Norway in a Nutshell - Voss, Gudvangen, Fjord Cruise

Leave the first response June 20, 2009 / Posted in Travel

Mai at fjord cruise, Norway

After exploring the city of port Bergen, I caught a quick train ride to Voss. Voss is where Scandinavian’s ski as it is full of mountains. In summer they do their Norwegian walk where you hold walking sticks to hike up the mountain. Once we arrived in Voss as part of the Norway in a Nutshell travel itinerary, we caught a bus to take us to Gudvangen. Every single trip that we have taken so far has had amazing sceneries. The trip from Voss to Gudvangen is also very interesting as we would be on a bus in a narrow winded road with huge waterfalls in between everywhere.

We had a quick break to stretch our feet as soon as we got off the bus and arrived in Gudvangen. As I looked around Gudvangen, I realised this must be the home of Trolls. Trolls are everywhere (the statues of them at least :)). I also managed to see the cafe with its roof covered with grass to provide insulation during winter.

After a quick stretch, we boarded on our ship to cruise the Fjords which will take us to Flam. Cruising the fjord was one of the highlight of my trip in Norway. This is the place where I truly believe God exists. It is just simply beautiful. On the boat, we sailed and explored Aurlandsfjord and into the Naeroyfjord (UNESCO/World Heritage) which is one of the narrowest fjord in Europe. Surrounding the fjords are massive mountains which I cannot explain with words - I shall let my pictures speak for themselves ! My travel partner thought the houses were miniatures - it was just that the mountains were HUGE. I decided to go on my ‘hermit mode’ and just put on my classical musics from my ipod and enjoyed the view. I feel like I was in heaven, truly….