Nordic Festival

[lishesquex]

I went to the Nordic Festival in Warburton today. I took Jeanette along for company and she assisted me with directions, photos and important decisions regarding which Viking brooch/pendant/fridge magnet to buy.

Warburton is a pretty little town set against a beautiful backdrop of almost-Norwegian-like mountains. Jeanette enjoyed breathing the crisp country air, and I got excited over every Scandinavian flag I saw. I bought an exorbitantly priced Danish hot chocolate, but it tasted wonderful so it was worth it. Around midday, it became very wet and cloudy which made it all the more like Norway.

We wandered around the little tents and craft stalls that were selling Scandinavian products of various types. I wanted to buy everything. In the end I settled for a Norwegian car sticker and flag patch, a Viking longboat keyring, a handcrafted cup with runes and a horse motif thingy on it, two silver pendants and two Swedish fridge magnets.

We watched the Viking combat reenactment and got a great place under a tree. It started raining and everyone got wet but that just added to the Viking atmosphere. :D Afterwards, we went to see the Scandinavian photo and art exhibition and the Frojel Gotlandica Museum (private collection of Viking age jewellery and tools).

After lunch at the Three Sugars cafe, we went walking by the river and took many photos.



Warburton


Viking!


Vikings attack!



Pretty Viking jewellery


Yarra river


Ducks!


Me


My loot


More pictures can be found here.


And here is a YouTube video I uploaded just for you. Because nobody can ever have enough Vikings. :D

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/selina_/]

ARE YOU READY TO DIE LIKE A MANNNN?!?!?

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

Vikings are so eloquent <3

[pebblin.livejournal.com]

It's like a Viking Pride festival or something. Seems totally dope, 'cept for the rain, even if it enhanced your experience and all (I see most things from the point of view of how it affects my hair). I wish you liked beer more, though hearing about delicious Danish cocoa meant my vicarious drinking was partially satiated.

Glad you had fun and brought home some spoils (even though you paid for them and didn't pillage! >:\).

[dangerosa.livejournal.com]

even though you paid for them and didn't pillage! >:\

Yeah! What's up with that! You're supposed to pillage.

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

I'll pillage you!

[jailbaitjello.livejournal.com]

LMAO, fantastic response.

[pebblin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's more like it. A little late-- but more like it. ~.~

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

I didn't see any beer at the festival! Too cold for beer anyway.

[pebblin.livejournal.com]

Pff! I'll bet you didn't even look! *throws up hands*

[wickedkiwi.livejournal.com]

That one thingie you bought looks like Santa Claus flashing a giant boob.

I'm so glad you went to the festival! Looked like a blast. :)

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA omg I'm never going to be able to look at that fridge magnet ever again in the same light.

(It's a little Viking dude with a shield, you perv.)

It was a blast! You should have come. DON'T BE SO LAZY NEXT TIME.

[http://users.livejournal.com/junet_/]

Pretty awesome! I've started going through my pics, will send you some when done! :D

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

Yes, gimme pics!

[lysachan.livejournal.com]

That's so cool! Sounds a little like the Medieval Market we have here. ♥

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

That sounds awesome! I wish I could go. :/

[lysachan.livejournal.com]

Well, if you're ever in Finland in June... :)

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

If I'm ever in Finland in June, I will definitely medieval it up in Turku. Is that where you are? Have you ever been to it?

[lysachan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I live in Turku, so free accommodation for you! I've been to the market several times and it's so much fun.

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

Yay free accomodation! I'll definitely hit you/Turku/MedievalMarket up if I'm ever in the vicinity. :)

[tangledtale.livejournal.com]

Oh that looks SO awesome and I am trollishly covetous over your acquired loot. I wish I could have gone. Hopefully it's an annual tradition and I can attend it another year.

[lishesque.livejournal.com]

My loot! You can't has! *territorial grunt*

It is an annual tradition so you're in luck. :)