First Snow
The first snow came slow and steady today – as if warming us up to a cold winter.
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Oslo Dressed for Christmas
The walking-street takes you from Central Station to the Royal Palace.
Midsummer’s Eve
There is an opposition in everything. At the darkest time of the year, we celebrate Christmas. And at the exact opposite end, when the midnight sun is at its highest, we celebrate Midsummer.
Right on Lefse
In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used:
Bunad – Norwegian Traditional Costumes
The bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume worn by both men and women. It can either come from established rural traditions or have a more modern design inspired by historical patterns and cuts.
Nisse Parties
Nisse parties happen in many kindergartens, primary schools, church and community groups in Norway. They are a casual celebration of the julenisse (Christmas elf) tradition especially for children (but the big kids love them too).
Moonlit Jetty
At full-moon the blue light almost looks electric. Our favourite jetty really knows how to surprise us for Christmas – especially with this ‘elfs-eye-view’.
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Those are great pictures! Enjoy the snow; it’s still in the 80′s in Phoenix but next week it is supposed to be in the 70′s. Quite a difference from Tromso!
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from L-Jay:
lol – I’m not used to farinheight so I read that you were ‘still in the 1980′s and next week you’ll be in the 1970′s’…lol. It took me a while to click.
First snow is always magical