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Neverland is real, it is Norway! With a kaleidoscope of northern lights, snow-capped mountains, pickled food, beautiful people what more mention does Norway lack as one of the most beautiful country? Tucked away in the western half of the Scandinavian peninsular, Norway, once home to the Vikings, is an European country like no other. And for many consecutive years now, this Scandinavian country has remained one of the ‘Happiest Countries’ in the World! With 90% renewable energy, almost no gap between the rich and the poor and free medical healthcare Norway is a piece of heaven in disguise.
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The land of the warring Vikings, Norway has become a favourite resort for holiday-goers and an already-captured panorama for nature-hunters:
Without going on and on about the beauty of this Country, these places in Norway will make you believe in ‘magic’:
Hamnoy
A small hamlet nestled away in the municipalities of Moskenes, Hamnoy in Norway is a landscape so beautiful that has made its way to be an inspiration of many songs and poems. With its ‘shaped-by-god’ landscape and unspoilt charm, one would consider getting lost in Hamnoy an escapade.
The Village of Reine
Another fishing village of Norway, Reine like Hamnoy is at the centre of the Moskenes municipalities. A view of the Reine and you are bound to believe that it is the adobe of Satna Claus. With snowy, Rocky Mountains, the eerie silence of the lake will make you feel your stay in Reine everyday a Christmas.
Hike Pulpit Rock
One of the most popular hiking places in Norway, Preikestolen or Pulpit Rock will present you the rea-life photo gallery of Norway right before your eyes. With a 2000 ft vertical drop, the Pulpit Rock is also a perfect spot for bunjee jumping and thrill-lovers seeking a challenging adventure.
Runde Islands
For some reason, this beautiful island with the icy-waters hitting the ebbing rocky edges and the light-house beaming light rays to the arriving boats like dream-like reality takes us to Micheal Fassbander’s ‘The Light Between Two Oceans’scene. The island is also an encyclopaedia for bird-lovers with 500,000 and 700,000 sea birds inhabiting the unspoilt landscape.
Trolltunga
A place so ‘dangerously-beautiful’ possibly having been featured as one of most in calendars and computer screens, the scene of Trolltunga speaks for itself. Although be warned the view is demanding as it is beautiful because the reward of the climb is definitely not for the faint-hearted.
Trondheim
Looking at the multi-coloured houses of Trondheim, it might be hard for you to comprehend that this beautiful city once served as the country’s capital during the Viking Age. From a 12th century restored castle in Sverresborg, to the Nidaros Cathedral, the northernmost Medieval cathedral in the world, a walk in this beautiful city is definitely a walk back in time.
The beauty of Norway speaks for itself, words fall short of the majestic landscapes nature gifts this country. To experience is to believe the beauty of this real-life modern Utopia!
