Archive for 'Culture'
training Posted by kari on Feb 26, 2010
å trene. I would like to stay with the Olympic theme since the 2010 Vancouver winter games are on most peoples’ minds and they are nearly over 🙁 . I have been thinking a lot about how intense it must be to be an Olympic atlet. Think about the kind of disiplin one would have…
Norwegian athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Posted by kari on Feb 24, 2010
There are currently over 100 athletes representing Norway in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In case you are curious about the events that Norwegians have excelled in so far during these winter games, the following is information including navn, alder, hjemby, idrett, og medalje(r) (name, age, hometown, sport, and medal(s)). There are 15 sports in these winter games…
Norway in 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Posted by kari on Feb 21, 2010
For those of you who have been watching as much of the Olympics as I have, you may have noticed that Norway has gradually made her way up the ranks to 3rd in the overall medal count, behind Germany and the United States. Norway has 12 medals, while Germany has 16, and the United States…
1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer Posted by kari on Feb 17, 2010
1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Da jeg besøkte Norge en gang, (when I visited Norway one time), reiste jeg med tog (I traveled by train) til Lillehammer. I was shocked that this small town hosted the Olympics! In 2009, the population census counted just over 26,000 people. The Olympics must have generated enough tourist revenue for decades! Lillehammer’s…
1952 Vinter-OL Posted by kari on Feb 15, 2010
1952 Winter Olympics. As you all know, Vinter-OL are in full swing! Jeg elsker å se på OL, både sommer og vinter (I love to watch the Olypics, both summer and winter). I would really love if they occurred annually, but I suppose that would be mye arbeid (a lot of work) and veldig dyrt…
Valentinsdag Posted by kari on Feb 7, 2010
Although Vanlentinsdag is not widely recognized in Norway as an important Hallmark holiday as it is here in the United States, there is certainly nothing wrong with planning a fun day with your lover or exchanging gaver, norsk eller ikke (Norwegian or not). I have always thought that Valentinsdag was a pretty ridiculous helligdag (holiday)…
Flink med båter Posted by kari on Feb 5, 2010
Clever with boats. Before Columbus’ time, Norwegians bygde og seilte (built and sailed) the fastest, most maneuverable boats of the Viking and Early Middle Ages. It is no surprise, really, when one considers the sparce arable land and great åpent hav (open sea) that the Norwegians would become sophisticated seafarers-they simply had to make do with the…