Monday 6 May 2013

Norway: the end of our journey


Here we are at the last country of our trip. It is very sad that it our journey is coming to an end but I have had a wonderful time. I have learned a lot new things about the different countries. I am really grateful for the opportunity to travel to these countries.

The Norwegian language is not easy to understand. There are two official written forms: Bokmål and Nynorsk. I tried to learn some easy sentences but it was very difficult.

One of the most famous paintings from Norway is without a doubt the Scream from Edvard Munch. He painted four versions of the Scream and two of them are located in the capital of the country, Oslo.

In Denmark we have seen some old Viking houses but in Norway they are really very popular. You have the Viking Ships Museum in Oslo where you can see the two best preserved wooden Viking ships in the world. This is very impressive because they both are from the ninth century and they are very large. It is almost a miracle that they are still in such a good condition.

When you take a look at the houses in Norway, you can see that there is a tradition to build some parts of the houses in wood and even the new houses are made of wood.
I don’t think this is very safe because I think a wooden house can burn easier. Nevertheless, the traditional houses are very beautiful.

The traditional folk music is still very popular in Norway. The country is also famous for the Norwegian black metal. This subgenre of Heavy metal has been put in a negative daylight because it is linked to several suicides and killings. I am glad we did not see a lot of those people around our hotel…

This was my last blog and I hope you have enjoyed reading about my journey. Maybe the company decides to go on holiday next year and then I will be writing another blog!

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