Norway - Land of Midnight Sun

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Norway - Land of Midnight Sun Student’s Name Course/Number Instructor’s Name Norway - Land of Midnight Sun Introduction Norway is sure to amaze you with crystal clear waters, dazzling snows capes, gourmet cuisine as well as magnificent castles having majestic turrets. Visit Norway to get a glimpse of lives of the Vikings. A nice cocktail of wonderful views, incredible scenery and rollicking landscapes await anyone landing in Norway. All features may be hard to capture solely because there is a lot on offer (Lee, 2003). Body Norway lies on the western side of Scandinavia. It has a coastline that is rugged and is more than 25,000km long with several gargantuan fjords and islands. The western and southern parts of the country have mild winters compared to the southeastern part. The lowlands in Oslo have the sunniest and warmest summers. There are more season variations in daylight. Starting May to June, the sun does not completely go down in places above the Arctic Circle. This is reason why the country is referred to as “Land of Midnight Sun.” The rest of Norway experiences day light of up to about 20 hours per day. Its population is about 5 million people using Norwegian as the official language and its capital is Oslo. It is ahead of the Greenwich Meridian Time by one hour. Norwegian Krone is the currency and +47 is the dialing code internationally (Evensberget, 2012). The country’s cuisine is derived from many years of long farming and seafaring using herring, salmon and other sea food with breads and dairy products. You must try Lefse which is a potato flatbread mostly common at around Christmas. Traditional Norwegian foods are farikal, lutefisk and smalahove. Do not forget to the trendy capital Oslo, known best for its trendy entertainment, lively cultural scene and bustling traffic. The city is considered as one of the best places live globally and it is

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