2008年11月13日星期四

Norway

Norway is well known for its amazing and varied scenery. The gulf in the west are long and narrow, there are many high mountains on either side. Norway was an old Viking kingdom. It is known for its oil and seafood exports on economic.
Norway is a country with few people, the land area is as small as Great Britain and Germany about 385,155 square kilometers, but it has a population of only 4.76 million people. Thus, for each inhabitant there is 70,000 square meters of land, but the vast majority of this land is a rocky wilderness which is completely unusable for agriculture. As a result, Norway has a large number of completely unpopulated areas, many of which have been converted to national parks.
In winter, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing and snowboarding are very popular. In summer, hiking and biking are good sports. For some people who love adventure, kayaking, rafting, cave or glacier exploration are good choices. Car tourists will enjoy driving along the gulf and mountains in the west. In short, Norway has a lot to offer in terms of nature. Norwegians are very proud of their national parks which they strive to keep unspoiled.
In Northern Norway there is 24 hour sunshine in the summer and no sun at all at mid-winter. Although Southern Norway can not enjoy the midnight sun, at midsummer the night is very short even in Oslo - it doesn't get really dark at all. Norway is a Christian country and the Lutheran church is a government institution. So Sunday is considered as a holy day and most business are closed in Sunday. Christmas and Easter are major holidays and many Norwegians are away from work for a full week or more.

More information you can find in http://www.affordablecruisestours.com/

没有评论: