Whether you are seeing a doctor or midwife, regular ‘controls’ are generally the same in terms of check-ups: heartbeat, blood pressure, tummy measurements. However, the experience of going to a midwife for controls in Norway can be very different than seeing a doctor. Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337), Cappella Scrovegni a Padova – Depiction of Midwife [...]
This post is a general introduction to pregnancy and birth in Norway. In future posts in this series “Having a Baby in Norway” I will go through procedures, information and experiences in detail. If you have any questions please feel free to ask in the comments section below so everyone can benefit from the answers. [...]
Like every Christmas, we over-eat, over-spend and make a New Years resolution that next Christmas things will be different. Last year, (Christmas 2008), I definitely had my fair share of pepperkaker, trimmings and marsipan pigs. A week after Christmas I had to walk around with the top button on my pants undone! Then came the heaviness, the [...]
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.
The Tyholt Tower is the second biggest tourist attraction in Trondheim.
Table settings are very much a part of the tradition of serving cake.
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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A traditional Advent Calendar is made with an orange and cloves.
Norway enters the Christmas season early.