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Geiranger
Geiranger is one of the most famous fjords in Norway. It even is a UNESCO World Heritage site. We drive up to one of the viewpoints of the fjord, where you see the streamwater of one of the waterfalls before it plunges down into the Geirangerfjord.
You can experience the fjord the best from the water. You can take a cruise, get a kayak, go fast in a rib boat, or take the helm into your own hands and hire a boat. And that is what we did: we hired a motorboat to go onto the waters of the fjord and have a great time watching the famous waterfalls.
Our first glacier: Briksdalsbreen
We take Vanessa, a woman we met a few days before, with us and have a great time seeing the magnificent site. It is so immense!
Not too far from the Geirangerfjord, you find the Briksdalsbreen, a glacier that is part of the big Jostedalsbreen. This glacier suffers from climate change and has really shrunk over the last few years, but it is still very impressive to see.
You can hike up to the glacier. It is about 3 kilometres from the parking to the glacier over easily accessible paths, but it does climb a bit. So if you prefer, you can also take the Troll Shuttle, which will take you most of the route, so you only need to walk a small bit.
We decide to do the hike in terrible weather; it is storming and raining very heavily. This makes it impossible to stay long at the top, but we are happy to have done the hike.
Bøyabreen
While driving to our spot for the night, we see the Bøyabreen. This is another glacier that is part of the bigger Jostedalsbreen. This glacier is easier to get to. The parking brings you almost to the lake, where you can see the glacier in all its glory.
Hopperstad Stavkyrkje (Stave Church)
Though this was not the stave church we originally wanted to go to, we did end up seeing the Hopperstand stavkyrkje and it was definitely worth the trip. This beautiful black church stands out in its rural surroundings, which is its original location. The wooden structure is assumed to have been built around 1130. In summer you can visit the inside of the church. However, because it was so late in the year, the church was already closed.
Hardangerfjord
We end this vlog in Hardangerfjord with great weather. After weeks of nothing but sweater weather – which we are perfectly fine with, by the way – it is dry and sunny, and we soak up the sun as much as we can before starting to work.
