Snow on May 16th in Bergen, Norway – Western Norway trip part VI
Sometimes when things go wrong, they actually turn out better than you expected. Today was one of those days. I was supposed to take a boat tour of Hardangerfjorden, but […]
Sometimes when things go wrong, they actually turn out better than you expected. Today was one of those days. I was supposed to take a boat tour of Hardangerfjorden, but […]
Going to Edvard Grieg’s house has been on my list of things to do ever since I’ve come to Norway. Grieg is the most well-known Norwegian composer, writing music such […]
People sometimes make very unusual comments. One of my favorites was one I heard today in Bergen. In the morning, Lars drove me to the bus station, where I took […]
I swear I saw more flags today in two hours than I’ve seen in my entire life. Today was the day I’ve been waiting for for months–the 17th of May, […]
In the first few months of 1814, Norway was a forgotten country. Prior to this, Norway had been in a union with Denmark. This union started back in the 1300s. […]
Henrik Ibsen is probably Norway’s most famous writer. I like to think that Ibsen is as famous as he is because of his fantastic facial hair (really, just look at […]
Once upon a time, a successful Norwegian phone company set up a branch in India. Back in Norway, this phone company would have something called a “waffle hour” every week. […]
I am officially language confused. I’ve had a few instances of this during the semester already, usually when I’m writing a message or e-mail to an English-speaking person. When usually […]
I feel bad for abandoning you. Luckily my final is tomorrow so once that’s done, all I have to work on is my paper. I already have 2/5 of the […]
I know I complain basically all the time that Norway is expensive, though I haven’t really given you any examples. So I’m going to do it now, using milk. I spent […]