Moon over marka
January 8, 2012 ·
PICTURE STORY: A spectacular full moon rose over the snow-covered hills and forests (called “marka”) north of Oslo on a late Sunday afternoon in January, after an equally spectacular day over...
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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
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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Another hospital protest in Oslo
December 6, 2011 ·
Demonstrators gathered in front of the Norwegian Parliament in Oslo once again this week, to protest the controversial merger of the capital’s largest hospitals. The merger continues to spark complaints...
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New art museum rising in Oslo
November 26, 2011 ·
PICTURE STORY: After years of planning and construction, a new home for Oslo’s Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art now seems to suddenly be rising quickly on the capital’s western waterfront....
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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
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
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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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
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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How parties target voters’ sweet tooth
August 15, 2011 ·
Gearing up for the local elections campaign, many of Norway’s political parties target the voters’ sweet tooth, handing out politically flavored candy on the streets. Others hope to put traditional...
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Photo special: Bomb attack on Oslo
July 24, 2011 ·
Norway has not seen anything like it since World War 2. Click on the picture to view more images of the bomb attack on Oslo and its aftermath. Hover your mouse over the photo to view a caption and use...
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Photo special: Mourning the victims
July 24, 2011 ·
Click on the picture to view more images from the special church service to mourn victims of the attack on Norway’s government and Labour party. Hover your mouse over the photo to view a caption...
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Summertime, and the fishing is easy
July 14, 2011 ·
Some summer-like weather finally returned to Oslo this week, and Wednesday was particularly warm and clear. That drew folks to the waterfront, including dozens of avid fishermen and women who lined the...
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Portrait of Norway’s ‘powers that be’
July 5, 2011 ·
It’s traditional for King Harald and Queen Sonja to invite the politicians forming Norway’s government (cabinet) for seasonal dinners, but this year’s pre-summer gathering was a bit different....
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