Norway in 5 senses

Olivier Huez
huezfamily
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2 min readAug 24, 2020

This was the last stop in our travels around the world, but even if a bit shorter than others, no reason to forgo our tradition: for the last time, here is our experience of the country in 5 senses!

Raphaël
👁 The view on Ålesund at sunset from the view point
👃🏻 Nothing special
👅 Burger king on the way to Lillehammer (only the price was Norwegian)
✋🏻 The handle of the rollercoaster I was clutching at Hunderfossen park!
👂🏻 The noise of the roller coaster at Hunderfossen Park

Eléonore
👁 The view of Trolltunga above the fjord
👃🏻 Nothing special
👅 Blueberries with porridge every breakfast
✋🏻 Really soft clothes at the souvenir shop in Geiranger
👂🏻 Norwegian spoken all around us at Hunderfossen Park

Hortense
👁 The dazzling Oslo opera house
👃🏻 Nothing Special
👅 The typical Norwegian brown cheese with waffle
✋🏻 Snow on the way up to Trolltunga
👂🏻 The silence of the electric ferries crossing the fjord

Apolline:
👁 The cupcake costume in the opera house in Oslo
👃🏻 Lovely smell of cinnamon in the Gifflars packets
👅 Gifflars again (because you can’t just smell them)!
✋🏻 The Wizz of the wind against my skin on the zip line in Bergen
👂🏻 Mum saying “be careful” a million times at TrollTunga

Olivier
👁 Trolltunga of course !
👃🏻 Smell of newness in the car rental
👅 Svele (Norwegian pancakes) with sour cream and jam
✋🏻 Snow on the hike to trolltunga
👂🏻 Ferry’s horn on the fjord

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