Every year at Christmas, Norwegian food manufacturers try to come up with more ways to sell us ‘julefryd’ (Christmas cheer). We already have Christmas chocolate, Christmas marzipan, Christmas beer, Christmas pop, Christmas nuts, Christmas ham, Christmas sausage, Christmas biscuits, Christmas flour… and the list goes on. The creativity gets better each year. New this year [...]
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.
Flower Show Series: Arctic Botanical Garden Selection – Tromsø
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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Towards the water in a beautiful pocket of leafy oak trees is the Byneset Church.
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.
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Runes were the written language of the Vikings.