I think this is the country closest to fairy tales in the world-- the Kingdom of Norway.

Norway (Norwegian: Norge), full name: the Norwegian Kingdom, The kingdom of Norway (Norwegian: Kongeriket Norge), is located in the west of Nordic Scandinavia, meaning "the road to the north".

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as a black gold warrior, because of black metal music, even before I set foot in the kingdom of Norway, I was full of yearning for this kingdom in the distant Scandinavia, which was praised as a "holy land" by black gold fans on this distant Scandinavian peninsula.

as a black gold warrior, I was full of yearning for this distant Scandinavian kingdom, which was praised as a "holy land" by black gold fans. Probably too obsessed with the relationship of black metal, I also developed a deep fascination with the birthplace of black metal, when I could only get in touch with words and pictures. So many relatives and friends around me will laugh at me, saying that it is cold to death, there is nothing to be infatuated with, you just did not go there now, when you go, you will not like it. However, when I arrived at the place I had longed for a long time, I found that it was a pure land worth visiting thousands of miles in vain. Although I have not traveled all over the world, I think this is the country closest to the "Holy Land" and "Fairy Tale World" that I have ever seen. & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; on October 6, 2014, I finally arrived in this kingdom that is sacred and mysterious to every black gold fan, and began a car trip in south-central Norway for seven days.

it is already night when the plane arrives at Oslo airport. As soon as you get off the plane, you will see a very small duty-free shop. Few tourists, most of them seem to be Norwegian locals, and the first thing everyone does as soon as they get off the plane is to go into the duty-free shop to buy wine. I think the Norwegian like to drink very much, so they left the airport without buying anything.

because I am not very interested in Oslo, to me, a city is a city with no great characteristics, so my friend, a Norwegian native, and I drove to our first destination overnight (a new Chinese driver's license, which can be used directly in Norway with English on it, without notarization translation in China, and the time limit is), Sk å bu within 3 months of entry. That night we stayed in the Nordic holiday cabin, commonly known as Cabin, which is very Nordic. Most cabins are privately owned, similar to family hotels, which basically need to make a reservation online and then go to the owner to get the key. The room is generally small, about 25 to 60 square meters, and there are usually heating, refrigerator, bathroom, bathroom and kitchen, and all the kitchen utensils in the room. But you need to bring your toiletries and quilt covers. If it is not the peak season, the price is about 500,800 a night, and the peak season (summer) usually costs 700,1500. Although it looks like the price is not cheap, you should know that the price level in Norway is almost 10 times that of China, the first in the world, exceeding the world average price level by 86%, so according to their income level, it is vacation hardware that everyone can easily afford.

Northern Europeans like to decorate their houses with deer heads

Cabin owners' trophies from hunting.

talking about this, we have to mention the price level in Norway and prepare everyone who wants to travel there, which is why everyone I mentioned earlier must buy two bottles of duty-free wine as soon as they get off the plane. Their food, especially wine, is so expensive that you have to give up drinking. And this is why the first reaction of most Europeans when they hear that you are going to travel to Norway is always "do you have enough money?" So it's not easy to eat more before going to Norway.

A Lantern Pepper 45

two long chili peppers

A bottle of salt 57

a bottle of beer 125

a bottle of salt

a bottle of beer 125. After a good night's sleep, we got up early the next morning and had a simple Norwegian breakfast. Why is it Norwegian breakfast? because of salmon and Brown cheese. Eating raw smoked salmon for breakfast sounds happy, but it still feels a bit Brutish early in the morning. About this Brown cheese, which is impossible for Norwegian to live without, with all due respect, I think it is the most delicious thing in Norway besides salmon. I hate cheese very much, but I can't stop eating brown cheese in Norway. This kind of brown cheese can be found from dark brown to light brown. The main raw material is whey, which is made by heating and boiling, so it tastes like caramel and is delicious. They are sold in all kinds of supermarkets, and you can't buy them anywhere outside Norway. When you come, you must eat! (incidentally, in an episode, a friend told me that his grandmother was traveling to southern Europe with a group of tour groups of about 70 or 80 years old. Four days later, these Norwegian old ladies who could not eat Brown cheese were going to die. They did not hesitate to spend more than 300 euros to ask the travel agency to send them Brown cheese from Norway immediately to save their lives. (ha)

