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Tag: Norway

Hours in Oslo

Having spent quite some time in Norway already, I decided to only stop in Oslo for a few hours.  Luckily, … More

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On to Oslo

This train journey from Bergen to Oslo is absolutely stunning.  I took lots of photos, but as is so frequently … More

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Training

The train journey from Bergen to Oslo is famously the most beautiful train journey in Europe.  From Bergen to Voss … More

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Zero waste butchery

In the spirit of nothing being wasted when slaughtering a sheep, smoked sheep’s head is a Norwegian delicacy, Smalahove.  Of … More

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Brewing up a hill

The competition organisers put on a couple of excursions which any competition participants could join if they wished.  The first … More

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Icy gorge

On another afternoon of Artistic flying competition, the group of Formation Skydiving judges went for a walk around the lake … More

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Spring snow

My next trip to a European country was to Norway in April.  I was invited to judge the European Indoor … More

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