Wir leben alle unter dem gleichen Himmel, aber wir haben nicht alle den gleichen Horizont.
Konrad Adenauer

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

FACTS ABOUT NORWAY

Norway is known for nature attractions like fjords, mountains and midnight sun, and is easily accessible by plane from most European countries. 
System of government: Constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy
Head of government: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
Area: 385,155 square kilometres
Population: 4,920,305 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011)
Capital city: Oslo
Languages:
Norwegian bokmål, Norwegian nynorsk and Sami.
Religion
: Protestant Christianity
Currency: Norwegian kroner (NOK) 1 krone = 100 øre
Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) +1 hour
National day: 17 May

So what am I gonna do there? Well, first of all, I'm supposed to study there. Within these studies there are 3 excoursions included. For example to the famoust Preikestolen and other nature highlights. Apropos "light": My husband, who of course comes to visit me in Norway, is yet overwhelmed by the Northern Lights, which are quite famous for the (obviousely) North of Norway and his dream is to travel there to watch them.
We'll see!
Another quite funny thing are the Trolls!
Trolls are an important part of Norwegian folklore. They vary in size and appearance, but are invariably ugly and messy creatures, and always mischievous (if not downright nasty). They usually live in caves or deep in the forest, and only emerge from their hiding places after sunset - legend has it that they turn to stone upon contact with the sun. Several places in Western and Northern Norway have been named after them, such as Trollheimen, Trollstigen, Trollhatten and Trollveggen.
Perhaps we're gonna see some of them, but - I do not know how to protect myself?

So it would be better if I feel healthy and sporty. Sports! At least I am gonna have 1,5 month of summer there before autumn and winter start. That also means that there will be many chances to practise a lot of sports. Biking, Hiking, Climbing, Swimming ... Fabulous!
Lots of plans already. Starting with Kristiansand, the gorgeous south of Norway!

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