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Things to Do  

Son Bank

Son Bank, Son

 Hildeal Says:  Was founded in 1918. 

Visit the restaurant "på vannet",

Visit the restaurant "på vannet",, Son

 Hildeal Says:  Meaning "To the Sea" in English. The seamen used this place as an alibi for their wifes, when they should be doing other things, like fishing. 

a special stone

a special stone, Son

 Hildeal Says:  It’s called a sonanstøtstein in Norwegian and it's originally there to protect the houses from cars driving by. 

Cato-bus

Cato-bus, Son

 Hildeal Says:  .These busses represent the center of Cato, a rehab center founded by Cato Zahl Pedersen in the late 1990's. The founder himself lost one and a half arm in an accident when he was 14 and he was the first handicapped person to reach the South Pole. The center is based on his... 

Woldegården

Woldegården, Son

 Hildeal Says:  "The Wold Farm" represents some of the creative soul of Son. According to the population census in 1865, 66 souls lived here and in the farm of Stoltenberg nearby. Woldegården is one of three buildings in Son which is protected 

Transportation  

Buss, train

Buss, train, Son

 Hildeal Says:  With bus/train Sonsveien station, From Oslo, buss 932 (sons vt) and 932 (Breivikbukta) Airport Oslo Airport Rygge, (20 minutes)25 minutes by car from Oslo. 

Shopping  

Fiskebutikk: visit the Fish shop

Fiskebutikk: visit the Fish shop, Son

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Local Customs  

"Son Sea School"

"Son Sea School", Son

 Hildeal Says:  Son sea school is an alternative for young teens who don't find the school amusing or motivating, and need an alternative education. program. They spend times of the school year working on this boat. 

The people of Son

The people of Son, Son

 Hildeal Says:  Son is a small place and almost all the inhabitants know each another. A couple of years ago a young Norwegian-American teenage girl (Dereka) was murdered in her home in Son. The killer was also from Son. This homicide has affected the people here, since almost everybody... 

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 Son sea school is an alternative for young teens who don't find the school amusing or motivating, and need an alternative education. program. They spend times... 

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Q:  can i get some good ass local art 

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visit the idyllic town Son

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 Son Son in Vestby is an half an hour from Oslo and is like "little Bergen". It’s a place for artists; you'll find a lot of galleries here. Son was used as a harbor for Christiania (now Oslo) when the... 

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Pittoresque small town.

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 As I live here I think I am one who is qualified to tell travelers about Son. This little pittoresque town is bussing with life in the summer months (may-aug), but just boring in the autumn and... 

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