This is a very comfortable conference hotel with atmosphere and a unique history. During WW2 it was "The Eagle's Nest" of Quisling.
A few of the rooms are as they used to be, but millions are spent to make it look like it does today.
Who was this Quisling? He was a Norwegian politician. On 9 April 1940, with the German invasion in Norway in progress, he seized power in a Nazi-backed coup d'état. In contemporary usage, Quisling is synonymous with traitor. That's now history and fortunately long ago.
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What a welcoming glow! Lovely!
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a combination of light that gives it a special glow!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shot.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting and what a great shot of a neat glow...
ReplyDeletehi amalie, very neat and nice pic. hej hej
ReplyDeleteHotels with some history have always a special 'flavour'.... nice shot!
ReplyDeletei'd say your entire country is aglow amalie...and you capture it so so well....!
ReplyDeleteInteresting history - I did not know there was a coup in Norway - one lives and learns!! Nice photo for the theme - did you conference here???
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Sadly, there was. Quisling was a traitor, and his name is for ever linked to that.
DeleteI spent a weekend there in September. (Private trip.)
If you want to see more about this hotel, I have 2 sites for you:
http://www.leangkollen.no/
http://www.leangkollen.no/images/stories/dm/historien_om_leangkollen.pdf
great photo! wanna be there!
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