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Today is one of the darkest days of winter — and an important part of the Scandinavian Christmas season: Santa Lucia Day. All over Nordic Europe, little candle-bearing Santa Lucias are bringing light to the middle of winter and the promise of the return of summer. To capture the celebration for our European Christmas special, we traveled to Drøbak, where Santa Lucia Day brings everyone out to dance around the trees…with their crowns of real candles. Just up the fjord, in Oslo, we had one night t
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Ready to explore beyond the best of Norway? Join me on the @ricksteveseurope Monday Night Travel show on October 6 at 6pm PT, as I introduce some of my favorite Norwegian destinations, including where Norwegians go to vacation. Monday Night Travel is Rick Steves’ Europe’s live virtual show. It’s free to attend, but you need to register (find link in comments). You can also watch via YouTube live, on the “Rick Steves Travel Talks” YouTube channel. See you there! Pål #norwaywithpal #visitnorway #r
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Ready to explore beyond the best of Norway? Join me on the @ricksteveseurope Monday Night Travel show on October 6 at 6pm PT, as I introduce some of my favorite Norwegian destinations, including where Norwegians go to vacation. Monday Night Travel is Rick Steves’ Europe’s live virtual show. It’s free to attend, but you need to register (find link in comments). You can also watch via YouTube live, on the “Rick Steves Travel Talks” YouTube channel. See you there! Pål #norwaywithpal #visitnorway #r
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Merry Christmas! To celebrate the season, I’m sharing clips, extras and behind-the-scenes notes from Rick Steves' European Christmas: https://www.ricksteves.com/christmas In writing the show's script, I had to choose which countries would “make the cut.” I could fit only seven into the mix. Being Norwegian, I admit that I was biased...and Norway was destined to make the cut. But when we started filming, it looked like Norway would be a weak segment...so I needed to scramble. Norway happened to b
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