Last Sun on Kvaløya
This is the last week of sun before the dark season. As you can tell I’m taking all the pictures I can. Soon the sun will disappear for two months but even in the darkness we have a ‘bright season’ – Christmas, and not to mention the Northern Lights. Tis the season to be jolly.
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The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line.
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!
The walking-street takes you from Central Station to the Royal Palace.
Norwegian fjordings are from the draft horse family.
Even in the peak of summer our mountains have touches of snow.
Aursfjord is a branch of Malangen Fjord in Balsfjord.
Wow, it’s very beautiful, but also a little scary! Two months of darkness seems tough. Do people suffer depression during this time of year from lack of sun?
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from L-Jay:
Yep, depression is an issue up north but management and attitude is the way to beat it. We wrote a post about some of the tricks to beating depression from the darkness: How to Survive the Dark Winters
But the dark Winter is also a time of sleeping and good eating. Two of the biggest days are in the darkness that warms everyone up – Christmas and New Years. But we also have the Northern Lights to look forward to. 
So far… I’m missing the sun already even though we still have three more days left.