Norway. We began our, "Taste of Norway", when we flew from Oslo to Svolvaer which is well above the Arctic Circle, then stopped at many places on the way back by boat, train, bus and hiking.
Some of Svolvaer's commercial fishing boats.
Svolvaer has a frequently climbed, "goat looking" peak. We see an artists rendering of the goat on a house with the peak in the background.
A modern Waterfront area in Svolvaer.
Svolvaer's old port and a bridge to a nearbyi sland.
Svolvaer, seen while on the bridge.
Almost, but never quite, sunset.
On an island near Svolvaer.
Racks of drying Cod heads on that Island. They are later ground into powder and shipped as food to Africa.
Drying Codfish heads. Nothing gets wasted. Yummy ???
Even Scottish Highland Cattle are raised in Norway.
A green (brown) roof seen while hiking.
Kids swimming in a tidal pool.
A high speed Fjord tour out of Svolvaer.
Yes, we were on one of those boats.
We stop at a waterfall during the boat ride.
There are lots of sheep in Norway.
We took the NordNorge ferry/shipping/cruise ship south from Svolvaer to Bergen. It's part of the Hurtigruten fleet.
We spent over two days on the NordNorge.
Seen from the NordNorge - a Mountain ? with a hole through the middle.
Out near the North Atlantic.
We came across a number of Hurtigruten ferry/cruise ships.
The NordNorge passed an Arctic Circle marker as we headed south. The Arctic Circle lines the boundary of an area in which the sun does not set on some days in summer (an Arctic phenomenon called the Midnight Sun) and does not rise in winter (which is called the Polar Nights).
A proud fisherman shows off his catch in a small town we stopped at.
One of many spectacular Norwegian Fjords.
Beautiful Fjords abound.
Another type of a Fjord touring boat aimed at a special group of travelers.
A historic canal in Trondheim.
Bergen as seen while riding up the mountain on a funicular.
Fish market in Bergen.
Ready to eat, which we did.
Salmon, salmon everywhere.
Not this guy.
Old section of Bergen.
Artisian making a ring in Bergen.
No sense letting that ring go to waste. I know it's a little late to ask but will you marry me?
Ole Bornemann Bull (February 1810 – 17 August 1880) was a famous Norwegian violinist and composer.
On the train from Bergent to Myrdal high in the mountains.
One of many views from the train.
It stopped and we got off by this waterfall where we got soaked.
The trip continued on a bus through the mountains to Oslo. Fortunately, it had good brakes.
Another of the many waterfalls in Norway.
Norwegian advice.
Oslo's famous and beautiful City Hall.
Oslo's Vigeland Sculpture Park. This is a typical work.
So what did you think about Vigeland's sculptures. Nice clothing huh?
Here's what I think !!!
World War II Resistance Museum in Oslo.
Tram station on the way to an old Stave Church outside of Oslo.
Stave Church interior.
Opera House in Oslo
On the roof of the Opera House in Oslo
Appropriately, we went to the, "Ice Museum", before leaving for Iceland.
