Entries for the ‘Tromsø’ Category
Farmor’s Black Currants
Farmor loves growing her black currants. They have a prime spot in the front yard right next to the potato field. At the end of Summer you’ll find Farmor in the middle of the thicket picking every last one. The black currants have a very important job – they provide the family with enough home-made [...]
Snow Boots
What do we do when we get snow on our boots? We brush off the snow and get it all over our hands so we wash it off in the snow on the ground. So far, every year has been Lilu’s first snowfall. It can seem a long time between Winters for a Toddler so [...]
The Duck Whisperer
Moose grew up with ducks. On the farm in Alta, Farfar and Farmor have a duck pond and every year a family of ducks spend the Summer with us. It’s wonderful to see each new generation return and have their own ducklings. Quite often there are so many new ducklings swimming in the pond that [...]


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Reindeer is synonymous with Sami culture and life but the Norsemen have certainly cottoned onto the goodness of reindeer cuisine. This rustic meal is perfect for cold Winter nights and packs you with energy for the next day of playing in the snow.
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 Tyholt Tower is the second biggest tourist attraction in Trondheim.
The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line.