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Norwegian beer Posted by kari on May 21, 2010
I really like øl (beer) and unfortunately when I lived in Norway, I lived on a very tight budget and therefore rarely splurged on øl of any higher kvalitet (quality) than the billigste (cheapest). Nevertheless, I enjoyed my øl consumption during my time in Norway, especially since I could drink lovlig (legally) before my 21st bursdag! I drank…
Syttende mai 2010 Posted by kari on May 16, 2010
Also known as Nasjonaldagen (National Day) and Grunnlovsdagen (Constitution Day). Since I have already written several posts about syttende mai, I will direct you to those for more information. They were posted on fjortende mai (May 14) and sekstende mai (May 16) of 2009. For those of you who are either unfamiliar with this helligdag (holiday)…
Norway’s Princess Mette-Marit Posted by kari on May 14, 2010
It’s hard to believe the beautiful woman som er gift med (who is married to) Kronprins Haakon is in her late thirties. That’s the first thing I thought of when I just saw her birthdate. Regardless, tomorrow will mark 10 år (years) since Kronprins Haakon confirmed his forhold (relationship) with Kronprinsesse Mette-Marit, born…
Mother’s Day in Norway Posted by kari on May 11, 2010
Norwegians celebrate morsdag the second søndag i februar. For those of you who aren’t aware, it was morsdag yesterday here in the U.S. This year it happened to fall on the same day as Valentinsdag. Although many countries in the world celebrate morsdag, it is arguably the most recognized in the U.S., the birthplace of…
Norwegian Liberation Day Posted by kari on May 9, 2010
Frigjøringsdagen, as it is called på norsk, is a very important day in Norwegian history that does not receive proper attention because it is greatly overshadowed by syttende mai (May 17th, Norway’s Constitution Day). Frigjøringsdagen is the day that Norway was officially liberated from Nazi forces. 65 years ago on May 8, 1945, Josef Terboven, Reichskommisar (Norwegian commissioner in…
Oslo Posted by kari on May 6, 2010
Old Oslo, otherwise known as Christiania or Kristiania. King Harald III Sigurdsson founded byen (the city) around the year 1048. Since archaeologists have found graver (graves) in the area from before the year 1000, Oslo celebrated it’s 1000th bursdag (birthday) in the year 2000. Although the origin of the name Oslo is uncertain, you can probably guess…
Travel with Pets to Norway Posted by kari on May 5, 2010
Have you ever thought about traveling to Norway and want to bring your husdyr (pet)? I have and so I’ve done some forskning (research) and even for those of you who haven’t thought about it, you may find it interesting. Regler (rules) and reguleringer (regulations) always tell you something about a country or a culture. …