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 [...]
Malangen (front) and Senja island (behind) Coming home from a weekend in Dublin, my plane was approaching Tromsø Langnes Airport. The evening was beautiful and I had a great view of the spectacular coastal landscape of Troms. Unable to resist the temptation, I switched on my camera phone to snap these shots. (No worries, I [...]
It’s always fun to take kids to the beach. They have a special energy that makes everything exciting again. Even though Moose and I have been to this jetty a thousand times, it was great to visit again with a ‘kids-eye-view’. What normally is just a rock to you and I, turns into a jungle [...]
There is a hill in Alta that we love to climb to catch the sunset over the sleepy little town. Here we are looking to the south towards Kåfjord.
Towards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.
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!
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.
In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used:
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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