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. Bergen , Norway's second largest city, is a municipality that seems to have made the passage between centuries without architectural compromise. The colorful waterfront, Bryggen , home to the commercial center and the fish market, is lined with wooden buildings dating from the 16th-century Hanseatic period. Yet a few squares away and with seamless transition modern structures appear in a form that is unmistakably Scandinavian.