Alta’s highpoint is Komsa Mountain. It may not compete in height or size with Bergen’s Seven Mountains or Tromsø’s Mount Storsteinen – well, in fact, in the post There is a Hill in Alta I thought Komsa was… you guessed it – a hill! but apparently standing 203 metres above sea level still classifies it [...]
When you learn to drive you are taught to expect the unexpected. This is certainly an unexpected expected for me – a little grandma skiing across the crossing. Lucky I wasn’t driving… (so I could take some pics). This is a crossing for walkers and bikers in the Summer, and turns into a skiers crossing [...]
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’.
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There is an opposition in everything. At the darkest time of the year, we celebrate Christmas. And at the exact opposite end, when the midnight sun is at its highest, we celebrate Midsummer.
The walking-street takes you from Central Station to the Royal Palace.
Knowing what will keep your baby warm in Norway is common knowledge passed down from mother to mother…
How do you like the darkness?
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Norwegian fjordings are from the draft horse family.
The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line.