Photo of the Day 3rd June 2026.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/06/03/photo-of-the-day-3rd-june-2026/

The Trows of #Orkney and #Shetland

What is a #Trow?

According to Saxby and Edmondston’s 'Home of a #Naturalist’ (1888):

“This interesting race of #supernatural beings is closely allied to the #Scandinavian #Trolls, but has some very distinctive characteristics of its own. The Trow is not such a mischief-making #sprite as the Troll, is more #human-like in some respects, and his #nature seems cast in a #morbid, #melancholy mould.”

https://faeryfolklorist.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-trows-of-orkney-and-shetland.html

#Folklore

Agenzia Nova: Venezia: Boccia (Pd), candidatro sbagliato? No, differenza l'ha fatta Brugnaro

28 mag 16:19 - (Agenzia Nova) - Angelo Bonelli (Avs) ha detto che a Venezia avete sbagliato il candidato. "Non sono d'accordo, Andrea Martella... (Rin)

Sinner is feeling unwell and goes to the changing rooms during the match at Roland Garros: "I need to vomit."

He leaned against a billboard, then the racket. Obvious signs of fatigue that convinced the chair umpire to get down from the stands onto the red clay of Roland Garros to check on Jannik Sinner's physical condition during the match against Juan Manuel Cerundolo. The tennis player...

Cruises in Northern Europe: What to Expect Between Relaxation and Arctic Landscapes

When planning a trip abroad, it’s natural to seek something exotic, a term that implies “something that comes from, that is typical of a foreign country, especially Eastern and tropical ones” (fonte dizionariointernazionale.it). This is a particular form of fascination, applied to countries not just typically Eastern or tropical.

This is the case of the Scandinavian countries (and others, such as Iceland), which have always evoked a distant taste with a special imaginary, made up of what we could define as radical alterity, between unspoiled nature, landscapes dense with silence, and lifestyles different from those we know in Italy. It’s no coincidence that many explorers and adventurers set out from the Italian peninsula for these special lands in the past.

And it’s precisely this sense of the exotic that is the main attraction of cruises in Northern Europe, which allow you to discover fjords, small coastal villages, and cities between history and contemporaneity.

All of this is in the face of a travel experience made of slow and immersive rhythms. On board, time seems to dilate between Arctic panoramas, stops in the ports of the Baltic, and days marked by the Nordic light, facilitated by navigation that combines relaxation, exploration, and direct contact with some of the most suggestive landscapes of the Old Continent.

Between fjords and the Nordic light: The experience on board a cruise in Northern Europe

Cruises in Northern Europe, unlike Mediterranean routes, are distinguished by a more contemplative way of traveling, thanks to the smoothness of the landscapes admired through panoramic windows on the ship.

Life on board is anything but boring, thanks to the services available during the voyage concerning relaxation, wellness areas, international dining, and spaces dedicated to entertainment, always with the sea and Nordic nature as a backdrop.

The stay on board becomes an integral part of the landscape experience. The long summer days of Northern Europe, characterized by prolonged natural light, also contribute to creating a suspended and particularly evocative atmosphere. It is, in fact, the warm season that is the best time to immerse oneself in places that, otherwise, appear difficult to access.

The main destinations of a cruise in Northern Europe

Sweden and Norway: These are the countries par excellence for those traveling to Northern Europe by cruise. The Norwegian fjords, which we remember are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, allow you to perceive something mystical and deep, offering a spectacular navigation.

The experience is amplified once you disembark from the ship, heading to cities and locations to be discovered; not only Oslo and Stockholm, but also multiple natural itineraries. Other countries to be contemplated in a trip of this type include Iceland, with its volcanoes, mountains, thermal baths, and waterfalls, and Denmark, with its colorful houses and a city like Copenhagen.

All examples that show how cruise life is able to fascinate and bring an exotic vision not only different, but varied and ancestral, without giving up on the comforts of modernity.

#NorthernEurope #ArcticLandscapes #Eastern #Scandinavian #Iceland #Italy #Italian #Arctic #Baltic #Nordic #theOldContinent #Mediterranean #Sweden #Norway #Norwegian #Stockholm #Denmark #Copenhagen

https://leonardo.it/news/crociere-in-nord-europa-cosa-aspettarsi-tra-relax-e-panorami-artici/

All Chris Adolf's children are hard workers on the new place. Yakima Valley, Washington

#ChrisAdolf #YakimaValley #Washington #Scandinavian #American #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017772677/

🐭 The trailer for Hela: of Mice and Magic from Windup Games pitches a cozy, slightly melancholic adventure: you're a tiny mouse on a quest to heal a sick witch in a world steeped in Scandinavian nature and folklore.

Low camera perspective makes everyday objects feel enormous; the game mixes single-player and CO-OP, focusing on exploration, puzzles and character-driven moments. Publisher, Knights Peak, planned for 2026.

#SteamAndEpic #Scandinavian #Publisher #Knights #Windup #Magic

[Concert] Intense concert de 1914 et Katla au Backstage by the Mill

https://urlr.me/7NAGRF

#Backtstagebythemill #Scandinavian Pain #katla #deathmetal #doommetal #sludgemetal #1914 ukrainianblackmetal
#1914band #katlaband