Norway Fjords-Olden Nordfjord

Today’s port was Olden, Norway.   Once we left the ship (Norwegian Jade), we made our way over to the tours that were selling tours right off the boat.  We decided on the two-decker bus and as soon as the bus filled up, we were on our way.  The village of Olden was quite small, but had a beautiful landscaping, as we past by many farms on the route to see the Briksdal glacier.   Really pretty farmland was passed on the one lane road we traveled through the valley towards the glacier.  Sometimes the drive was scary.  Fast drivers, buses meeting at a curve, and squeezing by or back up on the lane.  The view of the lake, river and then the glacier coming into our view was just breathtaking.  We don’t know how people could ever get bored of those views.

As we headed back to the ship, we again took up our spot on the balcony to sit and watch the NordFjord go by.  It was magnificent!  So many picturesque farms and beautiful waters.  We were even treated to a wonderful rainbow as we were sailing in the Nordfjord.  Eric and I loved the Fjords.

Olden Port

Norwegian Jade

Rushing river through Olden Valley

Our Tour Bus

Briksdal Glacier

Beautiful farm land

Grass roof in the beautiful Olden

House in Olden

Nordfjord in its glory

Double rainbows as we leave the Fjord

So beautiful, can’t stop gazing at the fjord

Rainbow

So pretty

Fred Olsen ship mooring out in the Fjord

Selfie (Usie) time

On the way to Briksdal Glacier

View from our bus

Mountains surround Olden

Farm

First view of the Glacier

View from Bus of Glacier

Bus view

Another shot from the bus

That water color!

Another bus shot of the glacier view

Shot from Bus of the Glacier

Getting back on the bus

Eric getting a shot of the Glacier

Briksdal Glacier, Norway

Another shot at Briksdal

Us with the glacier backgroud

On our way back to Olden

Olden

The mirror of that water!

Scary ride on a one lane curvy road

Which one is the troll?

Olden port as we leave

Nordfjord

Nordfjord farms

Eric in his comfy clothes enjoying the fjord

Love Norway!

Susan’s shot of rainbow

Could not get enough

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Norway Fjords cruise – Geirangerfjord

If you are following our trip in the Norway Fjords, this would be our second day on our ship as we travel along in Norway.

One of our favorite days aboard the Norwegian Jade was sailing down the Geirangerfjord.   It was spectacular!  Eric and I spent the whole day sitting on our balcony just immersing ourselves with the sights and sounds of the fjord.   Our photography doesn’t do justice to this magnificent nature experience, but we share them anyway.   Eric was in heaven as he stood on the balcony and snapped photo after photo of the Norway landscapes.  I just watched and enjoyed the experience of his happiness.   We even had our dinner delivered to our room and ate out on the balcony.   This day was worth every penny of the cruise!   Our room steward even popped in and told us she would clean as we stayed on the balcony.  I’m sure she was use to people not wanting to leave their views.

These mountains that surround the Geirangerfjord were sharing so many different sights as we passed by.  Waterfalls, trees, farms, villages and single homes sitting high on the mountains.  All beautiful and mysterious too.   We wondered aloud how people could live on the side of a mountain, where no roads were visible from our viewpoint. Even more spectacular, we wondered how any of these structures were built.  It was an experience neither of us will ever forget.

The water of the Fjord was such a marvelous blue/green or green/blue solely dependent on your viewpoint.   We learned later that the color is caused by the particles that come from the ice melting from the glaciers.   Just amazing!

 

Beautiful view of the Fjord

Water falling off the mountain

Awe struck

Norwegian Farmland

Village of Hellesylt

Passing by a village

Geirangerfjord

Waterfall uphead

Storm clouds above the Fjord

Waterfall

Geiranger

Eric having the time of his life

Geiranger port

Turning the ship around

Look at that road

One of the excursions you can take from this ship

Shiny fjord

Friaren Waterfall – The Suitor

Friaren – See the bottle in the waterfall

Up close – Friaren

Dinner on the balcony

House up the mountain

Balcony view

Norway

Sunset

Eric and the Fjord

So pretty

Those colors!

Our view from the balcony

Our Fjord selfie

Waterfall in Hellesylt

The Seven Sisters

Norwegian Jade

Farm on the hill

Geiranger at its finest

Sun shining down on Fjord

Norway Fjords cruise – first stop Alesund, Norway

Eric and I are cruising the Norwegian Fjords! This is Eric’s dream trip. He has wanted to see the Fjords for many years. I think I would of wanted to for all these years, if I had any idea how breathtakingly majestic they would be.  Every turn was more beauty, more awe!  Our cameras did not catch the magic of the Fjords in any way.  Seeing them in person was something I will never forget.  It was like seeing a movie where you can’t believe the scenery.  Below we share a few of our experiences through photography as we made our stops along the way of our cruise on the Norwegian Jade from our favorite spot on the ship, our balcony.  Also, the port stops were fun and quaint.  How I would love to live in Norway if it wasn’t so cold half the year! I’m usually not at a lost for words to describe places, but for Norway I am.  Just beautiful!

Our first port stop is Alesund, Norway. Alesund is at the beginning of the Fjord, and is also named Norway’s most beautiful town. We toured the stunning town and Art Nouveau architecture  on board the City Train Tour.  It was both fun and informative of the town history and culture. It took us to all the spots we wanted to see, and told of spots we wish we could of traveled to.  As we traveled through our first Fjord, we both were stunned by how picturesque and gorgeous Norway is!  As I said above, the photos just don’t do it justice, and since we were there during a rainy week, I’m sure sunny photos might help with sharing how just magnificent this country really is.  How green the mountains, and how blue the water was.

CityTrain Tour

A drop in guest as we enjoy the Fjords from our Balcony

So Stunning!

The shoreline of Alesund

Words fail me!

 

The streets of Alesund and the many Art Nouveau buildings

Alesund, Norway

Eric takes my photo by the waterways of Alesund

Sailing through the Fjord

Sun breaks through the clouds, as we approach Alesund

Norwegian Jade

Sitting in the train, waiting for our tour of Alesund

View from the top of the Troll Mountain or Fjellstua

Our first glance at the city below – Alesund

City Train Tour!

Down on the street in Alesund

Everyone walking around the city on a rainy day

Us pinching ourselves, that we made it to Norway

Alesund coastline

Clouds are here to stay I think

My husband really enjoying his trip!

Sailing in the Fjord