I’ve never seen rocks like these before – PINK! I thought Norway was supposed to be the ‘Arctic Blue’ not cold pink. At least pink and blue go together – don’t they?
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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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.
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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The bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume worn by both men and women. It can either come from established rural traditions or have a more modern design inspired by historical patterns and cuts.
Norwegian houses are very charming with their wooden panels and slate roofing. It is typical for a house to be painted a strong colour such as red, blue or yellow, but white is the most popular.
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This is our view to the west. After work the shore becomes alive with activity. Tromsøværing (the Tromsø folk) make the most of the afternoon sun with fishing, jogging and rollerskiing.
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My husband Greg would love rocks like that! We have a beautiful bowl filled with a variety of rocks he’s collected. Great photos of them L-Jay.
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from L-Jay:
I think tomb stones are made out of something like this in Norway. Well, some sort of pink stone. (I’ve also see a bathroom made of it – yikes…lol. But pebbles in glass are very popular in Norway too.
It’s granite! Quintessential granite. Surely quite a lot of Norway is granite! The pink is caused by feldspar, one of the components of granite. The components (quartz, feldspar, and mica) vary in ratio, so lots of quartz gives white-ish granite, but lots of feldspar gives pink. Pretty, isn’t it! I like it so much I had my mother’s tombstone made out of some that looks just like your rock.
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from L-Jay:
Ah, cool! Since you know about Norwegian rocks can you tell me what makes Norwegian mountains look oily, even out of the sun. I posted a photo recently, Metallic Mountains, and we have no idea why they are like this.
Cheers