Recent Posts Tagged With 'norway'

• Eurovision 2009

  Posted on Saturday May 16th, 2009 at 18:37 in Culture, TV, misc, norway, eurovision

  This is just a quick update (sorry, but it's pretty late, and there's a lot going on tomorrow). Some of the parties tonight have just gotten a bit wilder, as Norway just won the Eurovision contest. Here is the winning song: ...

• Change of pace

  Posted on Saturday April 11th, 2009 at 16:56 in animals, misc, puppies, volunteering, norway

  With the holiday halfway over, I've been feeling more rested, and was interested in doing something a little different today. The weather was really nice, and a coworker had previously suggested that I come with her to an animal shelter, and today w...

• Norwegian Holidays

  Posted on Tuesday April 7th, 2009 at 14:49 in holidays, holiday, misc, easter, norway

  The Easter holidays start on Thursday.  Actually, for many Norwegians, the holiday started last Friday.  While around 90% of Norwegians technically belong to the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Norway, this is not an overly religiou...

• Harrytur

  Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 16:51 in sweden, misc, norway, harrytur

  There is something of a tradition in the eastern part of Norway to travel to Sweden on occasion to buy stuff, especially alcohol and tobacco, where it is generally much cheaper.  From Oslo, it takes around 1 1/2 to 2 hours each way to get to a t...

• The Royal Palace

  Posted on Wednesday August 13th, 2008 at 16:49 in places, norway, oslo, royal palace

  Norway has an interesting history.  For many years they were in a union with Denmark (not by choice), and then they were sort of given to Sweden in the early 19th century, which lasted until 1905.  It was during the union with Sweden that the Roya...