Tag Archives: Norway

Soaking up the Sweden Sunshine

Posted on 30 July 2018 by sheg4184

Its been an exceptionally hot, dry summer in Europe this year. Fabulous for us and our tent, but not so fabulous for the farmers. I was born in one of the driest states in the world, where we grew up … Continue reading →

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Ibsen’s Norway

Posted on 24 July 2018 by sheg4184

‘The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom – they are the pillars of society.’ ~ Henrik Ibsen Oslo in July. Boats and blue skies. A mad modern opera house, designed to look like it was rising from the … Continue reading →

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Of Fjords and Waterfalls, Salmon and Seagulls

Posted on 18 July 2018 by sheg4184

Norway in mid-summer, and those never-ending Scandinavian days, when the sun sets in the north-west for a mere blink of the eye, before rising again in the north-east. Birds chatter and chirp for as long as the sky is bright, … Continue reading →

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