Middle Ages Festival in Oslo Posted by kari on Jun 18, 2010
Middelalderfestivalen is happening in Oslo this weekend for those of you who are interested in history or modern day representations of historical time periods and event. I have never been to this event in Oslo, but I have been to the renaissance festival in Shakopee, MN and it is amazing. Hundreds of people in typical…
Norwegian units of measurement and conversions Posted by kari on Jun 17, 2010
The United States is pretty much the only industrialized nation in the world that doesn˙t use the metersystem (metric system) as a means of measurement. For me, learning ord (words) related to måleenheter (units of measurement) in et fremmed språk (a foreign language) can be quite difficult. I have enough trouble på engelsk (in English)…
Norwegian fotball Posted by kari on Jun 11, 2010
Vålerenga vs. Lyn at Ullevål Stadion As in the rest of the world (U.S. lags behind), fotball (soccer) is very popular in Norway. The Norwegian Premier League, the professional soccer league (professional since 1992) in Norway is called Tippeligaen. Norsk tipping, the Norwegian state lottery is the primary sponsor of the league, hence it’s name…
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 language is logical Posted by kari on Jun 10, 2010
It is my personal belief that the Norwegian language is more logical than English-it just makes more sense to me. I’ve said before that I had a native Norwegian professor in college who said that the Norwegian language is barbaric, it’s simple. She is absolutely right. I would like to share a list of words…
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…
Stavanger Posted by kari on Jun 4, 2010
Do you remember which fylke Stavanger is in? Rogaland fylke. Stavanger, the 3rd largest city in Norway (ca. 120,000 inhabitants) is actually the administrative center of Rogaland fylke. Stavanger is well known for the location of theViking Age battle in Hafrsfjord in the late first millennium. The city is also known as the Petroleum Capital of Norway, due…