Winter Sunset
In winter Tromsø is just a back to back of sunrises and sunsets. You can only tell which one you are looking at by checking your watch.
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Tags: Arctic Circle, Island, Mountain, Norway, Pictures, Polar Night, Season, snow, sunset, Tromso, Tromsø, winter
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Reindeer is synonymous with Sami culture and life but the Norsemen have certainly cottoned onto the goodness of reindeer cuisine. This rustic meal is perfect for cold Winter nights and packs you with energy for the next day of playing in the snow.
To visit the mountain during the Midnight Sun is a real treat.
Norwegians are starting to get adventurous with cooking on the barbie.
Table settings are very much a part of the tradition of serving cake.
The darkest day of the year is known as winter solstice.
Pretty, I see the water is not frozen.
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from L-Jay:
It’s interesting that you noticed the water. The water is actually salt water so it takes a lot more colder temperatures to freeze. The average temperature now is -2 to -5°C – not very cold. But the other reason why our oceans don’t freeze is because of the Golf Stream. It travels from the Mexican Gulf, taking warm water with it, right up to us here in Tromsø. This warm water is what makes Tromsø liveable.
Gorgeous composition.
And, I’ve always wondered – is there as much talk about S.A.D (Seasonal Affective Disorder) in the northern climes? How do those nearer the Arctic Circle fight the long, long cycles of darkness without feeling the “blahs” extensively? LOL
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from L-Jay:
Thats an excellent question – I think this one deserves a post. I’m going to write a post called ‘Surviving the Winter’ this week – so stay tuned!
How are you handling this? Is it hard to adjust to? I was just wondering about this.
BTW, I’ve made another Norwegian friend through our blogs. Here’s her link: http://felisol.blogspot.com. She lives in Haugesund. When I checked the map of Norway it is south of Bergen. She’s been writing out the words to many of the Norwegian songs we used to sing along with the English translation.
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from L-Jay:
Yes, I’m going to do a post later this week called ‘How to Survive the Dark Winters‘. There are s few little secrets that Norwegians use to get through the long Winters.
Ah, she beat us to it…lol. We are going to put up special pages about the Norwegian Christmas (top menu) this week (and they include some Christmas carols too…lol).