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Christmas along the coast

Christmas along the coast

December 19, 2011 ·  

PICTURE STORY: Communities all over Norway geared up for Christmas, and Florø, on the west coast between Ålesund and Bergen, was among them. Extra lights were mounted to offset the seasonal darkness,... 
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A peek inside Vigeland’s home

A peek inside Vigeland’s home

December 13, 2011 ·  

Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland lived and worked in the Oslo museum bearing his name for nearly 20 years, and the entire building underwent extensive refurbishment this year. His apartment remains as... 
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Vigeland Museum revitalized

Vigeland Museum revitalized

November 27, 2011 ·  

MUSEUM GUIDE: Tucked away on the south side of Oslo’s famed Frogner Park is a large historic building that in many ways made the park itself possible. The Vigeland Museum, named for the artist behind... 
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Gorgeous gorges of Hauktjern

Gorgeous gorges of Hauktjern

November 11, 2011 ·  

PICTURE STORY: The forest on the eastern side of Oslo, called Østmarka, offers lots of popular trails, scenic vista points, accessible lakes and the capital’s most unusual rock formations. They’ve... 
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Autumn trails in the Oslo hills

Autumn trails in the Oslo hills

October 27, 2011 ·  

PICTURE STORY: Autumn treks are popular past-times in Norway, before snow and ice cover the hiking trails. A relatively gentle blåsti (a hiking trail marked in blue) into the hills of eastern Nordmarka... 
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Fall colours of the fairy tale forest

Fall colours of the fairy tale forest

October 3, 2011 ·  

Autumn has arrived in southern Norway and the “fairy tale forest” known as Krokskogen, just outside Oslo, has been ablaze in fall colours in recent weeks. Krokskogen, on the way to Hønefoss,... 
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Historical event made history, too

Historical event made history, too

September 19, 2011 ·  

When Norwegian government ministers gathered in Bergen recently, to celebrate an important anniversary of an important historical building, they ended up making some history of their own. It all provided... 
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Revealing Munch’s genius at work

Revealing Munch’s genius at work

September 1, 2011 ·  

As they carefully rolled out a huge, historic canvas at the Munch Museum on Thursday, even the museum’s art experts seemed to be holding their breath. They’re about to display a large assortment... 
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Scenic valley’s fans win award

Scenic valley’s fans win award

August 31, 2011 ·  

The scenic valley of Maridalen in Oslo is known as a rural oasis on the fringe of an urban environment. Now its biggest support group has won this year’s “cultural landscape prize” for... 
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Bigger boats reflect growing wealth

Bigger boats reflect growing wealth

August 25, 2011 ·  

PICTURE SERIES: The end of summer in Norway also heralds the end of the season for the country’s large fleet of leisure boats. Some  boat owners complain that they don’t have time to enjoy... 
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Sights of summer in scenic Lyngør

Sights of summer in scenic Lyngør

August 19, 2011 ·  

PICTURE SERIES: As summer winds down in Norway, memories linger and the locals start looking forward to next year, not least to visiting fabled Sørlandet. It takes a boat ride to get there, but the historic... 
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Island tranquility, just minutes away

Island tranquility, just minutes away

August 14, 2011 ·  

EXCURSIONS: After a challenging summer in the City of Oslo, the island of Gressholmen in the fjord off Norway’s capital beckons as a haven of tranquility. It’s just a short ferry ride from... 
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One survivor’s harrowing tale

One survivor’s harrowing tale

July 31, 2011 ·  

SPECIAL FEATURE: Among the hundreds of people on the island of Utøya when a killer attacked on July 22, 2011 was 23-year-old Tore Sinding Bekkedal from Oslo. He has written his version of what happened... 
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Tradition lives on at Folkemuseum

Tradition lives on at Folkemuseum

July 12, 2011 ·  

MUSEUM GUIDE: Norway’s capital is full of museums, and they’re often in the news. We’re following that news, and aim to focus regularly on a specific museum or attraction worthy of a visit. THIS... 
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Oslo’s developing waterfront, in a photo collage

Oslo’s developing waterfront, in a photo collage

June 23, 2011 ·  

Oslo has been undergoing massive waterfront redevelopment for years, and for better or worse. Some argue the city is being walled in with large and expensive high-rise office and apartment buildings, while... 
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