Sunday, July 6, 2008

Christmas in Norway

I was lucky enough to be invited to Norway to spend Christmas with my Norwegian relatives. I spent two weeks in Norway, so I was able to experience a real Norwegian Christmas and New Years. I spent the first couple of days in Trondheim with my distant cousin Ingrid and her boyfriend Karl. We then all went to Leksvik, just across the fjord, to meet up with the rest of the relatives and celebrate the holiday. I am really thankful to have the experience of celebrating the holiday season in a culture different than my own and getting to know my distant relatives better.

I arrived at the airport in Trondheim in the evening and caught a bus to an area where I met Ingrid and Karl. We then went to their apartment, which was a modern building in a nice area. We ate a nice pizza meal for dinner. Karl works at a restaurant so I was fortunate enough to have some tasty meals prepared for me.

In the morning, I was given a tour of Trondheim by Ingrid and Karl. It is a very beautiful city. I saw some old buildings such as Nidelva and crossed the Old Town Bridge. We went inside Nidaros Cathedral, which dates back to 1070. Next we went to the city's central plaza where the statue of statue of Olav Tryggvason lies. In this square, I was able to try some brown cheese, which comes from goat milk. There were some sort of Christmas festivities going on in this square. After all this walking, we decided to take a break and warm up by having some coffee at a nearby coffee place. It seems that having coffee several times a day is quite popular in Norway. It did not surprise me so much because the swedes have coffee several times a day as well. I guess it helps to keep the Scandinavians warm and happy during such cold, dark and rainy seasons.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

I drink coffee all day as well, uff da!

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