And if the effect of living in 24 hours of daylight was stunning so was all the scenery and the sights left behind and yet to come. The ship anchored in Flaam at the base of Aurlandsfjord , a web of Songnefjord, the country's longest and deepest fjord. The local train continued onto Voss where following lunch a bus carried the sightseers to the Stalheim Hotelwith its celebrated view and back to the boat, which had by then moved to Gudvangen. It would have been an unparalleled excursion except that the one on the following day, beginning in Hellesylt , was just as dramatic. From the Dalsnibba Observation Point , reached by a road as twisted as a roller coaster, the drop is 5000 feet down to the splendid and sprawling Geirangerfjord into which flows the very publicized waterfalls, the Seven Sisters .
Cascades drop millions of misty gallons hundreds of feet.
The most photographed sights in Norway are taken at Flydal Gorge , a rocky precipice located near the same byway. From here you can look upon sheer cliffs alternating with green patches of land, in a pattern so artistic it belongs on a canvas, and Geiranger where the Crystal Harmony was anchored in the protective harbor. Norwegian scenery is legendary and was unquestionably the star of the show. The days in port, however, were like a great supporting cast. Each enchanting town had been chosen for its unique charm and character.