Ferry crossings are everywhere in Norway. It is sometimes just easier to boat around the mountain than build a through it. Some crossings are time-savers so you don’t have to drive in and out of fjords, and others are a link to the outside world. The Fosen ferry route between Flakk and Rørvik is very [...]
This cute wooden row boat has become a feature of the landscape. It is always sitting in the same place. I know it gets used in the fjord but I have never seen it floating on the water, only sitting on the beach. Soon the ice will come and freeze itself onto the boat. It [...]
Some things just get better with old age. But no matter how much hope, it just won’t float.
Norwegians have really understood the principle of recycling. An old, decommissioned boat like this one just needs to be stripped down, dragged out of the water and planted on solid ground. And voilá, you have a jungle gym for your kindergarten! It’s just like how kids dump their new toy to play with the box [...]
The Bunad with molded wool, embroidered cuffs and silver stitching is still not complete without its silverwork.
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.
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Norwegians are starting to get adventurous with cooking on the barbie.
Even in the peak of summer our mountains have touches of snow.
Aursfjord is a branch of Malangen Fjord in Balsfjord.