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by Emanuel

Hey everyone,

here’s a picture of a rock in on the wild, beautiful island of Golta in Norway. And on the rock is me eating nachos and drinking beer … IN MID DAY!!!
OMG.

And I think you already know what that means…

I’m on vacation for a couple of weeks :).

I’m in Norway, in the city of Bergen and it’s really beautiful. One of the best cities in Europe in my opinion.
The nature is beautiful, the sea is beautiful, you can start your hike like 10 minutes from the city center, or you can explore the countless islands by boat. Just amazing.

Now, I will still check my emails and reply to comments, so no need to stop. If you have login trouble or a question about German, just ask ahead. I’ll just not check as frequently, so please indulge me if it takes me a couple of days to get back to you.
I’ll also do a little work behind the scenes on the website but yeah, mainly I’ll vacation.
If you want to see some impressions, you can check out my photography Instagram here:

Emanuel’s Instagram

I wish you a great start of August and I’ll see you soon.

Bis bald :)

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