Question 1

Tipping in Norway

Accepted Answer

Norwegians do not expect tips, because restaurant staff are well paid, but rounding up the bill is normal. Prices are in Norwegian kroner (NOK), and euros are generally not accepted in shops. At a restaurant table, most people simply round the bill up, and around 10 percent is considered generous. Taxi practice varies, so tipping a driver is your call. Carry a little cash in case a guide cannot take a card.

Question 2

Herøy and Its Islands

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Herøy lives mainly from fishing and maritime industries, and several shipping companies have their offices in Fosnavåg. Runde, at the northwest edge of the municipality, is known for its seabird cliffs. Rundabranden, Runde's western cliff, is the southernmost of Norway's large bird cliffs, and more than 240 bird species have been recorded on the island. In Runde's bird sanctuaries, visitors must keep to the marked routes. The uninhabited island of Skorpa served as a station for the Shetland bus. Herøy's coat of arms shows two silver ship stems, after the 7th-century Kvalsund boats found in the municipality.

Question 3

History

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Herøy's history reaches back to boats built in the 600s and includes the wreck of a Dutch ship carrying gold and silver coin off Runde in 1725. Torvik itself grew up around a quay that opened in 1971. Boats from the 600s: The Kvalsund boats, found in the municipality, date from the 7th century. A wreck off Runde, 1725: On the night before March 8, 1725, the Dutch East India Company ship Akerendam, on her maiden voyage to Batavia, was wrecked off the north side of Runde, and none of the 200 aboard survived. The wreck was found in 1972. A municipality, 1838: The parish of Herøy became a municipality on January 1, 1838, and Sande was split off from it in 1867. A writer arrives, 1842: Magdalene Thoresen, later the mother-in-law of Henrik Ibsen, came to Herøy as a pastor's wife in 1842 and wrote of being frightened at her first sight of its mountains and sea. A new spelling, 1917: The name was spelled Herø until a royal resolution of November 3, 1917, changed it to Herøy. The quay at Torvik, 1971: The land at Torvik was bought in the 1960s for a new quay for larger cargo ships, and the quay opened in 1971. Coastal ships have called since August that year. The last ferries, 1976 and 1982: Ferries ran from Torvik to Ulsteinvik until 1976 and to Runde until 1982. The coat of arms, 1987: Herøy's arms were granted on March 27, 1987. A town, 2000: The municipal council voted in 2000 to give Fosnavåg town status. To learn more ashore: The islet of Herøya, an old trading station and the first site of Herøy Church, is now a museum on the main route between Leinøya and Gurskøya.

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