Author: Bjørn Heidenstrøm

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and priorities of people.

( Shared to me by; Steve Hall, Article by; www.knowledgeoftoday.org )

The true story:

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin.

It was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.   Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing.

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From the cold beach on Holmsbu Spa Hotel. Jumper; Jostein Heidenstrøm From my Nokia. I’m @heidenstrom on Twitter www.bjornheidenstrom.com www.facebook.com/heidenstrom

Måtte dele den turen …….

Hvis du ønsker spor og gps-planlegging mellom Norge 0g Sør Afrika (sykkel), Norge på langs eller padlingen fra Basel til Svartehavet så har jeg lagt ut det her.  

bjørn, @heidenstrom på Twitter

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– so I`m inspired by the gang in and around  http://nfmemes.blogspot.se/ where the focus and love this week is Nature and light.

I shot my pic ower on Sjusjøen, above Lillehammer, Norway. One nice, cold (again) Norwegian day on cross country skiis, and my Canon went flat on battery, but the Nokia did the job…  The rest from the nature and light group is here.

Bjorn @heidenstrom on Twitter and Instagram

From my Nokia. I’m @heidenstrom on Twitter www.bjornheidenstrom.com www.facebook.com/heidenstrom

From my Nokia. I’m @heidenstrom on Twitter www.bjornheidenstrom.com www.facebook.com/heidenstrom

I utgaven for 2013 finner vi også atskillige nordmenn….. mer via Norske ekspedisjoner i Guinness.

Bjørn @Heidenstrom på Twitter

Cape Verde Official languages: Portuguese Ethnic groups (Sep 2012): 75% Creole (mulatto), 20% African, 5% European

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Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the pit from pole to pole,

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So I`m living with a farmer lady that makes Norwegian “sylte” for x-mass.

It`s easy; you shoot two pigs, then you boil the heads for some hours, cut of the meat and some fat, add spices, and then you press it in to a …….  a “sylte”.

Before all that you can kiss the heads. It gives flavor!

Welcome to Norway!

You want to now how to make it 100% ? go here or “read more”…

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This is some of my/Marianne`s  photos and videos from a 10 days stay on Boa Vista, Kap Verde.

Boa Vista (Portuguese meaning “good view”) is the easternmost island of Cape Verde.

It’s a new traveling and holyday destination for many. Boa Vista is a part of Kap Verde and the climate and nature looks like and feel like the dry, sandy, hot, and breezing parts of Canary Island.  Thats rocks, sand, dunes and beaches….

The two simple reasons why it will grow as a tourist destination for cold European is;  the sun and the beaches.

With an area of 620 km², it is the third largest island, after Santo Antão and Santiago. It is 455 km west of the coast of Africa. Much of the island is flat. The highest point on the island is Monte Estância, elevation 387 meters. Its main town is Sal Rei, its ferry port and home to Boa Vista’s airport on the northwest side of the island. You will not find s shoping streets and neon lights.

Why go there?

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