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Culture Bergen

11 Reviews When you're in Bergen you have to know what this song's about. it's a Must for all visitors.Brann means fire in Norwegian. Yahoo Heia Brann, Heia Brann Blod e tjukkere enn vann. Heia Brann Helt fra...

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Fresh Fish, Shellfish, Crabs and Shrimp Stavanger

1 Review Available at the dock between the oil museum and the huge parking garage. Get there early if you want to buy crabs because they never last! One of the best benefits of living by the sea is the easy...

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Fotball (Soccer) Rosenborg Trondheim

3 Reviews Rosenborg Ballklub is the pride of the city, and the entire nation since they made such an impact on the European Championship League. The best football club in Norway, and champions year after year....

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People Bergen

5 Reviews It is said of the Bergensers that they are born with Wellies on their feet. It might be true actually. I have never before been to a place where rubber boots were actually an item of fashion and...

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Lutefisk - Lyed fish Stavanger

1 Review Around Christmastime in Norway, my Norwegian family took me out to eat lutefisk in a restaurant. They said it was a fish-speciality that you usually only have about once a year. Whereas my host mother...

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St Olav Trondheim

2 Reviews Not only is local hero St Olav big in York too, where a central church has his name. Trondheim's symbol is a rose, uncanningly similar to the white rose of Yorkshire! Wonder if the typical English...

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Festivals Bergen

5 Reviews I was so luck that I have experienced Matfest i Bryggen in 2005. You can taste lots of traditional food( brown cheese, smoked salmon ..etc) and take the opportunity of reasonable prices. Colourful...

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Broken Umbrella & Broken Bicycle Stavanger

1 Review This is a brilliant Norwegian concept based on, and in answer to Broken Column, a set of sculptures that an Englishman placed about town. Broken Umbrella is a popular interactive work in which many...

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Bike lift Trondheim

4 Reviews A funny installation in Trondheim for getting up the steep hill (Brubakken) with your bike. It takes you almost all the way up to the fortress. You need a key card to use it (Tourist office at Torvet...

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17th of May Bergen

3 Reviews The parade taking place on the 17th of May is a must-see for sure! It begins with boys playing drums (the sound spreads all over the city), you can watch interesting national costumes (I liked...

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17. mai/May 17th Trondheim

2 Reviews If you thought this habit of Saturday marches are silly, wait untill you see how they calculate the number of participants. Every time we have certain protests in Croatia organisers and opposition...

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Mailboxes Trondheim

1 Review As everywhere in Norway also in Trondheim you’ll find those funny groups of mailboxes along the major streets. It seems that Norwegian postmen are somewhat lazy so the Post office requires neighbours...

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Antique books Trondheim

1 Review One of the best antique bookstores in Norway, and always a temptation for a booklover like me when I visit Trondheim. They have a first-class selection of used and antique books. Wangsmo Antikvariat...

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Students Trondheim

2 Reviews One you see half-naked guys ruunning in their underwear around town in August you can be sure that the new academic year has started. That's just one of the rituals they have for their freshmen....

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Saturday protests Trondheim

1 Review Every Saturday there are protests and marches around town and by simply looking you would think that people in this country and city are really fed up with their poor lives and living conditions....

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A great analysis and summary of "bads" in Norway

by Saagar

The little book "Something Rotten in the State of Norway" will give you a great insight in some key aspects of Norwegian society and culture.These are some of the chapter contents: - Crisis in Norwegian social democracy- Self-realisation as dogma- About the "moral force" of Norway- Institutional racism- The supermarket society- Medicating of school children- Between King Midas and King Stats Quo- Architecture and symbolism.Published by UKS: Forum for Contemporary Art No. 1/2-2001.

Må ha det, bare må ha det!

by YokuMoku

Many Norwegian smokers love to smoke continuously wherever they go. They don't care if you can't breathe and get migraine, red dry itchy eyes that last for days or cancer because of the toxic smoke they produce. Their addiction has made them the most-selfish and intolerant persons on Earth.I was once invited by my friend to hike a steep mountain with her colleagues. I was gasping for air and struggling for balance because of the extreme-steep terrain and giant stones whereas the team leader was smoking incessantly leaving a trail of choking smoke for me who walked behind. And when we arrived at the top, guess what, the majority of the participants smoked instead of enjoying the nature and fresh crisp air. So here you are, at the top of the mountain suffering from polluted air, and you can't breathe. What a shame! Norwegian air is one of the cleanest freshest air in the world, but it is...

