Geiranger

Geiranger is a tiny town at the end of a narrow 15 km. fjord. It is known as a beautiful area for both tourists from overseas and Norwegians ( there were lots of camper vans ) with popular hiking areas, The town normally has 200 inhabitants, two hotels and lots of holiday cabins on the surrounding slopes……….keep this in mind for your next holiday.

 We are going to take the waterfall trail to see the main waterfalls . Put on your hiking shoes. Here is the map

Don’t freak out. We will take the bus to Storsæterfossen but we will walk up the section to the Fjord centre. I am sure you noticed that the mountains are quite steep so to get out of the fjord there are a series of hairpin bends. This is quite tricky for a bus as the road is not super wide……lots of backing and fiddling if a car comes the other way,

On route we will stop for a few scenic shots.

The waterfall starts way up the top of the mountain behind the town from a glacier. From here it flows with great force down,cutting a path through the granite rocks.

Stunning country isn’t it? Look at the glacier and the lake…. I know it’s just the end of summer but the water is freezing , so no swimming.

Back now down that winding road.

Next stop the lookout at Eagles Bend. Did you like the story concerning the trolls? Viking s thought trolls were small invisible creatures who helped you .With Christianity, they became big strong mean creatures to be avoided or used as a threat. Now they are benevolent creatures trapped inside rocks who are great for tourism.    

The bales of hay in their white wrappings are called troll marshmallows.  
Geiranger fjord from Eagle Bend is amazing.

The waterfall to the right is called the Seven sisters . The story goes that a farmer had seven daughters. A suitor came and asked one to marry him. She agreed. He celebrated by getting drunk and forgetting which sister he had asked. He repeated it six more times and the waterfall is the tears of the sisters. Opposite is the waterfall called the Suitor. Can you see his bottle?

Back to town. Let’s  check out the church and walk to the Norsk Fjord centre.

There are a few stairs.

You have arrived! Have a seat.

Now aren’t you glad we walked up by the road and down by the stairs.😀😂🤣😅

Some fun sights…    

   

Would you like a talking car? Think complaints like :it’s dark or raining , why are you making me leave my garage, the groceries are too heavy, I don’t want to go to Aunties…my tyres hurt, the roads too hot…why….l
Tomorrow is our last day on the ship then the bus and train to Oslo.