It was hard to narrow down my selection of photos, the scenery was just mind-blowingly beautiful, and we had fantastic warm, sunny weather - couldn't have asked for better!
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| The drive along the fjords to Trollstigen. Then the drive to Mardalsfossen was along the right-hand side of the long lake that goes vertically up the middle of the map |
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| In Andalsnes |
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| Also Andalsnes |
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| We found a troll! A friend of mine on facebook asked if he was our "Fjord Escort". Groan |
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| Somewhere on the side of the road |
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| At the top of the Trollstigen |
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| The Trollstigen |
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| The Stigfossen waterfall plummets 320 m down the mountain next to (and underneath) the Trollstigen |
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| Not the ideal place to meet sheep on the road |
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| Look-out point on top of the Trollstigen |
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| Trollstigen visitors' centre, only completed in June this year. The water was amazingly clear |
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| Stigfossen waterfall/river by the Trollstigen |
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| I told dad you wouldn't be able to see me in the photo if he didn't come closer |
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| In some bits, it was incredibly misty first thing in the morning |
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| At Andalsnes |
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| Mardalsfossen Waterfall (in the background). 650 m high |
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| Mardalsfossen Waterfall |
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| Stopping for a chocolate break! We had a bit of a chat with the lads behind me, turned out they were Scots who worked in Norway vaccinating salmon. Who knew that was a job? |
Those are some beautiful shots.
ReplyDeleteVaccinating salmon? Really?
Thank you! Yep, apparently they hatch them in captivity then vaccinate them before sticking them into farms in the sea... Something to think about next time you have salmon!
DeleteWonderful, gorgeous pictures.....we must look for flights to Oslo!
ReplyDeleteLove Denise
Thanks! Yes I had never really thought of going there, but it was so lovely I'd like to go back! I hear Bergen is really nice too
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, gorgeous, stunning, awe-inspiring, magnificent, breathtaking...have I missed any adjectives that I should use to describe the homeland of my father's ancestors? It's easy to understand why it was so difficult to decide which photos to post.
ReplyDeleteI love your friend's facebook humor - a Fjord Escort, indeed. My mother used little trolls and gnomes to decorate the mountain valley village that she made as part of her Christmas decorations. At some point, I'll have to tell you what American-Norwegians eat for Christmas. The "real" Norwegians think we're crazy.
It was amazing! You should be vicariously (if that's the word) proud! I will have to remember to enquire about A Very American-Norwegian Christmas next time I see you.
DeleteLove the photos and love the troll joke too! And if you think vaccinating salmon is weird, how about my friend who had a job on a fish farm harvesting their eggs?
ReplyDeleteThanks! Maybe it's a Scottish thing?? :)
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