very delicious Brown cheese

after having a simple breakfast, I thought, let's leave early, so I began to pack my things. After 15 minutes of washing and packing, I threw my suitcase into the car and waited for my friend to drive. As a result, I stayed in the car for 20 minutes and found that my friend didn't come out. I thought to myself, "No way, there aren't many things, ah, packing up for so long?" So I went back to check, only to find that my Norwegian friend was cleaning the table. Sweep the floor. I was stunned at that time. As a result, the other party said, "this is a cabin, not a hotel. You can't just leave like this. Everyone has to go back to what you looked like when you came here before leaving." and then continue to clean up as carefully as cleaning your own house. I said, well, do we have to wait for the master to check before we leave? The other side smiled, ", no one will come to check ah, this is only a basic quality." Finally, after tidying up, no one came to check and no one came to get the key, so we just put the key directly on the door and left.

when everyone leaves the cabin, they must return to the way you looked when you came.

I think, when I grew up, for the first time I knew that the consciousness taught in primary school textbooks was like this. It turns out that there is trust between people.

later I learned that many holiday cabins in Norway, which are less popular in the mountains, do not need to be paid. Even after someone has built it, he doesn't live there every day and will put the key in the door. If a hiker passes by and needs to sleep for a night, just open the door and go in, which is equivalent to opening it to people all over Norway for free. On the other hand, almost everyone will clean up the house after sleeping, so that it is convenient for the next person who needs to stay. After hearing this, I can't help sighing that fairy tales are not made up out of thin air.

Cabin, are all independent, very small but have everything.

I have been fascinated by the scenery on both sides of the road since the car was on the road. Along the way, the picture that rushed at me was so beautiful that I didn't think it was true. Isn't this what wonderland looks like in the fairy tale world I saw when I was a child? The green and clear river waterfall, the snow-capped mountains rising into the clouds in the distance, the farms in the mountains, the lakes with clouds, the snow-capped mountains with mysterious stone piles, glaciers, and valleys as magnificent as the Lord of the Rings scene. And you don't need to go to a scenic spot, a national park, they are on the side of the Norwegian road, in front and behind the houses of Norwegian residents.

the view of the roadside of Norway taken through the car window

roadside small farm

B ø Riverdale canyon

Sognefjell snow-capped mountain top, The car can drive directly to the top of the mountain

the religious ceremony is seen at the top of the snow-capped mountain

the scenery of the roadside

Glacier and Tianchi  roadside  roadside

the way from Sk å bu to Oslo

the lake under the largest glacier in Norway

the lake water is somehow turquoise

. And 80% of it was shot through the less clean windows. I think the Norwegian must be the same as the name of their national anthem (Norwegian national anthem: "Yes, we love this land"), love this fairyland-like kingdom very much, and they know very well that they have a very beautiful land. So there is another interesting phenomenon in Norway, that is, you will find that no matter where the whole of Norway is, Norwegian people are living there at the top of the snow-capped mountains, at the bottom of the canyon, on the edge of the fjord and in the forest. Cut off from the rest of the world, just for that beautiful scenery. I think this is one of the reasons why Norwegian people live very freely, no one cares too much about other people's eyes, and they don't like to comment too much on others, because you can't see anyone for hundreds of miles. There's no need to care about other people's eyes. It's an anti-social,anti-people paradise-like mine.)

