Archive for 'Norway and the world'
Andreas Viestad Posted by kari on Jun 11, 2010
Andreas Viestad is a famous Norwegian culinary delight. He is a food columnist, TV chef, and cookbook author who for years has aired on TV channels in 50 countries throughout the world, will finally air on Norwegian television. Viestad, born in 1973 in Oslo, has been referred to as “Norway’s culinary ambassador” and “Norway’s most exciting food writer.”…
Norwegian Genealogy Posted by kari on Jun 6, 2010
How many of you that follow this blog have Norwegian ancestors? Of those who answered yes, how many of you know their names or where in Norway they are from? If you do, that’s awesome and this means that someone has taken the time to do the research that you can benefit from it. If…
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…
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. …
English language in Norway Posted by kari on Apr 30, 2010
I have written on this topic before and I imagine I will again; the use of engelsk (English) in Norway continues to rise. Engelsk is used increasingly in høyere utdannelse (higher education), forskning (research), arbeidsplass (work place) and daglig språk (daily language). Requirements for English proficiency are on the rise at schools and in the job…