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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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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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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Midsummer Eve on the Oslo Fjord
June 24, 2011 ·
PICTURE STORY: It was pouring rain in Oslo on Friday, which is Scandinavia’s cherished Midsummer Day holiday (known as Sankthans in Norway), but the weather cooperated on Midsummer Eve the night...
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Lunar eclipse put on quite a show
June 16, 2011 ·
It seemed to get off to a slow start, but when Wednesday night’s lunar eclipse finally became visible over Oslo, it turned into a roughly 90-minute show that was unique in the light summer skies.
Casual...
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Flying Sweden’s colors in Oslo’s forest
June 6, 2011 ·
Swedes at home and abroad, including those who have settled in Norway, could celebrate Svenska flaggans dag – the Swedish flag’s day – on Monday. The owners of a cabin in the hills...
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17th of May in Oslo, in photos
May 17, 2011 ·
In their annual display of unabashed patriotism, millions of Norwegians all over the world dress up on the 17th of May (Syttende mai) and take part in traditional parades, ceremonies and parties to celebrate...
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Springtime in Norway’s capital
May 11, 2011 ·
A recent spate of unseasonably warm weather has led to green trees and a burst of blossoms in Oslo. The bare branches from one of the longest and coldest winters in memory have been replaced by a blaze...
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