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The Geiranger Fjord

The Geiranger Fjord is Norway's second-longest fjord. It reaches 100 kilometers (62 miles) inland amid an impressive display of steep mountain sides stretching from sea level to above the clouds. This is truly an experience - in 2006, National Geographic declared The Geiranger Fjord the World's most exotic tourist destination. The Hurtigruten ships include the Geiranger Fjord in their route when sailing North from Bergen in the Summer half of the year, and sail through the entire fjord to its bottom where they drop off people going on excursion, and then back out through the entire fjord again.

Even in this mountainous environment, there are fields and farms as well as several factories producing Norwegian furniture.

At the bottom of the fjord you find the Geiranger village with several hotels and vacation resorts. This area has seen many royal visitors, including for a time the German Kaiser and the British royal family.

A few kilometers out of the fjord from Geiranger village you come to the waterfalls called " The Seven Sisters" and "The Suitor".

The Seven Sisters may not all be there when you come visiting - their presence is somewhat dependent on the rainfall in the days before.

The single waterfall across from The Seven Sisters, The Suitor, has a sad story connected to it. The story goes that he was turned down by all the seven sisters, and consequently began drinking. This is symbolized by the bottleshape at the foot of the fall, where it splits into two falls.