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Norway is far more mountainous than the rest of Scandinavia. (Would you believe that the highest hill in Denmark is less than four hundred feet? Not even meters; feet!)

The Norwegian Countryside

Hank Shiffman
2003-11-26 21:01:16

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I've received quite a lot of nice comments from people who've visited my site. And the occasional complaint, usually from someone who didn't think much of my attempts at humor. But there was one group of complaints I couldn't ignore so easily. Those came from Norwegian visitors who were bothered by my pictures of Denmark, Sweden and Finland. How, they asked, could I have missed Norway? I had let slip the best part of Scandinavia!

So when I finally qualified for my sabbatical from SGI I decided that Norway had to be part of my travel plans. And so it was: one week of a three week coach tour that also included my first visits to Estonia and Russia, as well as return visits to Denmark, Sweden and Finland. I wasn't sure how I would take to such a long time in such close quarters, never mind checking in and out of hotels nearly every day. But I was worried over nothing; by the end of the trip all I could think about was where to go next. What a pity sabbaticals come only every four years...

Norway is far more mountainous than the rest of Scandinavia. (Would you believe that the highest hill in Denmark is less than four hundred feet? Not even meters; feet!) But coming overland from Sweden it would take a while before we saw the change. The first sights that impressed me were all the crystal clear lakes, with surfaces so perfect they created a symmetric image of hills, trees and sky. Next was the haphazard positioning of farms on every hill. It seems that every bit of even remotely level land was under cultivation. And so it is; with arable land accounting for only 4% of the country the Norwegians are hard pressed to find enough space to grow crops. Norway is also the only place I've been where prices are higher when produce is in season. Government policy prevents importation of cheaper produce when a local alternative is available. As a result, prices drop considerably as soon as the local product ...

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All of my Grandparents came from Norway.
Thanks for sharing

How may one find out which provence Honefoss is located?

Thanks

Jim Hanson, 2006-04-14 01:45:09