The last couple of days the sun has been returning but I haven’t been able to see it. If you can’t see it, is it really happening? So Moose took this picture for me of today. I must admit, I did feel a little relieved. This Norwegian Winter has been a little long for me, [...]
When the snow is here, even the sea is silent and the boats sleep together, nice and warm, at the marina.
A midday memory from the darkness.
The darkest day of the year is known as winter solstice. It is when the northpole is tilting the furthest away from the sun. It usually occurs between the 21st-23rd of December – this year it happened on the 21st at 1:04PM. The above picture was taken as close to this time [...]
At full-moon the blue light almost looks electric. Our favourite jetty really knows how to surprise us for Christmas – especially with this ‘elfs-eye-view’.
‘Rur’ is the Norwegian word for barnacles, which are related to crabs and lobsters. These little fellas have a very interesting life. Their backs are attached to a rock (or a ship), they can’t leave their shell and the only way they can eat is to filter the water for plankton. This [...]
One of the most beautiful effects of the Northern Lights is how they dance across the sky. You don’t get to see this in photographs, and video cameras can never focus on the movement as you need long exposure to capture the lights. But here we hope to give you a taste of what Aurora [...]
The moon appears brighter in the dark winters. It reflects off the water and the snow. It is beautiful in the night sky but it also chases away the Northern Lights. The best time to see Aurora Borealis is around the time of the New Moon, when it is much darker. On 27th December, we [...]
One question that Norwegians always ask me is: ‘How do you like the darkness?’ I always say: ‘I love it!’ They are often very surprised.
It is typical for foreigners to be nervous about facing the dark winters in Norway. If you live above the Arctic Circle there is a period of time when the sun [...]
It is noon-day in the Polar Night. … The landscape seems so delicate that it could crumble into millions of pieces and then melt away.
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Reindeer herding is more than just an occupation, it is a way of life and an integral part of the Sami culture and identity.
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.
Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
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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