Entries for the ‘Pics’ Category
Green Mist
Mist comes in different colours in Norway. Green is my favourite one. Mists can be so thick and engulfing. You wouldn’t think that this boat shed would be sitting is a big fjord, opposite a little village and surrounded by snowy mountains.
Waiting for the Sun
Officially the sun rises above the horizon in Alta about the 15th of January. But Alta is surrounded by mountains and so it isn’t for a couple more days, about the 21st or 22nd of January depending on the year, until the city can see the sun – cloudy skies can push the date back. But [...]
Photo-Bombers!
Animals have great timing! Just when you think you have the perfect shot a little head pops up to say hello. My Little Norway has posted over 2500 pictures since Aug 2008 when we hit the blog scene and have taken thousands more, so there is bound to be some crazy beast taking advantage of [...]


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There is an opposition in everything. At the darkest time of the year, we celebrate Christmas. And at the exact opposite end, when the midnight sun is at its highest, we celebrate Midsummer.
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 further ‘out of the way’ you go the more common it is to see folk cottages standing by the side of roads, along fjords or in a thicket of trees, minding their own business.
