Snow-gulls
The ducks haven’t arrived at Prestvannet yet but our crusty bread didn’t go to waste. Black, white and blue. There is beauty in chaos.
Posted 17.05.2010 7 Comments
Entries Tagged ‘Tromsø’
2am
It is 2am. I’m thinking I should be in bed but the sun is shining and the birds are chirping. The house down the road has smoke coming from its chimney and a guy walks around his car and looks at me wondering why I am standing in the middle of the road taking pictures. [...]
Posted 12.05.2010 4 Comments
Concert Plugs
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Living, Quirks & Tickles
Being a dancer I go to a lot of concerts. The locals here in Tromsø love to dance and often like to dress up for the occasion. It was at this Swing dance party that I discovered an odd but ingenious method of dancing the night away without the ringing in your ears the next [...]
Posted 03.05.2010 3 Comments
The Evening Sun at Oksfjordhamn
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Oksfjordhamn is between Alta and Tromsø on the E6.
Posted 22.04.2010 Leave a Comment
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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.
Reindeer herding is more than just an occupation, it is a way of life and an integral part of the Sami culture and identity.
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.
In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used:
Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.