The first lights of the season showed themselves tonight. These untouched pictures give an idea of how they flowed over our farm. Hopefully this is a display of things to come. Sometimes I wish it were possible to capture the motion of the Aurora on camera. But then, when you look at the pictures it [...]
Since Norway ‘lost’ Santa to the Finns (via a big Santa amusement park built in Lapland), the Norwegians have decided to make the most out of their incredible natural icon – the Northern Lights. In fact, Northern Norway has been tagged with the name ‘Land of the Northern Lights’ to attract attention and tourists to [...]
Tonight’s sky was filled with the Northern Lights. The picture above was taken from our balcony at around 7:30pm. The view is to the North and as you can see the city lights do not compare with the big green monster in the sky. This picture was taken about 11pm. The view is towards Kvaløya. [...]
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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This is our view to the west. After work the shore becomes alive with activity. Tromsøværing (the Tromsø folk) make the most of the afternoon sun with fishing, jogging and rollerskiing.
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Many Norwegians know what they are doing when they pick wild mushrooms. This knowledge is passed down the family during mushroom hunting trips. The hard-core mushroom hunters go into the mountain wilderness for days to get the best finds.
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.
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.
How Norway became a country is shrouded in mystery and folklore. The most well known tale is of Harald Hårfagre who gathered the small kingdoms of the north into a unified nation in 872AD – and of course, this story is about love.
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