This (long) post was a lot harder to write than I thought. It isn’t that Norway isn’t a great place to live but everything I found that is great is based on my own value systems. So, to get a well-rounded impression of why it is ‘great’ to live in Norway, I hope that all [...]
America has Spam. Norway has Bog. (Aren’t we glad we don’t get ‘bogged’?)
Some things don’t sound good enough to eat. I never thought ‘blings’ could be eaten. I guess with enough mayo anything is possible – even cheap jewelry. I’m not too sure about the ‘smudis’ either. And I’m a little confused about the ‘wraps’. I’ve walked past Smud a thousand times and have never thought to [...]
Large wooden racks called hjell are for drying fish. They are a regular sight along the coast of Norway. Cod are hung on the wood in the open air for about three months in the Spring. Temperatures just above freezing is best for drying the fish. If it gets too cold the fibers in the fish [...]
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.
By our favourite jetty is the cutest little boat shed. We often have picnics there in Summer. It’s nice to just drop by our favourite places in Winter to see how very different but very beautiful everything still is.
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The 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.
A popular Summer activity in Norway is kayaking. The coast of Norway is dotted with thousands of little islands making the perfect conditions for a smooth paddle.
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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