Even if our Christmas tree is still standing, it’s all over once again. We had a great time. We pulled off the blend of Norwegian celebration on Christmas Eve or julaften and then Santa coming in the middle of the night but I think next year, we will stop dangling our …
Today it is -4C where we are, up on the hills outside of Oslo. We are about 150m above sea level so it always tends to be a bit colder here than in the city centre near the fjord. Yesterday it was bitter at -9C but snow fell and the temperature …
I can’t believe I have written so many posts already and haven’t really touched on one of my favourite topics, FOOD. Every country has its own version of traditional food and the Norwegian one is as interesting as any other. Less meat and more fish is how I would describe …
You know sometimes you have this great idea, you just can’t help yourself. You have to go with it and anyone around you who is in the firing line gets roped in. And in these moments, you don’t really think about what you do or don’t understand about a nation or humour, …
I have already told you about the first overnight stay at the barnehage (kindergarten) for our 5 year old. Things moved swiftly from there. After that, he had en orrleiktur which was an overnight trip to the wilds to see grouse or orrleik. For those of you who don’t know, orrleik are very …
So you start off with filling out all of the forms that you need to tell the system in your new country that you have arrived and are planning to stay for at least forever in our case. It was a big move with 2 kids and even though we …
She would fall down just about anywhere as long as it was grassy and preferably with trees between her and the sky. The forest floor was one big soft bed to this two year old. We would go for a walk in the forest on a Sunday and my daughter …
So let’s get this out of the way, a pint of beer in Norway is about 90 to 100 NOK or Norwegian kroner which translates roughly to about €10 or GBP£7. So comparative to most places in the world, it is expensive. There is no way in hell that an …
Not so long after his 5th birthday, we got notification from the barnehage (kindergarten) that all of the 5 year olds were invited to stay overnight one Thursday in springtime. Outdoors of course, remember the gapahuken with the low roof and 3 walls? He would be sleeping in there in his woollens …
It took us 6 months to get barnehage (kindergarten) places for the kids. Those 6 months were wonderful, it was like a second shot at maternity leave but without the exhaustion and the boob feeding. My husband was working every day and the kids and I were up and out to …
