I don't know the Huffington Post at all. Maybe some of you do. All I know is that they've got 25 reasons why Norway is the greatest place on Earth. True! You can read it for yourselves here: Huffington Post on Norway Photos 21-24 are from my area. The town is 20 minutes from here. I hope you've got the time to check it out.
You told me not to watch the video but did I listen? NO. If the foxes around here start to make noises like that I'm calling the humane society as they're obviously suffering from some serious brain malfunction. I loved all the photographs and can see why Norway would be the ideal place to holiday or indeed live in. I'm not sure that I'd want to see either Kjeragbolten or Trolltunga close up though as I have a fear of heights. The shot of the midnight sun is gorgeous as are the northern lights. You are so lucky to come from such a beautiful country Droopy. Maybe some day I'll be able to visit and see some of those wonderful sights for myself.
Really love the *Allemannsrett law*... Wish we had something like that here too. But then again, if we did - Then our famous land grabbing mafia (which has connections deep inside the national parliament), would misuse this type of law to such an extent - That it would force the military to overthrow everyone all over again! But jokes aside, this really was a very refreshing article to read and see. Nowadays I actually don't bother watching any news, not on TV, nor in the newspaper, and neither on the internet - Simply because it's mostly full of bad news. So like I said so above, this really was a very refreshing thing to see! A full 10 out of 10 to Droopy for sharing this with all of us! Come to think of it, a distant relative of my father (named Kareem) had gone to UK for studies in the early 1960s (or was it the late 1950s perhaps) - Where he met this amazing girl from Norway. And so he at once tied the knot and decided never come back here to Pakistan again! Last heard, he I think had 3 daughters - At one time he was laughingly referred to as a derelict of the family, (which in my mind created a Captain Jack Sparrow type of an image). While today I doubt if anyone even remembers him here (as we haven't heard from him in the last 50 years). So if still alive, he must be in his early 90s perhaps - Well, after seeing those pictures, at least now I know why he became a derelict...
When can I come? I saw some familiar things on there. One of them was the Fredrikstad Fortress. We have a number of such fortified towns here. Naarden, Bourtange, stad Hulst, stad Sluis en Nieuwpoort being just a few. The landscape is breathtaking. I can picture my bride and me hiking there. Do you know that we have spoken several times of emigrating there? ...or even spending the summer months there some summers (just covering the garden and setting the bees to reside by a colleague. I showed thew piccies to the partner and it started off a whole other conversation again. Perhaps you ought not to have shown these. hahaha. Better watch out Droopy---There could be a reverse Viking invasion....this time by the West-Friesians!
Reverse Viking invasion, hahahahahaha, very funny Sjoerd! But for my family, it was exactly like accidentally opening the gate for just a little bit - And your Dog shoots out onto the street like a rocket! Only in our case, that street somehow ended somewhere in Norway!
To any of you thinking about visiting Norway: Just let us know a while in advance. We've got space if you only arrive one (family) at a time. Well, Eileen, 322 million plus views for The Fox on YouTube goes to show that a lot of people out there have been yelling ooooo-oo! We've got the summer ski center, a nice fjord and northern lights where I live. The rest of the sights shown are a long way off. Norway's a very long country. Thanks, KK. Maybe you'll visit one day. S-H, Sweden also has the allemannsrett. It's one of the reasons why Germans and Dutch flock here during (what passes for) summer. We've got plenty of nothing-ness here, and the latest I heard from the tourist agencies is that it's exactly what the tourists want. We've got a few Pakistanis in Norway. The earliest arrivals, like your distant relative, integrated quickly and often married Norwegians. Maybe you should try to trace his daughters and grand-children. The internet is a wonderful tool for that kind of activity. Bip, please do! Just remember you won't see much of it in one or two weeks. Sjoerd, whenever you want to. ;-) In summer for the midnight sun and in winter for the northern lights. Or in spring for the wildflowers. And of course late summer or autumn to pick berries. Bilberry jam goes very well with pancakes. A reverse invasion would be verrry nice indeed. We have quite a few Dutch in Norway. They've often settled in places where Norwegians don't want to live because it's too far away from anything. I guess that's why the Dutch moved here in the first place. Space. I'm still flattered that my home town actually got two photos in that article. 8)
Droopy, What an awesomely beautiful land. I have no desire to travel, but that makes me want to come.
Stunning! I'd be with Eileen,well away from the Trolltunga,and quite why anyone would want to stand on the boulder I can't get to grip with Thanks for sharing Droopy.
carolyn, if the wanderlust takes you, please let me know. Kiasmum, they stand there because they can. I'm scared of heights so I'd never dare either. Donna and Ronni, thank you. We like to travel, but I don't like to stay away for more than three weeks at a time. I'll have to work on that for when we have more time to travel.
Hi Droopy,..oh the scenery was awesome,..i fancied a boat trip straight away,..of course when someone tells you NOT to look at the video,..one does oh boy did i laugh at the Fox sounds and antics.
