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Although the draw of Norway is its natural beauty, I also found the villages and towns interesting. Norway is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but it’s also one of the less inequitable, fitting between Denmark and Ireland at the lower (better) end of the scale. This shows up in the housing and shopping areas. There are some upscale stores and probably a number of high end homes (I didn’t really see any), but there is a moderate and comfortable feel to the populated areas. The average home price is about the same there as here, but more homes are at the average there.
Let’s start small and work up to Bergen. By the way, I didn’t include any photos from Oslo. we weren’t there long, it was raining, and I didn’t walk around enough to get a feel for it. We did get a Bjørklund cheese slicer, though, the one patented in 1925 and still the best ;-)
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Vic, a small town on the Sognefjord. Similar to many, a hotel or two, a restaurant and grocery, some light industry and tourism to keep the economy going. Sognefjord is an enormous fjord – Naeroyfjord, which we travelled, is a small branch of it. Oddly we travelled two hours after our fjord ride to spend the night here, and two hours in the morning going back to almost the same place we started, before going on for the day. One of the less desirable features of doing a visit by tour group. Maybe they got a good rate from the hotel. Pretty town, though. (click for a larger version)