Today we were moored in the village of Geiranger in the Geirangerfjord! It is an incredible place with some of the most impressive and steepest mountains I have ever seen. They rise right up out of the fjord and tower well over 1000 meters. Mom and dad woke up at 4AM and my dad tried to anger me greatly by opening all the curtains and letting all the light in. They watched the sail in, which they said was beautiful, but I choose to get some more sleep since we were up late last night. I eventually got up around 8AM and had breakfast in the Chops Grille as usual before heading off the ship.
Once off the ship we looked around the souvenir shop (really the only big shop in town) and then started walking up the hill to the Norsk Fjordsenter (the center for the two Fjords that are UNESCO sites, one of which is Geirangerfjord). We thought about stopping to rent a little electric car, but I didn't have my drivers lisence with me, so we walked to the Fjordsenter instead. The center was interesting and we learned about life in the fjords years back. We looked around for a bit and then walked down the stairs that follow the waterfall in the town. Speaking of waterfalls, I have never seen so many as there are in the fjord! Its amazing! When we got down the hill mom and dad grabbed some food at a local bakery and I ran back to the ship for some free food since I wasn't sure they had anything I liked (turns out they did, but my pork sandwich was yummy on the ship and was free).
After lunch we met back up on the pier and got on our bus for the excursion we booked to the Herdal Farm. Turned out the farm hadn't started their summer farm operations yet, so we went to the Nordal Farm, their winter farm. The farm is all about milk goats, and the make Norwegian Brunost (brown cheese similar to geitost that is made from whey and is sweet and caramelized), as well as goats milk caramels. They also sell their milk to the local farm co-ops where it is made into other cheeses, one of which we bought. We got to taste all their products, as well as a few others, which was wonderful. We also saw some of their goats, two of which were less that 2 months old, and they were adorable! The views on the bus ride were also amazing, so we got a lot of great pictures!! I'll be sure to post when I get better internet. We stopped for pictures at Eagle Pass, and then went up to the Queen's Chair on the end of the fjord since we had extra time before the tour was supposed to end.
We got back from the tour with only 15 minutes until all-aboard, so I ran into the shop to get a backpack I had seen earlier and then met my parents to get back onboard. Only a short time after onboard time there was world flag trivia in the club on the ship. Of course I insisted we go, and I got every single answer correct and won the trivia game!! We got Royal Caribbean shopping bags for winning. Finally my random knowledge of flags came in handy. Tomorrow at sea there is Disney music trivia and Countries of the World trivia, so I think I will do decently well then too! Yay for awesome categories. After trivia we went to the concierge club to watch the sail out of the fjord and have some pre-dinner drinks, then had dinner at the main dining room, and now we are relaxing! We may go the the Beatles themed show in a half hour or so. The ports were all awesome, and Norway is a beautiful country. Next time we are on land we will be back in Denmark!
Once off the ship we looked around the souvenir shop (really the only big shop in town) and then started walking up the hill to the Norsk Fjordsenter (the center for the two Fjords that are UNESCO sites, one of which is Geirangerfjord). We thought about stopping to rent a little electric car, but I didn't have my drivers lisence with me, so we walked to the Fjordsenter instead. The center was interesting and we learned about life in the fjords years back. We looked around for a bit and then walked down the stairs that follow the waterfall in the town. Speaking of waterfalls, I have never seen so many as there are in the fjord! Its amazing! When we got down the hill mom and dad grabbed some food at a local bakery and I ran back to the ship for some free food since I wasn't sure they had anything I liked (turns out they did, but my pork sandwich was yummy on the ship and was free).
After lunch we met back up on the pier and got on our bus for the excursion we booked to the Herdal Farm. Turned out the farm hadn't started their summer farm operations yet, so we went to the Nordal Farm, their winter farm. The farm is all about milk goats, and the make Norwegian Brunost (brown cheese similar to geitost that is made from whey and is sweet and caramelized), as well as goats milk caramels. They also sell their milk to the local farm co-ops where it is made into other cheeses, one of which we bought. We got to taste all their products, as well as a few others, which was wonderful. We also saw some of their goats, two of which were less that 2 months old, and they were adorable! The views on the bus ride were also amazing, so we got a lot of great pictures!! I'll be sure to post when I get better internet. We stopped for pictures at Eagle Pass, and then went up to the Queen's Chair on the end of the fjord since we had extra time before the tour was supposed to end.
We got back from the tour with only 15 minutes until all-aboard, so I ran into the shop to get a backpack I had seen earlier and then met my parents to get back onboard. Only a short time after onboard time there was world flag trivia in the club on the ship. Of course I insisted we go, and I got every single answer correct and won the trivia game!! We got Royal Caribbean shopping bags for winning. Finally my random knowledge of flags came in handy. Tomorrow at sea there is Disney music trivia and Countries of the World trivia, so I think I will do decently well then too! Yay for awesome categories. After trivia we went to the concierge club to watch the sail out of the fjord and have some pre-dinner drinks, then had dinner at the main dining room, and now we are relaxing! We may go the the Beatles themed show in a half hour or so. The ports were all awesome, and Norway is a beautiful country. Next time we are on land we will be back in Denmark!
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