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Winboe - Winboe | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=318021] | 2008-08-30 21:42:18
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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with Denmark that was to last for more than four centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway but agreed to let Norway keep its constitution in return for accepting the union under a Swedish king. Rising nationalism throughout the 19th century led to a 1905 referendum granting Norway independence. Although Norway remained neutral in World War I, it suffered heavy losses to its shipping. Norway proclaimed its neutrality at the outset of World War II, but was nonetheless occupied for five years by Nazi Germany (1940-45). In 1949, neutrality was abandoned and Norway became a member of NATO. Discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norway's economic fortunes. The current focus is on containing spending on the extensive welfare system and planning for the time when petroleum reserves are depleted. In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU. To be updated
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Hej! Soooo... nach einer schlaflosen Nacht und exzellenten Boardservice während des Fluges bin ich endlich in Trondheim angekommen. Sofort nach dem Ausstieg aus dem Flugzeug schlägt einem salzige, nach Meer riechende Luft entgegen, obwohl rings um einen herum nur Berge sind... (endlich mal kein langweiliges Flachland mehr, ne, Kevin! ;-p ) Einen ersten richtigen Eindruck von der Natur habe ich jedoch erst während der Busfahrt vom Flughafen nach Trondheim bekommen: Riesige, mit bewaldeten Inseln durchsetzte Wasserflächen, umzäunt von Bergketten. Leider sind die Fotos aus dem Bus nichts gewo [View Full Entry]
I've made it safely to Norway!!! Wednesday night, I flew to Copenhagen, Denmark and had to spend the night sleeping in the airport....that was interesting. Eight hours, and I was basically the only soul there except for the cleaning crew. It actually wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be. I used my day pack as a pillow and brought a blanket with me, curled up across some seats and slept on and off all night. I surprisingly got a few hours of sleep even. The next morning, I took off to Norway, where my friend, Mike, (from Sweden) [View Full Entry]
clj1130 - Celina Johnson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 6 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317547] | 2008-08-31 13:44:48
Seguimos por el norte... pasando frio [View Full Entry]
mirogay - miriam robson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 16 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317682] | 2008-08-29 21:42:52
Hello My Friends! We have finally made it to Fresvik. This is where it all started for me folks! This area is truly the heart and soul of Norway. Very Very Scenic and full of traditions. This is a place where generation after generation still live in the same house and maintain thier farms. The Bøtuns (my relatives) are farmers and grow raspberries, apples, strawberries and raise sheep. We have discovered the raspberry patch and the organic apples!!! The raspberries are huge and the apples taste like none other. Fresvik lies right on the Sognefjord nestled in a valley with mountains [View Full Entry]
Lana62 - Lana Mass | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317700] | 2008-08-29 21:45:05
My last couple days on Svalbard were solid. I went on a pricey boat tour that took me across the fjord to a set of glaciers that meet at the oceans edge. As we approached the glaciers there were seals laying on small icebergs just enjoying life. From the glaciers we cruised back across the fjord to the small town of Barentsburg. The town has a population of 600 and all consist of contract workers for the local coal mine. The coal mine is owned by a Russian company, and thus all of the workers are from Russia. This creates what [View Full Entry]
Rwanda2008 - Joshua Foster | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317733] | 2008-08-29 23:53:16
For some reason, I still haven't gotten a package slip in my mailbox telling me to pick up my laptop. I am getting very antsy over here! I should have posted more in the last few days but I haven't for a few reasons. (a) All my classes are up and running which means I actually have work to do, and (b) back to the lack of a computer in my room. Whenever I want to use the internet I have to plan a time during my day at school, or come all the way to campus. Plus I would rather [View Full Entry]
From Oslo Over the Sun - Dan Weber, Danielle Matheny | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317145] | 2008-08-28 11:41:55
By From Oslo Over the Sun
August 26th 2008
August 26th 2008
Picture post: vegetation of Oslo
Europe » Norway » Østlandet » Oslo
I've taken lots of pictures of plants and flowers. So here are some nice ones. [View Full Entry]
From Oslo Over the Sun - Dan Weber, Danielle Matheny | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 17 Comment(s) | 18 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=316421] | 2008-08-26 15:14:26
After a successful tour of Iceland, I checked in at the airport for my flight to Svalbard. Some of you may need to look this one up. My first clue that I was heading somewhere off the beaten path was when the lady at the check in counter had no idea where it was. My second clue was that on a plane that seats 200 , there was maybe 50 passengers. After a 3 hour flight to Oslo, a 4 hour layover, and then another 3 hour flight I was landing in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. The plane landed at 11:30 p.m, but [View Full Entry]
Rwanda2008 - Joshua Foster | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 9 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=315947] | 2008-08-25 11:13:13
Hello Everyone....or as they say here... Hei Hei. (They say it twice very quickly) We left Bergen and made our way to a little place called Rauland in the Telemark area. We stayed in a lodge way up on the Hardanger Mountain Plateau. Please excuse my spelling but we figure you guys probably won't know the difference anyway...:) Our guide, Øivind - whom all the women have fallen in love with by now - told us that every Norwegian is born with their skiis on and a backpack. It's kind of hard on the Mother!! This countryside looks like high mountain [View Full Entry]
Lana62 - Lana Mass | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 20 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=316120] | 2008-08-25 19:14:33
I am currently stil in Ålesund, i now know what a computer must feel like when it gets put into standby modus!!!!!! I am just waiting for my adventure to begin, and allthough i still have things to sort out before leaving, the time seems to pass to slowly. I am excited, and a litlle nervous all at the same time, so basically not feeling to well, as it feels like i have a rollercoaster in my tummy right now, so i don't know whether to laugh, or to throw up ;( hahahaha I have spent 8 years here now, and [View Full Entry]
Toons - Lone Jacobsen | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 5 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=315575] | 2008-08-24 12:00:03