It goes without saying that Northern Norway doesn’t get flooded with tourists during the dark winter. But there is one group that never fails us during the winter months: The Japanese. Japanese love the Northern Lights and will gladly defy the dark and cold Arctic to catch a glimpse of the dancing lights in the [...]
The last couple of days the sun has been returning but I haven’t been able to see it. If you can’t see it, is it really happening? So Moose took this picture for me of today. I must admit, I did feel a little relieved. This Norwegian Winter has been a little long for me, [...]
In Tromsø the sun officially returns from the long winter on the 19th of January. However, we still can’t see it. This is because the 19th is the first day the sun peeks back over the horizon. However, because Tromsø is surrounded by mountains, the traditional ‘day of the sun’ is when you can see [...]
A midday memory from the darkness.
The Bunad with molded wool, embroidered cuffs and silver stitching is still not complete without its silverwork.
The Norwegian smålens goose, or smålsensgås, is a heritage breed of Norway. Our smålensgjess arrived on the farm in September 2011.
In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used:
Many Norwegians know what they are doing when they pick wild mushrooms. This knowledge is passed down the family during mushroom hunting trips. The hard-core mushroom hunters go into the mountain wilderness for days to get the best finds.
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Runes were the written language of the Vikings.
A traditional Advent Calendar is made with an orange and cloves.