It’s always fun to take kids to the beach. They have a special energy that makes everything exciting again. Even though Moose and I have been to this jetty a thousand times, it was great to visit again with a ‘kids-eye-view’. What normally is just a rock to you and I, turns into a jungle [...]
There is a hill in Alta that we love to climb to catch the sunset over the sleepy little town. Here we are looking to the south towards Kåfjord.
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.
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.
The bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume worn by both men and women. It can either come from established rural traditions or have a more modern design inspired by historical patterns and cuts.
In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used:
On any celebration table in Norway you can always find a Norwegian layer cake (bløtkake). What better way to celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day than with fresh cream, wild berries and a little bit of sponge in between.
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.
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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