As the days get longer and the sun gets warmer, you are likely to see more and more Norwegians leaving the safety of their homes and venturing up in the mountains on the weekend. Norwegians love their mountainous nature so much they spend whatever time they can in it – for recreation, fitness, hunting or [...]
Bear is six months now and he is turning out to be a great farm dog. I think it is harder in Norway to have a dog, just for the mere fact that it has to be inside a lot of the time during winter. Dogs can stay outside in the cold and snow but [...]
We have about a knee-high layer of snow all over the farm. Sometimes it is thigh high so I have to remember where the drainage gullies and ditches are. But there is always someone who comes along who can show you up. I’m sure Lilu won’t stay lighter than snow forever.
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.
Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
Celebrate National Fårikål day with us. On the last Thursday of September every year Norway celebrates their national dish with, of course, all you can eat fårikål!
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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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