Helgeland Bridge.

Surprising things about Norway

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July 3rd 2018
A few suprising things we have noticed: Very poor quality bread. You could use many Norwegian loaves as a hammer. They are incredibly solid and dense. The only cakes they do in about 90% of shops are 2 very sweet danish pastries. They seem to like waffles a lot but eat them cold. Reindeer feature on local menus so we have indulged - sorry Rudolph. There are a large number of hybrid and electr ... read more

Europe » Norway » Trøndelag

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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