Smoking in Norway - I don't think so! :)

by polardabar

Røyking fører til alvorlige helseskader for deg og dine omgivelser!Smoking in Norway could be a pretty difficult thing, especially considering the fact that it's banned to smoke in all public places! What more to mention, except that a pack of 20 cigarettes (they have them by 10 or 20, which makes a huge difference in pricing!) costs 65 NOK, which is something like 8 EUR! I mean, that really is too much! But you can try - just let me know how far you go... :)

Carolina's Caramel Cheesecake, Asturias, Spain

by YokuMoku

Origin: SpainThis is in fact a family recipe from my friend Carolina who come from Asturias, Spain. But since I have not visited Asturias yet, it is unethical to put the recipe under the Asturias travel page. So be it that the recipe is under the Norwegian section. From now on, I will put my favorite non-Norwegian recipes from countries I have not visited in this section. After my hard disk was damaged a few weeks ago, I do not want to lose my precious recipes any more. ___________________________________Everybody Loves Carolina's Spanish Caramel Cheese Cake Step 1 Ingredients: Caramel (sugar with a bit of water) Cook it until very dark and burnt.Spread it thinly and evenly to the mold. Step 2 Ingredients: 1/2 l cream (50% single, 50% whipping) (50% whipping cream + 50% milk suits me fine; it depends on how much fat you want to consume).1 or 3/4 cup of sugar (I find 3/4 cup is just...

Swiss Apple Tart

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Origin: SwitzerlandThis recipe is taken from Kuhn Rikon's "When Cooking's a Pleasure, Eating's Divine," which I got when I purchased Kuhn Rikon fantastic pressure cooker. Since then, this foolproof delicious recipe has been my favorite, esp. when fresh tangy autumn Norwegian apples are used. Hmmm, nam...nam..., but to tell you the truth, I enjoy the apple part more than the dough that the tart eventually becomes apple tart sans apples ;-)SWISS APPLE TARTUnsalted butter for preparing pan3 tbs fine dried bread crumbs2 lb cooking apples, peeled, cored, halved, and thinly sliced1/2 cup unsalted butter2 eggs, lightly beaten1/2 cup sugar1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour1 tbs baking powderA pinch of saltPreheat ove to 350 F.Use 9-inch spring form pan. Generously butter and dust with bread crumbs; tap out excess crumbs.Melt the butter in a pan over very low heat. Remove from heat. In a large...

Risgrot, Norwegian rice porridge

by YokuMoku

Origin: Norway2 portionsIngredients:200 ml water100 ml porridge rice/sushi rice 500 ml whole milk1/2 ts saltNon-stick thick panBoil the water and put in the rice. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes until the rice absorbs the water. Pour in milk and cook for about 40 minutes in low heat until the porridge thickens. Stir frequently to prevent the rice from sticking and burning. Season with salt.Serve the porridge with butter/margarine, cinnamon, sugar, and raisins (optional). Norwegian kids and...adults love to sprinkle generous amount of sugar and cinnamon on top of the porridge. Red berry juice drink is a good companion for the porridge. To me this is more or less like making Chinese porridge. But instead of using 100% water, Norwegians use milk. Risgrot is a hearty meal, and for some this can be quite heavy. I for example enjoy the berry juice drink more than the porridge. But you...

Teveltunet Lemon Cheesecake: Simply Irresistible!

by YokuMoku

Origin: NorwayHei!Her kommer oppskrift pa ostekake!1/3 liter flote120 gr. melis200 gr. kremost naturell1 liten boks lettromme2 pk. sitrongele m/ halv vannmengde ( 1 pk. has i ostekremen - 1 pk. oppakaka)Til bunnen bruker jeg ca. 100 g. knust Digestive + 50 g. malte mandler.Ca. 50 g. smor.Lykke til!Mvh Teveltunet v/ Turid

A brush with fame, Norwegian style!

by YokuMoku

Since Norway is such a small country, your chances to meet Norwegian celebrities abound. You can meet them unexpectedly at a sushi restaurant, in the toilet, in the market, at the airport, etc. I have met several celebrities by accident. I have met Crown Prince Haakon in Grønland, Oslo's immigrant market area, strolling casually with his casual summer outfits followed by his body guards. His apartment while still dating Mette Marit was just next to my school. I could see from my classroom his apartment building across the street. However the most-memorable brush with fame was when I shook hand with Princess Märtha Louise. She is a very feminine, graceful, beautiful princess. Honestly, I have never seen such a gracious woman before. She is indeed more beautiful in reality than her media pictures. To my surprise, she is very petite and not as tall as I thought. She is slightly shorter than...

No Queue

by YokuMoku

One thing you may or may not notice is that Norwegians usually do not queue at the airport. There is usually no straight queuing line. All the passangers just flock in front of the boarding entrance. So if you are used to living in a queuing country, enjoy this free form and just join the crowd. Have fun. Don't wait for a nice straight-line queue to form. It will never happen.

Norwegian Fauna

by YokuMoku

You will find this black snail everywhere in Molde, Norway, especially when it is wet. Just beware that you do not trip on it while walking. Snail galore on the sidewalk can look disgusting and reminds me of leeches. Yuck. Maybe Norwegians should find a creative way to utilize this boundless gratis natural resource. Maybe black-snail gourmet dish can be an income-generating export besides oil. If the French eat escargot, why can't Norwegians eat this black snail too?

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Q: I am wondering which is the best period for a 1-week ski mountaineering holiday in the Lofoten Area and I would like to know if...

A: The Lofoten (and Vesterålen) islands never have that huge amount of snow, they are out in the Gulf stream. Mind you, they weren't even covered by the ice cap that covered...

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