Juletid in March?
Coming in on the barge to Lyngen I had to double-take – is that Nisse? He looks quite at home in the Arctic snow. I would have thought it was the juletid season if I didn’t know it was three months after Christmas. The difference between Christmas and Spring is that the sun has returned and usually Nisse is resting in the barn with the animals. I guess he doesn’t know the time with all that snow across his eyes.
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Pølse is THE fast food of Norway. When the grilled pølse was first introduced to Norway in the 50s it was eaten naked – without bread.
Flower Show Series: Arctic Botanical Garden Selection – Tromsø
Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.
In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used:
What a beautiful photo!
I love this picture. It is really Christmas in this snapshot. I really wanted to come to a place with winter weather. I am amuse and interested to see the snow falling from the sky to the leaves of the pine trees. It is amazing and very pleasing to the eyes.