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Ma
olen Rørosel ühe
korra varem käinud. 18 aastat tagasi. Ma ei saa öelda, et ma midagi
sellest külaskäigust mäletasin, kuid mul on siiani alles killuke
Rørose
käsitööd, mis mulle sealt tookord kingiti. Sinine viltune
klaaspudel, mis praegu ehib kuldseks võõbatuna meie wc-riiulit.
Loomulikult
teadsin ma linna kohta üht teist, kuid need teadmised olid pigem
netiavarustest, mitte tollest ammusest külaskäigust. Rorose linn
kuulub 1980.aastast Unesco kultuuripärandite nimekirja, sealne kirik
on Norra üks kuulsamaid ja tuntumaid, linn ise on tuntud oma
käsitöö ja kohaliku toidu poolest (Rørose
või viib keele alla!). Linna kaevandusajalugu on 333 aastat vana.
Esimesed vasesulatusahjud ehitati juba 1646.aastal.
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Kui
me linna peale jalutama läksime, hakkas sadama laia valget lund,
hakkas hämaraks minema, lumi krudises jalge all. Kõik majad olid
nagu väikesed nukumajad. Ma tormasin esimese maja juurde ja tahtsin
aknast sisse kiigata. Ja sain siis aru, et see ei ole ju muuseum,
vaid kellegi kodu. Inimesed askeldasid oma nukumajatubades, olles
ilmselt harjunud, et rumalad turistid neile läbi akna otsa vaatavad.
Ma unustasin pidevalt ära, et tegu pole muuseumiga ja nii ma ühe
järjekordse akna juurde tormasingi. Mulle vaatas vastu paljas
mees, kes oli just duši alt tulnud (strateegilisi kohti kattis tal
vaid väike rätik). "Mis, paljas mees muuseumis?"
hüüatasin ma ja punastasin siis, saades aru, et mees oli ju oma
kodus.
Me
jalutasime edasi. Poed olid suletud, kuid kõikide poodide ees
põlesid küünlad, tänavad olid ehitud kuuskede ja valguspallide
ning vanikutega. Mulle tuli tõeline jõulumeeleolu peale. Kogu see
linn tundus nagu interaktiivne muuseum. Lisaks nii romantiline ja
õdus.
Kolmandat aastat järjest on Rørose kirik TripAdvisori kasutajate poolt hääletatud üheks kümneks Must-See ehitiseks Norras. Täiesti arusaadavatel põhjustel. Kirik on ehitatud 1784 aastal ja tänu 50m kõrgusele tornile tundub nagu ulatuks see taevasse (võrreldes madalate nukumajadega ju nii ongi).
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Suure
tõenäosusega ei teki teil allolevat pilti vaadates isegi küsimust, miks
Roros on justkui unistuste sihtkoht jõulude veetmiseks, kuid kui
teil on kahtlusi, kas seal ikka on piisavalt tegevusi,
siis SIIT leiate
tegevust kõigile.
3-6.12 toimub näiteks ka iga-aastane jõuluturg, kuhu inimesed üle maailma kohale sõidavad. Jällegi arusaadavatel põhjustel. Niisiis, kui te olete planeerimas Norra külastust, siis võtke Roros ka kindlasti plaani. Ja kui te ei taha autoga seigelda nagu meie, siis siia saab kenasti ka nii bussi, rongi kui lennukiga. Mul ongi natuke kahju, et me mägedes seiklemise tõttu jäi meil linnaga tutvumiseks natuke liiga vähe aega, kuid see tähendab ilmselt vaid üht. Sinna on vaja tagasi minna!
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I've
been to Røros once
before. 18 years ago. As an exchange student. I cannot say I remember
much, but a little piece of Røros
handicraft I still have - a blue glassbottle from local
Ceramics Shop, I have always loved it and it has moved with me from Norwy to Estonia, from Tartu to Tallinn. But
this glass bottle is almost everything that I remembered about
the town.Of course I knew a bit more, but these are knowledges I have
picked up from internet not from that visit many many years ago. The
mining town was added to UNESCO's list of cultural heritage in 1980.
The mining history is 333 years old, according to a legend a farmer
stumbled on piece of copper ore and the first furnace buildings were
completed in 1646.
You can see and feel the history everywhere. It's like the houses start to speak to you, telling you about the old times.
You can see and feel the history everywhere. It's like the houses start to speak to you, telling you about the old times.
When we went for a walk, it started snowing, it
was quietly getting darker and the snow was crunching under our
boots. All the houses looked like little dollhouses. I rushed to the
first house and wanted to peek in through windows, when I realized
that this is not a museum, but someone actually lives there. People
in their dollhouse rooms didn't seem to mind, I guess they are used
to tourists who are looking in all the time. I kept forgetting all
the time that we are not walking in a museum and so I peeked in
through yet another window. An almost naked man smiled at me. "What,
a naked man in the museum?" I said surprisingly to my husband
and blushed, when I realized (again!) that it was someone's house!
We continued walking. It was so cozy and romantic. The shops were closed but candles were lit in front of all the shop doors, the streets were decorated with little christmas trees and lights. I felt Christmas spirit sneaking in. I am not a Winter/Christmas person, but here I couldn't help thinking about ginger bread and gløgg.
We continued walking. It was so cozy and romantic. The shops were closed but candles were lit in front of all the shop doors, the streets were decorated with little christmas trees and lights. I felt Christmas spirit sneaking in. I am not a Winter/Christmas person, but here I couldn't help thinking about ginger bread and gløgg.
You know how I have talked about missing good food here in Lillehammer and told you that the only food you get in Norway is kebab and frozen pizza. This is not the case in Røros. If you are a food lover Røros is the place to visit. This is one of the leading regions for locally produced food.Try the nationally acknowledged ecological thickened milk from Rørosmeieriet for breakfast and enjoy smoked mountain fish for lunch. Be spoilt by a five course dinner of French origin. Try a Norwegian sweet with your coffee. Celebrate the food, the culture, the nature.There are a number of restaurants and cafes who serve local food, and several hotels offer this as a part of their included breakfast buffet.
The local butter was simply one of the best things I have tasted and the julebord from locally produced food (more in next post) tasted heavenly! I take back words about bad (Norwegian) food.
I dont think I actually need to explain why
Røros
is the ultimate destination for Christmas holiday, but if you still
are in doubt, you will find more information about activities HERE.
For example the Christmas Market 3-6/12-2015. In the very
heart of Røros Mining Town. Diverse traditions provide a
pre-Christmas mood for young and old in Røros`colorful,
charming surroundings. This is the Christmas spirit!
If you
are planning a trip to Norway, make sure to visit Røros.
I am a bit sad that thanks to the roadtrip over the mountains we had
too little time for exploring the town and visiting museums, shops,
the church, but I guess this only means one thing. We have to go
back!
PS: It is a perfect place for buying Christmas presents:)
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