Tyred Days
No, I don’t have a flat tyre. It’s just that time of year again to get down and dirty and a little jack. Every autumn Norwegians are required to “sko om bilen” (change the shoes on their cars), and for a very good reason. Even the main roads in the North get covered in a thick layer of snow and ice during the winter. Forget all about salting or ploughing – the only remedy is deep-treaded tyres with solid metal studs on them. After all, we do want to avoid situations like this one in Seattle, WA:
We are used to these conditions up here, though. Every learner driver in Norway is required to take a one-day crash course (pun intended) in driving on slippery roads. But in Tromsø, I still find myself sometimes getting stuck trying to climb up the hill to our house. The only thing that can be done is to park at the bottom and wait for better days.
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Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.
Towards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.
Pølse is THE fast food of Norway. When the grilled pølse was first introduced to Norway in the 50s it was eaten naked – without bread.
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.
Many Norwegians know what they are doing when they pick wild mushrooms. This knowledge is passed down the family during mushroom hunting trips. The hard-core mushroom hunters go into the mountain wilderness for days to get the best finds.
What an incredible video! It was like a comedy of errors, only I’m sure it wasn’t very funny for the people in the cars. I’ll bet car insurance is very costly! I think I would quit driving during the winters if I lived here.