Where the hell are the Fjords?

Bummer, no fjords!

Greetings!

For a common portuguese person, Norway is a synonym of codfish, fjords, cold, snow and midnight sunrise. For a portuguese like me it's all that plus black metal and vikings. For a really badly informed portuguese, Norway means cold and half of the year of night and half of the year of day. Nice conceptions aren't they?

Well, before I moved to Rena, and after some research on the Internet, I realised the region was quite far from the fjords. I though it wouldn't be no problem to see them, eventhough they are so far away... I saw this region was in the middle of the forest, without high mountains, but no problem...it's Norway, anyway!

The reality is that it's been more than two months since I first arrived to this freezing country, and I haven't seen one single fjord! I can't fail my main mission! If I go back, without seeing one single fjord, the best I can get is being linched by the raging populations!

Being far from the west coast made me realize how HUGE this country is! I believe from Rena to the nearest fjords, it's necessary to drive 7/8 hours! In little old Portugal, in 7/8 hours, you would go from south to north two times (almost...=P). But I can't give up! I must go and see them...one day...

Codfish...Where the hell is codfish?

I have searched for it almost everywhere I go, in order to cook some of our traditional dishes, but I can't find the true "Bacalhau da Noruega"(Codfish from Norway, which is a synonym for high quality cod in Portugal)...There is the fresh cod, but no salty, dried cod...

Sometimes I wake up in the morning and ask myself: "so, if there is no cod and no fjords...Am I really in Norway?"(moose and reindeers don't count, since they can be found in Sweden and Finland!)..."Maybe I am, since the most of the people is tall and blonde!"

I was told to go to Ålesund or Bergen to find cod...and fjords! Maybe I need to go there one of these days, and find them both!

Best regards!

Norway? Maybe...

Maihaugen - Lillehammer
No fjords, but houses with grass on the roof...