Majestic Norway
Majestic Norway is a book about Chris’ travel experiences during two separate trips to Norway, together with his wife Pat. They first visited Oslo, the capitol city of Norway, in May 2012, as part of the itinerary on a P&O Baltic cruise, on-board the cruise ship MV ‘Azura’ .
Their second visit took place in 2014, with another P&O cruise, this time, sailing on the MV ‘Aurora’, to six separate locations, including ‘Leknes’, in the Lofoten Islands, which are located inside the Arctic Circle. The trip comprised six ports of call, including, two cities, two towns, and two villages, plus the transit of several fjords.
They found both their visits to Norway, unforgettable, such that Chris was inspired to write this book as an account of their observations, experiences, and lasting impressions.
Having travelled to many parts of the world, Chris found his trips to Norway unique in terms of spectacular scenery, and a special culture.
Travelling in June, Chris and Pat were able to experience the midnight sun, when visiting the Lofoten Islands, as between 25th May and the 17th July, the sun doesn’t set below the horizon.
The fjords lived up to their expectations, with deep narrow gorges, snow-capped mountain peaks, and many waterfalls cascading down the rocky slopes, into the calm still waters below. It’s incredible that such geographical features have been formed by glacial erosion, many millions of years ago.
This book is not intended to be a travel guide, rather an account of Chris’ two trips to this amazing country, best described as ‘Majestic Norway’.
Majestic Norway is a book about Chris’ travel experiences during two separate trips to Norway, together with his wife Pat. They first visited Oslo, the capitol city of Norway, in May 2012, as part of the itinerary on a P&O Baltic cruise, on-board the cruise ship MV ‘Azura’ .
Their second visit took place in 2014, with another P&O cruise, this time, sailing on the MV ‘Aurora’, to six separate locations, including ‘Leknes’, in the Lofoten Islands, which are located inside the Arctic Circle. The trip comprised six ports of call, including, two cities, two towns, and two villages, plus the transit of several fjords.
They found both their visits to Norway, unforgettable, such that Chris was inspired to write this book as an account of their observations, experiences, and lasting impressions.
Having travelled to many parts of the world, Chris found his trips to Norway unique in terms of spectacular scenery, and a special culture.
Travelling in June, Chris and Pat were able to experience the midnight sun, when visiting the Lofoten Islands, as between 25th May and the 17th July, the sun doesn’t set below the horizon.
The fjords lived up to their expectations, with deep narrow gorges, snow-capped mountain peaks, and many waterfalls cascading down the rocky slopes, into the calm still waters below. It’s incredible that such geographical features have been formed by glacial erosion, many millions of years ago.
This book is not intended to be a travel guide, rather an account of Chris’ two trips to this amazing country, best described as ‘Majestic Norway’.