Northern Lights up in Smoke
The Nordlys (Northern Lights) were wearing their best tonight. Although, they looked so good they were ‘smokin’ – straight up into the night’s sky. Usually they laze over us like a rippling waterbed. Moose started calling it’s name ‘Nordlys, Nooordlyyys…’ I laughed at him ‘what are you doing?’ ‘If you call its name it will [...]


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Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
A popular Summer activity in Norway is kayaking. The coast of Norway is dotted with thousands of little islands making the perfect conditions for a smooth paddle.
Towards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.
On any celebration table in Norway you can always find a Norwegian layer cake (bløtkake). What better way to celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day than with fresh cream, wild berries and a little bit of sponge in between.
In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used: