Oslo Dressed for Christmas
The walking-street takes you from Central Station to the Royal Palace.
Posted 21.12.2009 2 Comments
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Rural Alta, Modern Life
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Alta is a country town of farmers and fishermen. Up until recently Alta has had three small town centres to service the small communities of each side of Komsa mountain. Now a new shopping mall with 80 stores has arrived (in a town of only 17,000) and some wonder if it will survive in Alta’s [...]
Posted 30.11.2009 Leave a Comment
Tromvik near Tromsø
Tromvik is a cute fishing village on Kvaløya Island just off Tromsø. There is not much there, just a few fisherman huts, reindeer and hjeller (fish racks built as high as a house for air drying cod). It’s a nice Sunday drive to have a peek at how Norwegian fishermen live.
Posted 12.11.2009 2 Comments
Byneset Church near Trondheim
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Towards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.
Posted 22.10.2009 2 Comments
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Norwegians are starting to get adventurous with cooking on the barbie.
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.
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.
Norway enters the Christmas season early.
To visit the mountain during the Midnight Sun is a real treat.
In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used: