Dance Day (or Dansens Dag in Norwegian) is celebrated all over Norway. Every year Norway joins with the rest of the world to promote dance on International Dance Day, 29th April. However, Norwegians love dancing so much that the closest weekend is also included and so we get to have a whole week of dancing [...]
I’ve always had that fear of frozen lakes – you know the one that you see on TV where people fall through the ice and can’t get out again. My ‘fear’ was odd to Moose as I had never been on a frozen lake before (nor even seen one in real life, for that matter) [...]
The ‘Huske’ (or Swings) are very popular in children’s playgrounds. In nearly every one I’ve been to they have this fantastic bowl-swing that is low to the ground and usually big enough to fit the whole family in. It’s great to be able to sit in with the kids and have a ride. I had [...]
We have kids from sunny Australia with us this Easter holidays in Norway and so have an explosion of Norwegian activities on our calendar. One of the activities that is a must-do when you come to Norway is dog sledding. Last year we went dog sledding in Alta, Finnmark (you can read more about it [...]
From the west, a wall of stone Saints and Prophets will confront you. All sides of the Cathedral are very textured and deserve a long walk around. You’ll see gargoyles and gothic arches, thick wooden doors with rusty floral art and Anglo-Norman/Romanesque bits and pieces ‘stuck on’ that intensifies your ground view. However, the outside of Nidaros Cathedral is even more intriguing when you know the history.
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The sun never goes down during this season but the mountains to the East are so high that the sun still has to raise above them in the morning hours and an artificial dawn-effect wakes the city.
Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
The walking-street takes you from Central Station to the Royal Palace.
Nisse parties happen in many kindergartens, primary schools, church and community groups in Norway. They are a casual celebration of the julenisse (Christmas elf) tradition especially for children (but the big kids love them too).
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Runes were the written language of the Vikings.