on the top of the snow-capped mountains

on the hillside of the mountains

on the side of the fjord

under the glacier

along the way, I noticed a phenomenon that surprised me very much, the reflective signs on their tunnels and roads. I think you all know that Norway is a highly developed and rich country in the world, but their roadside reflectors make you think this country is kidding you! Because their anti-cursor is not a cement column, not a high-density steel bar, but a branch of bamboo, and then affixed with a reflective strip. Basically, except a few highways, the inverted cursors on both sides of all roads are all these simple branches that you feel like you are passing through every house! The tunnel is a passage! I only dug a hole, and then completely no lights, no cement cave! But there will be no shortage of emergency calls for 200 meters! I immediately respect this country, what does it mean to do what needs to be done, not to waste a share of the people's money in places that should not be wasted, and not to do a face-saving project at all.

Tunnel

next, I want to talk about why I have so much respect for Norway, saying that people only spend their money where they should, that is, along the way, no matter what kind of barren mountains, mountains, forests, remote villages, every toilet or public toilet I go to makes me feel dirtier than my toilet. You don't even know who will clean these public toilets in such a remote wilderness. Nordic toilets are gender-neutral (perhaps this is also the concept of equality that Nordic countries with absolute equality of men and women want to express. The moment you open the door, the lights and heating will turn on automatically, leaving no stain on the floor or the toilet. And everything you need, handrails, soap, cold and warm water, toilet paper, toilet paper, air dryer. To tell you the truth, Finland is far inferior to Norway at this point. So when you travel to Norway, no matter where you are in the public toilet, you can rest assured to go boldly, definitely better than your boyfriend's toilet. Clean!

A very simple-looking toilet on the top of an uninhabited mountain

A public toilet with very clean and well-equipped public toilets

is that the mirrors are very high.

and the Norwegian probably love their mountains and rivers, so many of their roads are mountain roads with few tunnels. After crossing a mountain, you will see a small town at the foot of the mountain. And each section of the journey allows you to appreciate the different beauty of every peak in this magnificent country.

when you get to the top of the mountain, you will think you are driving into the clouds.

the clouds are right above you.

to go to the 64-bend mountain road that must be crossed by the fjord

Church, a symbol of European culture, has another special meaning in Norway because of black metal. Probably all Norwegian, including government officials, embassy diplomats, as long as you tell him that you want to visit the Norwegian church, the other party's first reaction is absolute: "do you have a lighter?" Haha. This may be a bit confusing for many people who only know the Norwegian scenery but do not know one of Norway's important cultural exports, black metal. Due to the rise of Norwegian black metal in the 1980s and 1990s, its purpose was to protect the original Norwegian religious beliefs against the invasion of Christian culture. It is believed that if you do not destroy those cultures that do not belong to Norway, then you will never know that what is buried under the church is the true Norwegian religious culture. Norway should be born to be the people of the Nordic gods, not Christians.

therefore, to support the purpose of the attack of antichrist culture, many young people in Norway, encouraged and led by some black metal pioneers and extremist figures, burned many churches in Norway. In particular, those thousand-year-old wooden churches have become the focus of attacks by black metal soldiers. As black metal fans, we were curious to know what kind of church they burned, so we set out on our way to visit the oldest and most intact Urnes wooden black church in Norway.

Urnes, the most famous boardwalk black church in Norway (it has been listed as a UN cultural heritage, built-in 1130), I thought it would be easy to find, but I didn't expect it until I got out of town and ran down a narrow road that could only pass by one car for four hours before I saw the sign of Urnes. There are no road signs along the way, but without accurate navigation, you can't find this place even if you are Norwegian.

on the way to Urnes

in the end, even if you don't have enough determination and curiosity to see the church, you still can't find it. Because the signs only reach the road, and this thousand-year-old church is located on a very inconspicuous hillside and foot of the hill are ordinary residents. That is, you can't see the church on this hill by the side of the road, and there are many hills along the way. You have to climb a few more hills in the same position to find it. I think this is probably one of the main reasons why the church hasn't been burned.

after crossing the paths of dozens of families, I finally saw the most famous wooden black church in Norway. There are only two parking spaces in front of the church (I don't think they belong to the church. I guess the.), of the residents there is unguarded and unsold, and the door can be opened at will.

