Tuesday, 5 March
Steps: 7910 steps (Rest day)
Breakfast was included in our booking and not surprisingly, it was very similar although not as grand as the previous hotel. Salmon, pate, a variety of bread, crispy bacon, eggs and ghastly fishcakes. Granny Dee could teach them how to make those.
We walked around the village and went into the “Mall of Norway”, a large souvenir shop, with many different colour jackets. Not sure why, as everybody clearly prefers black!
We went on a outing to the Stegastein viewpoint. It took 30 minutes by bus to get there, through Aurland and up a road with 21 hairpin bends. The scenery was spectacular. The viewpoint is constructed from wood and steel and juts out over the fjord. It started to snow and it was bitterly cold.
On our return, we had coffee to warm up and an afternoon snooze. We woke up in time to visit the museum. Again, these guys need help. We walked up to the larger hotel to see if they had a good pub or restaurant, but they did not. The menu was very limited, reindeer burger, salmon, fish soup and it was over the top price wise. By now it was 6:00 so we tried to find another restaurant, but the only other one was closing at 7, so it was back to our viking restaurant. We each had fish which was delicious and the portions were far more manageable.
What I Learnt: Norwegians have a good blend of preciseness and creativity in the signage. On the bus they leave no uncertainty about number of passengers, but in the lobby, near the lift, I had to think about the message, was it no TV next to falling leaves or don’t use lift in case of fire?
Kim's journey 