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Welcome to a new episode from our weekly essay-series, with episode 31 about a stunning cruise with Hurtigruten!

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Hurtigruten – et cruise langs Norges kyst

Petter og Hilde hadde alltid drømt om å reise Hurtigruten. En kald marsmorgen sto de endelig på kaien i Bergen. «Dette blir som en bussrute, men med hav, fjell og sjømat!» lo Petter spent.

De gikk om bord i MS «Kong Harald». Lugaren var liten, men varm og koselig. De slengte fra seg sekkene og gikk rett ut i salongen. Utsikten derfra var enorm! Store vinduer viste fjorder, snødekte topper og små røde hus ved vannkanten. Hurtigruten seilte nordover – forbi høye fjell, bittesmå fiskevær og fyrtårn som sto alene i havet og blunket med lyset sitt.

Ved middag spiste de torsk og rømmegrøt. «Smakte mye bedre enn bussmat!» sa Hilde og tok en ekstra skje. Utenfor vinduet danset nordlyset over himmelen i grønne og lilla farger.

Dagen etter gikk de i land i Ålesund. De klatret opp de 418 trappene til Fjellstua og så hele byen spre seg nedenfor dem. I Trondheim rakk de akkurat å kjøpe varme kanelboller før skipet tutet og seilte videre nordover.

«Tenk at folk også bruker dette som vanlig transport,» undret Petter mens de sto på dekk og så solen gå ned over havet. For noen nordmenn er Hurtigruten bare en vei fra A til B. Men for Petter og Hilde var det et flytende eventyr – ett magisk stopp om gangen, med havutsikt rett fra lugaren!

English:

Petter and Hilde had always dreamed of traveling on Hurtigruten. On a cold March morning they finally stood on the quay in Bergen. «This will be like a bus route, but with sea, mountains and seafood!» laughed Petter excitedly.

They boarded MS «Kong Harald». The cabin was small, but warm and cozy. They tossed down their bags and went straight out to the lounge. The view from there was enormous! Large windows showed fjords, snow-covered peaks and small red houses at the water's edge. Hurtigruten sailed northward – past tall mountains, tiny fishing villages and lighthouses that stood alone in the sea and blinked with their light.

At dinner they ate cod and sour cream porridge. «Tasted much better than bus food!» said Hilde and took an extra spoonful. Outside the window the northern lights danced across the sky in green and purple colors.

The next day they went ashore in Ålesund. They climbed the 418 steps to Fjellstua and saw the whole city spread out below them. In Trondheim they just managed to buy warm cinnamon buns before the ship honked and sailed further north.

«Imagine that people also use this as regular transport,» wondered Petter as they stood on deck and watched the sun go down over the sea. For some Norwegians Hurtigruten is just a way from A to B. But for Petter and Hilde it was a floating adventure – one magical stop at a time, with ocean view right from the cabin!

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Great news! We now have a new podcast in Norwegian called "KulturPodkasten", which is all in Norwegian (advanced+ level), and about how to create a New Renaissance.

We'll be reading excerpts from this page:

https://kulturpodkasten.no/renessanse

and you can find the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and through the website.

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In this episode we'll talk about how birds navigate during their annual migrationg e.g. from north to south of Europe. Vi snakker om trekkfuglene og hvordan de navigerer når de flyr fra nord til sør og tilbake.

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Discover the fascinating dual nature of Norwegian "skulle" and transform your understanding of this essential modal verb in the past tense! The word carries two distinct meanings that context reveals beautifully.

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