Today, the 15th of June is the 172nd anniversary of Edvard Greig’s birth. He was a Norwegian composer and pianist and is considered one of the leading composers in the romantic era. Today, the 15th of June at 6 o’clock there will be a birthday celebration at Troldhaugen. This year the celebration will be bigger than […]
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Category: Spring
NO / Gol stave church
We have earlier informed about Borgund Stave Church but there is several other Stave churches worth visiting, one of them are the Stave Church in Gol. The original church, Garðar kirkja, were created around year 1200 but have some elements which can be dated all the way back to 1157. Even if the original church were […]
Flowers in bloom
Spring has arrived and here are some tips from Scandinavia. See the cherry blossoms in Stockholm. Every year in Kungsträdgården (Kings garden) from April – June you can see the cherry blossoms. The cherry blossom day is celebrated annually. This year is was celebrated on the 18th of April. Swedish link here In Hardanger the fruit blossom […]
Borgund Stavechurch
Stave churches are medieval wooden Christian buildings once very common in North-West Europe.They are known for having a post and lintel construction, timber framing where the load-bearing posts are called stav in modern Norwegian. Borgund Stave Church located in the municipality of Lærdal in Sogn og Fjordane and is the best preserved Stave Church in Norway. […]
Dalsnibba, Bigger and Better
This year Dalsnibba will be even bigger and better than before. In the course of this season Geiranger Skysslag will expanding their parking lot by adding new parking spaces! In connection to this they will also create a new astonishing and atmospheric viewpoint 1476 meters above Geiranger. The old trail up to the Dalsnibba plateau will […]
