tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post5137069139117639973..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: The pretty little town of Laerdal, NorwayKevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-89722735026880863222022-06-25T03:12:07.532-04:002022-06-25T03:12:07.532-04:00That could possibly be a reason, someone else had ...That could possibly be a reason, someone else had mentioned that the low crime rate is related to the low drug use, which also could be a possibility. I tried looking up the reasons on the internet and it mentioned the culture and that Norway had a small population. One thing that we have noticed is that there is a lot of things to keep young people busy because I think it is mostly young people that do the graffiti, I am talking of tagging not street art, which we considered to be totally different providing that is done with permission. They have lots of skate board parks and the majority of Norwegians love the outdoors, so they are hiking, biking, skiing, playing football (soccer) and hockey in the winter. Whatever the answer is, we love the fact that we see little graffiti or other types of vandalism here. <br /><br />Kevin likes that photo too, it certainly is a pretty one of the scenery.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-44247181795198863832022-06-25T02:46:14.330-04:002022-06-25T02:46:14.330-04:00Yep, the scenery here in Norway is definitely an i...Yep, the scenery here in Norway is definitely an incredible sight to see!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-80287073013757739492022-06-24T16:30:05.378-04:002022-06-24T16:30:05.378-04:00If I had to take a guess as to the reason for the ...If I had to take a guess as to the reason for the lack of crime and vandalism there, I would think it is due to the lack of such a gap between the "haves" and "have nots" due to their system of government, taxation, and social safety-net programs. I think most crime is a result of people not having money, resources, or seeing any legal means to obtain the things they see the "haves" having. Whatever the reason, Norway is beautiful, and I love seeing your photos, since it's unlikely I'll ever get there. I do love that one photo of Ruth looking pensive while checking out that gorgeous view!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572905521059358017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-64205879335902123572022-06-24T11:06:33.614-04:002022-06-24T11:06:33.614-04:00The views are so breathe taking it is easy to run ...The views are so breathe taking it is easy to run out of descriptive words.<br />Be Safe and Enjoy!<br /><br />It's about time.Rick and Kathy Rousseauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187734210342762674noreply@blogger.com