Norway, the land of the midnight sun

First I want to start with a phenomenon I’ve never seen before:  the midnight sun. In Northern Norway, the sun never sets during the summer. It is surreal that it is always day. You feel like you have a lot more time, my stay in Norway felt like an endless day.
Yesterday we played golf at 11.30 pm and yesterday we made at 2 o'clock in the morning a long walk. It does not matter what time it is.

What I noticed during our visit to this country was that Norway is a wealthy country where people work hard. The social and medical care is good. Norway also takes good care of families.
During our trip we met some people from the local population  and it soon became clear that the Norwegian population is generally modest and a little distant, but also warm and welcoming.

What pleasured me very much was the fact that women and children are very well treated in this country. Norway was one of the first countries in the world where women were allowed to vote. The Norwegians pay close attention to equal rights for men and women. And also children get a lot of attention. Children have their own ombudsman who looks after their interests. They can even call him if they have a problem or question. This should be the case in Belgium too!

And when we talk about the politics in Norway , we automatically think of the mass murder on the island Utøya.  Anders Breivik killed 91 peoples, among them were 84 members of the youth organization of the Labour Party, who were at summer camp.
I , and probably all people over the world, were shocked by the news of the bloody massacre in Norway.
According to the Norwegians and many others there can be no doubt that this was a political act. It was an attack on the labor movement. His attacks was a 'statement' against the too 'soft' policy. The targets were not accidental, they were carefully selected for political reasons. The main target was the Norwegian Prime Minister Jan Stoltenberg of the Labour Party.

I'm glad he is formally charged of terrorism and murder! Such a person should be punished for his actions.

So Norway was our last stop and ,unfortunately, I have to return home and go to work. Bummer!

I hope you enjoyed our , sometimes spectacular, stories. 

Later people!

Sources :

http://www.visitnorway.com/nl/Activiteiten/Bezoekwaardige-hoogtepunten-en-cultuur/Natuurattracties-in-Noorwegen/De-middernachtzon/

http://www.noorwegen.nl/News_Events_and_Culture/Noorwegen-in-zicht/De-Noren/Bevolking/

http://www.vonk.org/201107242764/politieke-massamoord-in-noorwegen-het-is-een-aanval-op-de-arbeidersbeweging.htm

http://forum.politics.be/showthread.php?t=158304