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Travel Blogs from Loen
Briksdal Glacier Walk
... Europe. It's been eight years since I've seen Briksdal Glacier, and the distance it has retreated up the mountain is dramatic. Still, the scene was impressive, perhaps enhanced by the low cloud cover which amplified the impression that the glacier, and surrounding waterfalls, were falling down endless granite walls from an infinite sky.
We returned to the trailhead the same way we ...
Olden
... enough to see it calve twice. Very cool. When we get back to the base camp there is a resturant serving us coffee and pastries. God, the Norweigians know how to do pastries! During the bus ride back our guide plays a music from a violinist from Olden. Then he actually walks down the isle of the bus asking everyone if they had any questions and did they enjoy themselves. My opinion of shore excursions is changed ...
Jostedalen National Park
When we arrived Olden, we took the wrong turn to a fork and got lost. The view of Nordfjord was stunning. We got back and you'd see the first video. The stream was stunning with clear water that I feel like I was about to float. To turn to the right fork, we went through a narrow bridge. the view of the water from the bridge resembled blue crystal. I lived to see fresh water coming from the glacier. It is ...
An Ancient Village
Loen, an region by Nordfjord, is just minutes away from Styrn. When we arrived Loen, I was fascinated with the steeple of the octagon church and asked Gudmund to take me there. When we arrived at the church, I was drawn to the cemetary that had been there for hundreds of years. It sure feels like I was in an ancient village. ...
Night in Stryn
From Geiranger to Stryn, we went through a narrow tunnel for who knows how long. The longer in the tunnel, the more claustrophobic I became. The more claustrophobic I became, the less sense it makes to be in such a dark dungeon, laughing. Going through different tunnels in Norway brings different experience and there are worse ...