Urnes

Urnes Church

Urnes

Church

Church

Church  church

church

all black wood

all black wood

and many of the decorations of the church itself have obvious Nordic characteristics, such as dragons with branches carved on Vikings on Viking boats.

the Nordic decoration on the outer wall of the church

this 900-year-old church, no matter the surrounding environment, or the church itself, or those souls who have been sleeping here for nearly a thousand years, remain the same, without the protection of concrete walls, no surveillance cameras, but no one to disturb, no one to destroy, everything is the way it is.

Cemetery

here, I would like to say an episode. On the way to Urnes, I saw a "mini store\ & quot; ran out of water in the car at that time and wanted to buy some water." But when I got out of the car, I was dumbfounded. This mini-shop is a small pavilion, unguarded at all.

the self-help shop

the pavilion is by the side of the road, with handmade jam, fruit juice, and some drinks, with a price on it, the glass door can be opened at will, and there is a small box that can be opened next to it. It says, "Please put the money here, thank you." The legendary "self-service\ & quot;" not only do not worry that people will not pay if they take it, but they also do not even worry that they will take away the money box! Oh, my God! I was shocked and asked the Norwegian, "Oh, my God, isn't this a fairy tale world?" Are there any thieves in Norway? " The friend smiled and said, "mm-hmm." I don't think so if it doesn't count as illegal immigrants. "

finally, we put the money in the box, took a bottle of water and a bottle of handmade jam, and left. I think this is the most fundamental reason why I think Norway is a fairy tale country, not just because of its beauty, but because of the people who live there. People who are simple, brave, and kind. I think that's probably why Norway, rather than Switzerland, which has the richest per capita, has been ranked first in the world's human livability index since 2009, not just because of the money, not just because of the beautiful scenery. it's the people who live here. I don't think you can find a country in the world that is closer to a "perfect country" than Norway.

the mailbox next to the shop

money box

finally, before leaving Norway, I went to fjord, fjord, which is the most common word that comes to mind except salmon. After visiting the Galanwell fjord (Geirangerfjorden), which has won the name of the most beautiful fjord in Norway, it is open every year from mid-May to mid-October, so I was lucky to catch the last bus and get a taste of this ancient Viking home. As the fjord is very wide, and I am just an ordinary tourist who does not know how to photograph, there is only an ordinary SLR, the splendor of the whole fjord is impossible to capture, the photo is clumsy, let's take a look.

fjord sightseeing tickets

Gelangel fjord is famous for its numerous waterfalls  Gale fjord  Gale fjord has ended a 7-day trip to south-central Norway. I think I have been completely conquered by this country. My friend asked me to bring a stone back as a gift for her, but I really can't lay my hands on anything in this land. They only belong to Norway and belong to this piece of Northern Pure Land. It only belongs to those brave and honest Viking descendants. In the end, you will understand why it is so difficult for you to meet Norwegian people in other parts of the world because you simply don't want to leave these mountains and rivers. Why do Norwegian people not pursue fashion, so-called luxury goods, and jewelry? because no expensive jewelry in the world is as charming as the clear glaciers on the top of the Norwegian mountains, not as clear as the rivers of Norway, not as bright as the golden mountains of Norway. They already have the most beautiful treasure in the world, right in front of their window and behind the house, within reach.

across the street from Urnes Church, a river brighter than any emerald in the world

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Norway, a highly developed and highly scientific, and civilized place where almost all public facilities and household equipment are automated, you do not see any trace of human overdevelopment here, and the people living there are still as simple and simple as they were a thousand years ago. Fjords and mountains, valleys and streams, snow-capped mountains and glaciers, forests and lakes, and the blond elves who live here, a fairy tale land that you will never forget at a glance, I will certainly come back. See you next time in North Point.