I’d like to refer back to an earlier post, where I wrote about what a fjord is, and also mentioned a couple of fjords which I had thought we might have been visiting.

As it turned out, we didn’t visit the Geirangerfjord, although we did indeed cruise down Trondheimsfjord, and many many other fjords.

In fact, just about the whole voyage was made up of cruising into and out of the various fjord systems along the coast of Norway. In our cabin, we could have the navigation software on display, which showed us in real-time where the ship was at any particular moment.

As you can see there is no doubt about us visiting fjords…..

… and seeing the occasional lighthouse…

… as well as the small settlements appearing in the most unlikely and remote areas….

I need to mention here one of the highlights of the trip. This was our visit to Flåm (pronounced ‘flom’), which was actually a popular overnight side-trip known as “Norway in a Nutshell”.  It is a self-guided tour which involves journeys by train, bus and boat.

As the historic Flåm train took us through the mountains down to the village we marvelled at both the spectacular scenery, as well as the obvious engineering achievement given the steep gradient and the early technology used (construction of the railway commenced in 1924)  It was opened in 1940, and soon became a tourist attraction; it is now the third most visited attraction in Norway. Along the way we stopped at the Kjosfossen waterfall which was completely frozen, a bizarre sight indeed.

The next morning we departed the township of Flåm for our tour through the UNESCO-protected Nærøyfjord. I have to say that it was here that I encountered the most breathtaking fjord images of the whole trip.

No words can describe it.

So I’ll just let the photos tell the story…