Norway

Week 7 - 16th to 22nd July

What a fabulous country!! There is so much to say about Norway but at the same time so little because how many words can you conjure up to express fabulous? We limited ourselves to the western Fjords and they met expectation and reputation. Every turn in the road provided us with exquisite scenery and every campsite saw us surrounded by mountains, rivers and lakes. For this reason, for once I am going to cease with my inherent ramblings and just let the pictures do the talking.

We hope you enjoy this snapshot - we have actually taken 1600 photos to date so you’re getting away lightly; when we have bought the country mansion and instilled the basement cinema you are welcome to view all in their splendour! That said, Andrew, my technical expert, does assure me that these will soon be available via the web album that will be easily linked to from the blog. If you have ever considered visiting (Norway itself or the web album) then I urge you to do so, you wont be disappointed.

The Bergen River – view from our campsite



Cruising down the Naeroyfjord in Flam

We took the Flamsbana Railway that winds its way up through the mountains in about half an hour and then we hiked the 7 hours back down.

The drive from Flam to Loen, taking in the Sognefjord

View from our campsite at Loen

With this just around the corner on our way to Kjenndalsbreem Glacier

Kjenndalsbreem Glacier

Glacial lake – it was hard to capture but the water in this lake was of the most beautiful milky green, almost like jade. Apparently the clay from the glacier gives the lake its colour

Geirangerfjord – the smallest, and said to be the most beautiful of the fjords

The seven sisters waterfall in the Geirangerfjord. Each waterfall is said to represent 7 sisters and the waterfall opposite it is said to represent the man who did not successfully marry any of the sisters and the waterfall is ironically shaped as a bottle

Jotunheimen Naional Park - Gjendesheim

Having seen the fjords it didn’t feel like we were quite ready to leave Norway and so we headed for a hike in Jotunheimen.

It was a bloody hard hike and more strenuous than anticipated but so well worth it, this place was spectacular

Just when we thought the climb must be over we turned the corner and found this...

There were a few tense moments but we made it to the top

and back down again

So that was the Western fjords, glaciers and National Parks, photos never do a place justice but hope you can see how spectacular it is here.

Next few days were mostly driving as we ploughed back through Sweden and Denmark and crossed back into Germany. Next we plan to make our way through Northern and Eastern Germany towards Bavaria in the South.