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A small village in the fjords of Norway. I can't recall the name off-hand, as we saw many of them. Often, these villages will only have 20 to 50 inhabitants, a church at the center of town, and are only accessible by boat. No roads in or out! I immediately began fantasizing about the remoteness, and how many books I could read in a year's time. But then...is there Internet? How would I go book shopping? Would I be able to buy wine from the boat guy? Maybe it isn't such a good idea. But they sure were quaint and beautiful...
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Wow - that's so gorgeous. I also can't imagine myself living somewhere so remove, but I could definitely spend a couple of weeks there doing nothing but reading and enjoying the view :P
A good place for vacation!!
It does look gorgeous! I am not personally a fan of remote places, but it would be lovely for a vacation definitely.
All scary thoughts, but beautiful nonetheless. Maybe a perfect vacation spot...
beautiful..love the little wisps of clouds in the mountains and the colorful houses.
so remote though.
Very pretty place, and I have faith in the Norwegians - the country that gave us Jo Nesbo the Author and Eric Northman the Vampire - that they have a way figured out to get life's essentials (good coffee, wine, chocolate, and books via the UK Book Depository if nothing else!) to these villages!
Wow, that is gorgeous! You sound a lot like me. I will often fantasize about a simpler life and then I think about all the modern day things I would miss.
We rented a house in a village like this in Portugal several years ago. Two houses in two different villages actually. (And once in Maine.) I highly recommend it, but in the end we probably could not live there full time. We're much to urban.
Heehee, I think I would think these exact same things, Sandy! I think it would be so neat to live in a little village like this, and just read and read, but without internet and access to good books I think I would go crazy!
This reminds me of Hallstatt, a tiny town in Austria that I fell in love with. You have to take a train, then a ferry just to get there. I was dreaming of living there, then I tried to imagine getting books and seeing movies and realized it is a wonderful place to visit, but I'd go mad if I never left.
That is beautiful! I can't imagine being that remote from everything on a permanent basis. The town I live in is small enough as it is. :)
Oh my, that is absolutely gorgeous! Such an intense green, and the contrast between the imposing mountains and the tiny houses is breathtaking. Beautiful and very inspiring picture. (I don't think I could do without the internet or many other utilities either for a year, but maybe a few weeks?)
The thought of living somewhere like this - it is so beautiful - seems like heaven. Then I start thinking, like you, of the remoteness and I'm not sure I could survive.
Living in a town that small would drive me bonkers. But it does look like a beautiful place to visit!
Looks like an amazing place to relax!
Gorgeous. I need a vacation.
It looks like a place I could live in forever but it sounds like I would last for about a week. I gotta have internet and shopping!
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