Category Archives: Norwegian culture

First impressions of Norway…

Posted on 28/02/2012 by

…Norway through the eye of a first time visitor who happens to be a dab hand with a camera! It´s so much fun showing people around the place – not least so they can see that Norway is much more … Continue reading →

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Sarah Bernhardt cakes – gluten but not glutton free

Posted on 06/02/2012 by

While not wishing to offend, I have to admit that I am generally not very fond of Norwegian cakes. I find them generally either boring and dry or too creamy and unimaginative. It´s a subjective choice of course and my … Continue reading →

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Ten good things about snow

Posted on 22/01/2012 by

It snowed yesterday, quite a lot actually, the first real barrage of the stuff we have seen so far this winter, which is unusual really, this being Norway and all that. Funny stuff snow, it totally transforms the environment, allows … Continue reading →

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A given and a-giving – my Xmas list

Posted on 11/12/2011 by

That Christmas is a fab time of year, is for me, like for most, an irrefutable given. It´s up there jostling for pole position on the calendar along with two weeks in the sun in summer. Despite the best attempts … Continue reading →

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Ode to a julebord (Norwegian Xmas party)

Posted on 10/12/2011 by

Last night I survived the company bash, Lab coats and ID tags morphed into glam frocks and “stæsj” Men in suits, oh seasonal joy, And after a while, many not so coy The place was filled with festive cheer And, … Continue reading →

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Norway in a nutshell

Posted on 30/10/2011 by

Whenever someone I have just met hears I live in Norway, the most common response is a positive one about how lucky I am – beautiful country, generous state benefits, oil, well off, attractive blonds etc etc. And they are … Continue reading →

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Holy moley, great aunts and uncles, I`ve been here a long time

Posted on 23/10/2011 by

When I first moved to Norway 15 years ago I obviously met my husband`s relatives, who, through no choice of their own, duly became mine (they are all great by the way, even if a bit too good looking for … Continue reading →

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The reverse bucket list – thanks for the idea k8edid!

Posted on 11/10/2011 by

I have to say to anyone reading this that I am a bit over-whelmed today. Not only have I survived a full and ever so diligent day at work (come on, you never know who might be reading this…), and … Continue reading →

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15 years on and still learning the lingo

Posted on 21/09/2011 by

Someone asked me at lunchtime today how long I had been living in Norway and unusually I was able to answer quite accurately, because in two weeks I will have been here for exactly 15 years (to those who know … Continue reading →

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July in Norway

Posted on 19/06/2011 by

For a summer-, sun- and sea-loving person, who, some 20 years plus since graduating, still hasn`t come to terms with not having the freedom of a student´s three month summer holiday and who starts wearing flip-flops at Easter, July in … Continue reading →

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