On the island of Karmøy. Karmøy is the most densely populated large island in Norway. It is approximatly 30 km. long and five to seven km. wide. It was a center for herring fishing durning the 1800's and many people from this island immigrated to the states around the turn of the 20th century. This is looking across a bay to the small village of Åkrem.
Two of the young missionaries from Stavanger who came to visit us in Haugesund, Elder Benjamin Kerr (from Scotland) and Elder Alexander Ørendahl (from Manchester, England-but born in Norway). We went to a member families home for dinner and to meet and teach their nanny, Glory May, from the Phillipines. Glory May is in the center of the photo and to the right is Lars K. G. Steinsvik, the father.
The gågate (walking street) in downtown Haugesund. Every city in Norway has set aside a street for pedesterian shopping and eating. This street in Haugesund is about six or seven blocks long. It becomes the central part of the city and on Saturdays many of the people come down to the gågate to see others and shop. Recently shopping malls have been built in most of the cities so the people now go to malls as well, but the gågate's are very popular.
In the center of town is the main church, the Cathederal. This is looking towards the church from a garden area in the downtown area.
Looking from the gågate down the garden area towards the harbor area. The houses on the other side of the water are on an island. The water inbetween the main land and the island is a strait and in Norwegian is called a sund, therefore the name Haugesund.
On the island of Karmøy. Karmøy is the most densely populated large island in Norway. It is approximatly 30 km. long and five to seven km. wide. It was a center for herring fishing durning the 1800's and many people from this island immigrated to the states around the turn of the 20th century. This is looking across a bay to the small village of Åkrem.
Two of the young missionaries from Stavanger who came to visit us in Haugesund, Elder Benjamin Kerr (from Scotland) and Elder Alexander Ørendahl (from Manchester, England-but born in Norway). We went to a member families home for dinner and to meet and teach their nanny, Glory May, from the Phillipines. Glory May is in the center of the photo and to the right is Lars K. G. Steinsvik, the father.
The gågate (walking street) in downtown Haugesund. Every city in Norway has set aside a street for pedesterian shopping and eating. This street in Haugesund is about six or seven blocks long. It becomes the central part of the city and on Saturdays many of the people come down to the gågate to see others and shop. Recently shopping malls have been built in most of the cities so the people now go to malls as well, but the gågate's are very popular.
In the center of town is the main church, the Cathederal. This is looking towards the church from a garden area in the downtown area.
Looking from the gågate down the garden area towards the harbor area. The houses on the other side of the water are on an island. The water inbetween the main land and the island is a strait and in Norwegian is called a sund, therefore the name Haugesund.
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