Destination of the month
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Norway
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Norway has easily one of the highest standards of living anywhere in the world and the ‘land of the Vikings’ stretches the length of western Scandinavia sharing borders with Sweden, Finland and Russia. The whole west coast is filled with fjords, inlets and scenery of spectacular beauty, much of the country is natural, mountainous wilderness while Norway is also home to Hammerfest, the northern most city in the world and Nordkapp, the northern most tip of Europe.
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Manners and Customs
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- Norway has a number of very tight controls on the sale of alcohol
- Smoking is banned inside public places
- ‘Please’ does not really translate into Norwegian
- Norwegians are very proud of and love their winter sports
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Oslo
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Oslo, the Capital of Norway, is home to a little over half a million Norwegians.
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Kon-Tiki Museum
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Nothing to do with Contiki, the Kon-Tiki Museum is dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian who set out to prove the theory that Polynesians sailed from South America on balsa wood rafts. The museum is home to the Kon-Tiki raft that on which Thor made his courageous voyage.
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Akerhus Fortress
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Walk through the historic parts of the city at the Akerhus Fortress which offers guided tours of the fortified walls with its cannons and fantastic views. The grounds are also home to the Norwegian Resistance Museum.
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Munch Museum
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The Munch Museum is filled with works by Norway’s most famous artist, Edvard Munch. Although his most famous work ‘The Scream’ is not in the collection, it’s still an interesting visit into the sometimes disturbing art and mind of this modern master.
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Click here to check out which Contiki tours go to Norway.
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