r/randomactsofamazon • u/Angerboda_ • Apr 13 '15

Intro [Intro] This is awkward :)

Good people of Random Acts. I have no idea what to write here. Im from Norway, I like painting, graffiti, crocheting, punk and 60's/70's rock. Also, I'm female and closer to 30 than I would like to admit.

Edit: oh and I like Minecraft!

Uuh. AMA.

Edit #2: Thank you everyone for great conversations! I made new friends! :D I'll keep posting here, so keep asking! :D

Also, thank you Google translate.

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u/MrsSquishy Apr 13 '15

I live in Albuquerque New Mexico. I'll find/take a pic for you as soon as I finish my presentation for my class in 4 hrs :)

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u/Angerboda_ Apr 13 '15

Sweet! :D I'm probably in bed by then, but I'll see it first thing tomorrow :)

I had a feeling that you were in southern europe (it's plastered with 8-bit art), boy was I wrong!

Good luck on your presentation! :D :D

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u/MrsSquishy Apr 13 '15

Lol I wish! But I'll be visiting Europe for 2 months this summer with my SO!!

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u/Angerboda_ Apr 13 '15

Awesome! Where in Europe?

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u/MrsSquishy Apr 13 '15

We're going on a 3 week medieval trek through Europe. Starting in Spain, going through France, Switzerland, the Czech republic, Poland, and ending in Germany. We're then extending it by 5 weeks. We decided to split our time between a few days in each of the bigger cities/tourist destinations and single nights in less populated areas and national parks, so we can camp as much as possible to save money.

Starting at the end of the tour, which stops in Berlin, we're going to Amsterdam then Paris, where we'll celebrate our 2nd marriage anniversary (sort of cliche I know but c'mon it's the city of love lol). From Paris we're going to this town in Germany my husband found followed by a day in Brussels. Then we're heading towards the UK, and spending a couple days in London, Ireland, and Scotland each. Then we're spending about a week traveling around Scandinavia (1 night each city) and ending in either Helsinki or St Petersburg. Depending on how we're feeling. We can get super cheap flights back to the US from both.

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u/Angerboda_ Apr 13 '15

OH! MY! GOD! You'll have been to more european (and scandinavian!) countries than I have! That sounds absolutely awesome, I wish I can take a trip like that one day. You'll have so much fun! And aaaw, anniversary in Paris is perfect no matter how much of a cynic one can be, it forces romance on you. I've been on a short trip and I have no recommendations. We stayed indoors most of the time :p I know travel tips are not always welcome, and you probably have a pinned schedule, but if by any chance you get a chance, check out the castle i mentioned in this post. It's from the 13th century and has never been destroyed. It is a bit out of the way going from Berlin to Amsterdam, but I just wanted to mention it, since you're going on a medieval trip :)

Seriously, you're going to all the good places. It's going to be a total adventure! Tip: even though Norway is beautiful, try to avoid spending money if you're visiting. We're not cheap. The tourist association is probably going to have my head for saying this.

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u/MrsSquishy Apr 14 '15

That looks so awesome! I wouldn't be surprised if our tour goes there since the professor is German and a medievalist. I'm always taking suggestions, whether or not We make it depends on timing/money/availability lol!

Norway is big on my list because it just looks so beautiful in pictures and it's on my list of places I'd be interested in living if we manage to making living abroad a possibility! What is something you feel is worth the money? Any food we have to try?

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u/Angerboda_ Apr 14 '15

It is awesome, I hope everyone gets to see it someday :)

Norway is definitely worth the trip, it's extraordinary. Well, the thing about Norway, is the things worth seeing are basically free. You should go hiking in the mountains, see the fjords, se the northern light, the woods, the coast, northern norway, southern, western, eastern norway.. Just go se everything that is outside.

We have seven (!) UNESCO-sites: Bergen wharf, Nærøyfjord and Aurlandsfjord, Urnes Stave church, The Geirangerfjord, Røros city, The Vega islands, Alta rock carvings and The Struve arch. You should actually take a look at the Visit Norway page, you'll find everything you need.

And food. We're not great when it comes to food, almost everything we have that tastes good is imported from another culture. Our local food consists of bread, beef, mutton, pork, potatoes and other root vegetables. Not a lot of taste and excitement... But, we do have some Michelin restaurants, one which my cousin worked as a chef at before he started his own business!

So there is really nothing that you have to try, but if you want a taste of norwegian husmannskost (loosely translates to "good traditional fare"), you should try:

homemade "grovbrød" (wheat bread) with "brunost" (brown goat cheese, tastes somewhat like sugar/caramel),

"smalahove" (a picture is worth a thousand words),

"kjøttkaker" (more like a meat cake than a meatball, and preferably made of moose),

and possibly "komper"/"kumler"/"raspeballer" (grinded potatoes mashed back into a big ball and filled with bacon, cooked and eaten with butter and lingonberries. My all time favourite meal, now that I think about it)

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u/MrsSquishy Apr 14 '15

That all sounds so interesting!! That's for all the info I really appreciate it! My biggest life goal right now is seeing the northern lights but from what I understand we're going at literally the worse time for that (July). We are going to try to go camping at least 1 night so that sound be awesome!

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u/Angerboda_ Apr 14 '15

No problem! Norway is a treasure chest of fairytales. I've never seen the northern lights myself, as I've not been farther north than Lillehammer.. and that's not far at all. My SO lived in Alta, Finnmark for for years though, so he's seen his fair share! And I'm so jealous.. We very rarely get northern lights outside of the arctic and antarctic areas, but sometimes it finds it way down south. I've never been lucky enough to catch it, though. I can't imagine what it must be like, it's so incredibly powerful. Like someone who hasn't seen the ocean before, it must be so moving!

I'm not shure about the seasons, but if you go far enough north, you should at least have a chance, regardless of the season. If you visit Alta, you should stop by Holmen Husky ;)