Norway's Royal Palace

Norway ... on a whim

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October 22nd 2006
Well what else do you do, than decide on a whim to go to the most expensive country in the world? I decided while I was sitting by a boat in Stockholm that I would head off to Norway while I was here, this was helped by the fact a guy at our hostel had just been there and said it was well worth it. So I got into Oslo at around about 10:30pm, and hadn't eaten since about 10:30 in the morning, ... read more

Europe » Norway

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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 De... ... read more