It is very typical for Norwegians to have blue eyes but it looks like this little fella will have brown just like his big sister and Mamma. It seems that brown eyes draw more attention in Norway whereas blue eyes are more favoured back home. It takes an Aussie to stop the ‘recession’ in this Norwegian family ;D.
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.
In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used:
The sun never goes down during this season but the mountains to the East are so high that the sun still has to raise above them in the morning hours and an artificial dawn-effect wakes the city.
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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Many English words actually come from old Norse language – brought by Vikings to England in medieval times. Here are some words you have probably uttered without realising you are speaking Norwegian!
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.
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He is beautiful! I’m glad he will have your brown eyes too. My husband has beautiful brown eyes too. Everyone in my family has the Norwegian blue eyes.
Congratulations L-Jay and Moose and Lilu. May God bless your family.
Blessings from the US (Arizona),
Debbie