When we awoke the next morning, our ship was making her way up the Hardangerfjord towards the towns of Ulvik and then Eidfjord, a distance of 111 miles from the sea. The mountains towered up each side, some still with the remnants of their winter snow and many waterfalls gushing down to the fjord. Low cloud and misty rain contributed to the spectacle. We dropped off some passengers at Ulvik who were doing a long tour over the mountains to Eidfjord, but the rest of us
proceeded there on the ship. We spent the day in and around the town, and in the afternoon some of us went on a trip to the Voringfoss waterfall.
Overnight the ship then travelled back down to the sea and then proceeded up the Sognefjord to the small town of Flam where we did all the touristy things, buying souvenirs, etc. There is a spectacular railway there which we decided not to use due to the low clouds and rain, but we did visit the railway museum.
Finally we proceeded overnight to Norway's second largest town, Bergen where we spent the day looking around the town.
The area of Norway we visited
Alongside at Eidfjord
In the town of Eidfjord
The old church at Eidfjord
At the top of the Voringfossen Waterfall
The Voringfossen Waterfall
The view down the valley
Another waterfall close by
The view across the Plateau
Leaving Eidfjord
Arriving at Flam on a very damp and cloudy day
Flam Wikipedia
A waterfall emerged from the mist
Flam Village
The Ship and the Fjord
A local ferry arriving at Flam
Thr Rosenkrantz Tower in Bergen. It was originally built in the 13th Century, but rebuilt after it was destroyed in the second World War
King Haakon's Hall also from the 13th Century
Wikipedia - Bergenhus Fortress
The Harbour in Bergen
The sailing ship "Statsraad Lehmkuhl" in Bergen
Statsraad Lehmkuhl - Wkipedia
About Statsraad Lehmkuhl
Another small sailing vessel
An Oil Rig Tender
