A country where people are good, but the animals do not really - part 2

INFINITE BEAUTY: Fjords and MIDNIGHT SUN NORWAY (continued, part 2) Those who would like to see more caves, will find plenty of opportunities to do so. Those who are going to go further, beyond the Arctic Circle, I advise you to exchange rich experiences on the road boring airport. This - the easiest way to get to Tromso, capital of Northern Norway, located at latitude 69 ?. In his guidebook called "Paris of the north". Svalbard Adventurers can go even further. Having a plane and a half hours, we arrived in Svalbard, a place where the sun never sets in summer and endless winter nights, sometimes covers the northern lights. Without a doubt, Svalbard always worth seeing for those who want to learn from Norway to the south and north, from one end to another. Taxes and legal extermination of animals Market - a perfect place for those who want to become familiar with the culture of the country. In the city of Bergen, is well known as the capital of Norway, once you realize that he was in a country with a well developed fishing industry. Some products on the shelves of the market very attractive to tourists: sausage meat of reindeer and moose, crabs and lobsters, weighing eight kilograms, live oysters, which you can try before you buy, and many other delicacies that are outraged to vegetarian, getting it here. Market in Bergen, but that can really shock the aliens in this market, so this is an open, unaffected by all the calls of "green" and environmental legislation, selling animal skins. If you are not too moved by the destruction of our younger brothers, then the impression of wealth will be a strong choice: a variety of sizes and colors, fluffy fur of reindeer and the density of the seal, the extravagance of wolf and fox skins (by the way, and the wolf, and fox are threatened with extinction) is difficult describe in words. The first thing that comes to mind at the sight of all this: why is a country in which the extermination of rare animals is punishable by law, a blind eye to such a terrible trade? Wolf skins on sale in the market in Bergen Well, in the case of seals all justified from an economic point of view. In Norway, the seal hunt is not only permitted by law, but encouraged. Seals eat fish, and in large quantities. Naturally, the same fish, Norway exported to many other countries. Rather than allow the extermination of seals, the country could adopt a more noble path and reduce the export of fish. Because of this, it would expose itself to a more favorable light before the whole world, moreover, is only slightly affected would have a powerful economy of Norway, as in the list of export fish is not the first place. In the 1960's relatively close to the coast of Norway discovered oil deposits, since there continually extraction of this mineral. Today Norway third in the list of oil exporters in the world and, without a doubt, this resource - a pledge the country's wellbeing. Unfortunately, the government, despite the high level of economy of Norway, is not paying enough attention to environmental protection, while awkwardly uses the phrase "preservation of cultural traditions" as a justification for their greed. Since 2005, foreigners can also hunt for seals and whales. Companies that sell this kind of entertainment, since flourished. For all of these monitors government, which controls the number of dead animals and prohibits the hunting of the mating periods. But as soon as the baby seals are no longer eat their mother's milk and begin to eat fish, they are allowed to kill. As for whales, there is quite an interesting feature - a Norwegian hunting is allowed only for minke whales - these whales has not endangered. We need to think this is long. Another controversial measure adopted by the Government in 1940 - space taxes on alcohol. While the law was passed in order to fight alcoholism and improve the country's economy. The plan worked, and today Norway - one of the European countries with the lowest levels of alcohol consumption. Explain it very simply: for example, a bottle of French wine costs here are six times more expensive than in London. Unfortunately, not only drinks swipe at affordable tourist. Accommodation and service are also subject to high taxes. On this very important thing to remember when you come into any of the restaurants in Norway (the menu in them is mainly composed of meat and fish dishes). Reindeer are here - the main source of red meat, and in restaurants it is often served with a garnish of potato or vegetable stew. Whale meat is served in restaurants, which often come tourists, occasionally supplemented his seal meat, which makes the dish even more exotic. Without a doubt, from the standpoint of environmental protection such facts is very reprehensible. Norway at a Glance: second place in the world by gross domestic product: 72 306 USD per person, the highest human development index, based on the level of education, longevity and income, the absolute absence of the poor and needy sections of society; unemployment rate: 1,7 %. Start material: See also: Modern version of the journey of Norwegian Vikings