Archive for November, 2009
Vikingskipshuset Posted by kari on Nov 8, 2009
The Viking ships house. Vikingskipshuset and det Historiske museet (the Historical Museum) form Universitetets Kulturhistoriske museer (the University Museums of Cultural Heritage) under the University of Oslo. The main attractions at Vikingskipshuset are the famous Viking ships Gokstad (found in Sandefjord), Oseberg (found in Tønsberg), Tune, and Borre (which is a burial mound cemetary). Prior to the…
Holmenkollen Posted by kari on Nov 7, 2009
Holmenkollen ski jump (in Holmenkollen, Oslo) is one of Oslo’s main attractions, one that you will not want to miss. It is host to the world’s second oldest ski jump competitition (that stil exists) and home to the oldest ski musuem in the world. Over 1 million tourists visit the attraction every year. I lived in…
jakt i Norge Posted by kari on Nov 2, 2009
Hunting in Norway. My kjæreste (boyfriend) and I took our hund out yesterday pheasant (fasan) hunting. Because our høst has been so kald with so much regn, most of the corn fields have not been harvested yet, and thus, it is difficult to hunt for fugler (birds) because they are protected by the corn. We didn’t…