This week’s show opened with the competitors zooming down a fjord, Nærøyfjorden, in a speed boat. Their destination – Gudvangen! The folk enthusiast twinkled her fingers in the water and popped them in her mouth. ’I taste my ancestry’, she said. Gudvangen is where her Norwegian family come from. She had always seen pictures and [...]
High Summer and low tide in Alta. A sleepy Summer’s day. When the tide is out you can walk into the middle of the fjord or you can sunbath on the beach and watch other people do it.
The back of the Lyngen Alps at Djupvik on the E6 between Alta and Tromsø.
Kvænangen is the highest point on the E6 between Alta and Tromsø.
Oksfjordhamn is between Alta and Tromsø on the E6.
At this time of year it is hard to be at home when outside is filled with lovely sunshine, Easter blues and thick, fluffy snow.
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 [...]
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.
Textures of Tromsø. When you live in whiteness for six months all of a sudden colours are so amazing.
I wish you were there, then you wouldn’t have to rely on my measly words or pictures to tell of this moment.
These are the days of the midnight sun. The mountains are so high that sunrise is mimicked each morning. The city lays dark but the sky is bright. The sun makes it’s climb over [...]
Pølse is THE fast food of Norway. When the grilled pølse was first introduced to Norway in the 50s it was eaten naked – without bread.
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!
Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.
Norwegian houses are very charming with their wooden panels and slate roofing. It is typical for a house to be painted a strong colour such as red, blue or yellow, but white is the most popular.
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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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In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used:
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