Stavanger Local Customs

  Nice, isn't it?
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  • Nice, isn't it?
      Nice, isn't it?
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  • And the kids too..
      And the kids too..
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  • I have found some Romanians here too...
      I have found some Romanians here too...
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  • And everybody is happy
      And everybody is happy
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Fresh Fish, Shellfish, Crabs and Shrimp

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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Broken Umbrella & Broken Bicycle

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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Lutefisk - Lyed fish

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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Humor Festival

 1 Review  The Great Norwegian Humour Festival.12-15 june 2002.Its a yearly event..all Stavanger is laughing..in the streets,revues,stand up,theatre etc.Both artists from Norway and abroad. Do not... 

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Middsummerday... time for party

Middsummerday... time for party, Stavanger

 adema29 Says:  This is another occasion for party all over Norway...I have been part of two "events", one in Hammerfest and one here in Stavanger...The "show" is impressive... 

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They like a lot sports...all of them

They like a lot sports...all of them, Stavanger

 adema29 Says:  It was a surprise when I first came here, to see everywhere people running, biking, skying, going to the gym, playing football or simply walking in alert... 

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Go out in week end and... drink

Go out in week end and... drink, Stavanger

 adema29 Says:  It seems that everybody is going out in the city on the Friday and Saturday nights and most of them are going there to drink... The Old City is full with... 

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Join them on Sola beach

Join them on Sola beach, Stavanger

 adema29 Says:  I was really surprised to find them in April laying in the sun together with the kids playing in the water.And the temperature was not more than 13 Celsius... 

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Relax -we´re used to foreigners!

Relax -we´re used to foreigners!, Stavanger

 Einar-K Says:  Stavanger-people (called "Siddis") are used to foreigners, since we´ve had immigration for a long time because of the oil production. 

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avdb1948's Local Custom Tip

avdb1948's Local Custom Tip, Stavanger

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1. Wake early at morning &...

1. Wake early at morning &..., Stavanger

 Daniel5 Says:  1. Wake early at morning & start your day cuz the shoops are closed at 4-5pm.2. Visit at the Old Stavanger City..very beautiful . 

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 1. Wake early at morning & start your day cuz the shoops are closed at 4-5pm.2. Visit at the Old Stavanger City..very beautiful . 

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Q:  Hi all, Can you, please, help me with a recommendation for a long term parking (about 9-10 days). The one at Sola airport is... 

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 Stavanger is he fourth largest city in Norway with a population of 120000 people. The population is growing very fast due to the high standard of life here and the multitude of jobs well paid, waiting... 

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 The area where I lived is called Storhaug, and here is the reason why. Storhaug means big hill. This little hill on top of the big hill was a burial mound in the Bronze and Iron ages. In the... 

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 The fantastic town of Stavanger is the fourth biggest town of Norway. In Stavanger you can see old wooden houses, a big old harbour, a fantastic cathedral and some interesting museums. In the past... 

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 Stavanger is Norway's fourth largest city and in recent years, has become the oil capital of Norway. Despite the rapid growth of the town caused by North Sea exploration, Stavanger has managed to... 

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