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My Little Norway – Flower Show Series
Arctic Botanical Garden Selection – Tromsø
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How Norway Became a Country: In Love and Folklore
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.
‘Tis the Season to Pick Blueberries
I think Autumn is my favourite season in Norway – the weather is still warm here in Tromsø, the sunsets come down over the mountains again and the blueberries are ripe for the picking.
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Autumn is Fårikål season in Norway.Folk Museums
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.
Norwegian Bunad Jewellery by K.E. Sando
The Bunad with molded wool, embroidered cuffs and silver stitching is still not complete without its silverwork.
Experience Nidaros Cathedral
From the west, a wall of stone Saints and Prophets will confront you. All sides of the Cathedral are very textured and deserve a long walk around. You’ll see gargoyles and gothic arches, thick wooden doors with rusty floral art and Anglo-Norman/Romanesque bits and pieces ‘stuck on’ that intensifies your ground view. However, the outside of Nidaros Cathedral is even more intriguing when you know the history.
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