We often stop off at the King’s Park on our walks to the city. Its a good place to rest before shopping or the hike back up the mountain. In the summer the garden beds gleam with colourful flowers and many bridal parties have their photos taken in the park. The first time we sat [...]
Introduction Velkommen til Norwegian Lesson 111! One of the things that should make it easier for you to listen to our lessons is that Moose speaks with a North-Norwegian dialect. (You may notice the difference to his rhythms and inflections than someone from Oslo or Stavanger.) North-Norwegians speak with a similar tone in their sentences [...]
The further ‘out of the way’ you go the more common it is to see folk cottages standing by the side of roads, along fjords or in a thicket of trees, minding their own business.
How Norway became a country is shrouded in mystery and folklore. The most well known tale is of Harald Hårfagre who gathered the small kingdoms of the north into a unified nation in 872AD – and of course, this story is about love.
By our favourite jetty is the cutest little boat shed. We often have picnics there in Summer. It’s nice to just drop by our favourite places in Winter to see how very different but very beautiful everything still is.
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Decorating Easter eggs is a big tradition in Norway.
Norway enters the Christmas season early.
Tonight’s sky was filled with the Northern Lights.