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How to Eat Pølse – Norwegian Style

polse-salsaPølse is THE fast food of Norway. When the grilled pølse was first introduced to Norway in the 50s it was eaten naked – without bread.

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Folk Museums

folk-houseThe 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.

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Byneset Church near Trondheim

byneset-kirkTowards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.

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How Norway Became a Country: In Love and Folklore

haraldharfagre.jpgHow 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.

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Midsummer’s Eve

midnightsun-alta-grass-fjordThere 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.

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Moonlit Jetty

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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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