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Norway- 3/03, Part I
Part II
When
we were brainstorming and writing stories for Euroviews Magazine,
our entire class fanned out across Europe. A few people went
to Morocco, one to Italy, two to Spain. I was the only one
adventurous (or stupid) enough to head north of Denmark
in the winter, more than 1500 miles north, 300 miles past
the Arctic Circle.
Writing and reporting on Norway's indigenous Sáme people,
having a beer on the freezing harbor in Oslo, and sampling
reindeer meat was one of the most interesting experiences
of my life, something that I imagine was a lot like my first
few years living in Alaska. The others, they don't know what
they missed...
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Mountains
that were completely blanketed in snow, somewhere between
the towns of Lakselv & Karasjok Norway. I had a Norwegian
colleague tell me that 'Finnmark is our Alaska-' I think
he was right. |
Looking
out into the Alta Fjord, on a cold and dreary late winter
day. I stopped in Alta for a few days, and stayed with
some friends of one of my Danish housemates in Århus. |
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The
main building of the new Sáme Parliament, the indigenous
population of Norway, who were living in the northern
part of the country more than 10,000 years before the
first white settlers arrived. The problem with the parliament
is that they have the title, but no authority- for more
information, read my story here.. |
The
harbor in the town of Bodø, with the Lofoten Mountains
in the distance. |
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Another
view of the Bodø harbor, in the evening. |
It's
difficult to see, but have you ever felt really far away...from
everything? This was in Alta, Norway. |
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Late
evening, as seen from the train near the town of Dombås,
Norway, between Oslo & Trondheim. |
The
empty road, just across the river from Karasjok. |
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Sunset
over the Alta Fjord, taken by Henning Bek, a friend of one
of my Danish housemates. |
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members of the 2001-2005 Sáme Parliament- this picture
was given to me by the Parliament office for the story I
was writing. |
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Approaching
the town of Hammerfest on the Hurtigruten ferry, officially
the northernmost town in the world. |
| 70†,
39†, 48" North. |
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