Drawing of Geiranger fjord by Ellen Wineberg (8/15/2010)Leaving Hotel Union didn't mean leaving Geiranger, at least not until the climb up the mountain to Strynefjellet was behind us. Naturally, we did all we could to catch those last glimpses of the valley and the fjord below. Stopping at several viewpoints, we emerged above the valley's clouds and looked down and across to the Jostedal glacier itself. "Vestland, Vestland, når eg ser deg slik,..."
Celine and Charles Osborn (above left);
Constance "Polly" Ellingson and Roger Cohen (above right)
Constance "Polly" Ellingson and Roger Cohen (above right)
Kurt Pedersen is the bus drive for the group. Here he is pictured with Carina, his "Significant Other" (Samboer) at Dalnibba, at the very top of the valley from Geiranger. From Dalnibba, we drove to Lom, then on to Wadahl Høgfjellshotell, near Gålå, north of Lillehammer. This is Peer Gynt country, rich with the folklore that inspired Henrik Ibsen to invent his most endearing fictional character.
Arvid Iversen serves as Odyssey's highly competent and friendly tour director for the group. With a keen eye and insightful knowledge of Scandinavia, he is able to add information and color that enriches the experience of traveling in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
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