so beautiful. I went inside to take some pictures, but there was a lot of tourist hanging around that particular day, so I went up in one of the clock towers instead. The stairs was very small and you shouldn’t have any problems with small spaces if you decide to go up there. And the view from up there wasn’t as good as I thought; maybe that is because I had to stop after one stair. There was a bee nest or something, under the next stair, which made me stop. I think I’m allergic to those guys.

I have uploaded 79 photos on the San Cristobal cathedral in Havana, Cuba. You can see them on the main site, http://www.remains.se. A galleri with some of the images you will find under this text. Enjoy!

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