NORWEGIAN TRADEOFF

We haven't had much sun or warmth this summer in Kristiansund. Yet Norway throws some magic into the skies.......

Giving us rainbows during the gray days......

And during the sunny nights.

 

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LOOKING UP AND DOWN,SER OPP OG NED

 

Took our relatives out for dinner in Kristiansund at Sjøstjerner for some local fare. I looked up and spotted this dried fish cover. Very appropriate scenery as I was eating Bacalao,the Portuguese dried fish stew.

On the street outside I spotted this manhole cover featuring our local heroine the clipfish woman. Because of her hard work in years gone by I get to enjoy Bacalao today.

 

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SUNDBÅTEN,OLD AND NEWER

 

This is the view from UNCLES CAFE in downtown Kristiansund. The harbor ferry (or Sundbåten in Norwegian) on the left is the FRAMNÆS and is older and has gorgeous woodwork. I couldn't see the name of the one on the right but it has a cute face with its' round life preserver nose.

 

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KRISTIANSUND OLD AND NEW

 

I love this older house with it's tiny windows and the details around the front entrance.

 

Looks like Kristiansund grew up and surrounded the house.

 

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OTHER THINGS I'LL MISS

 

I'm going to miss the norwegian tradition of gathering around huge bonfires on the beach on Midsummer Night. Families gather and have picnics. I'd never been to a picnic at night before I moved here. Only it didn't seem like night because Norway is truly the land of the midnight sun.

 

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NORWEGIAN FIGURE EIGHT ROLLS AND MY STOMACH

 

These are the tasty Norwegian homemade rolls my neighbor baked and shared with me. Actually she gave me over a dozen but these are the last three so I thought I better take a pic quick, because she gave them to me yesterday. I believe they call them Kringler. They are soft and mildly sweet with a hint of cardamon. Steve likes them slathered with Nutella and I like mine with butter. They are usually eaten with a cup of coffee. There are hundreds of recipes for them already on the net so I'm not going to bother repeating one here. Just search Kringler or norwegian figure eight rolls.

Now, about my stomach. You could say the rolls are like my stomach these days, ( no, not soft and slathered with butter!) tied in knots. I haven't been blogging because it's too painful to write the following words. We are being relocated to the Netherlands. Of course I'm excited about our newest adventure but I'm leaving all the great new friends we have made here. And all of this stunning natural beauty. And our beloved rekkehus(rowhouse). So I will try to post every few days of our remaining few months here. We have relatives coming next week and will be doing little trips off the island to see more of Norway.

 

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THE SPIDER THAT ATE KRISTIANSUND,EDDERKOPPEN SOM SPISTE KRISTIANSUND

 

I took this terrible and weird photo on one of our rare sunny days. It looks like our peaceful little island community is about to be visited by a very large Arthropod.

Jeg tok dette forferdelig og rare bildet på en våre sjeldne solfylte dager. Det ser ut som vår fredelige lille øysamfunnet er om å bli besøkt av en stor leddyr.

 

But thankfully it is just another platform rig cruising by.

Men heldigvis er det bare en annen plattform riggen reiser med.

 

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