A children’s parade before the Royal Palace fills Oslo’s main thoroughfare on Constitution Day. Norwegian children play a large part in the spring festivities, many wearing the national dress and carrying flags as they walk with their schools through the community.
Sleds and cross-country skis are commonplace near Lillehammer, host to the 1994 Winter Olympics. Ideal terrain for alpine and cross-country skiing and snowboarding make this eastern town one of Norway’s oldest and most popular destinations for winter sports.