Borgund and Flam

Norway 2014
P001 our tour coach driver Robert has this mousy and other decorations-souvenirs by his seat window...
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P002 leaving Lillehammer on day 9 of our tour, heading west for an approx 138 miles 3.5 hours scenic drive to Borgund...
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P003 ... majestic mountains, dark-pine forests, sparkling lakes, and silvery trout streams all the way on our leisurely journey through Valdres and the Fillefjell...
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P004 Valdres, a traditional district in central-southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal, administratively belonging to Oppland county of...
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P005 ... a romantic and wild highland area in western Oppland county; Valdres area reaching the edge of the wild Jotunheimen including the more gentle and wide...
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P006 ... while down below are the lovely lakes, great valleys and little villages all along, with picturesque church dotting the landscape...
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P007 ... area known for its excellent trout fishing, hiking and cycling in the summer, and more than 1000 km of cross-country trails in the winter...
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P007a-010 Jotunheimen (Home of the Giants) in southern Norway part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains, covering an area of roughly 1351 square miles,...
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P007a-012 ... the beautiful and varied region of Valdres extending from the lush and water-rich valleys in the south, to the Jotunheimen's spectacular mountain range in...
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P008 ... with mountains, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, glaciers and luxuriant valleys, this mountain range has the highest summits in Norway and the largest...
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P009 ... 29 highest mountains in Norway are all in Jotunheimen, the three tallest mountains of the range being Galdhøpiggen (8100 feet), Glittertind (8083 feet) and...
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P011 ... most of the mountain range protected as a national park, Jotunheimen National Park established in 1980, home to different animals of reindeer, elk, deer,...
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P011a-016 Filefjell, a mountainous area between Valdres (east) and Lærdal (west), at the eastern part of the Sogn-Fjordane county in Western Norway bordering the...
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P015 STOP! Sheep Xing... Eastern Norway (Østlandet), geographical region of the southeastern part of Norway consisting the counties of Telemark, Vestfold, Østfold,...
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P015a Western Norway (Vestlandet), geographical region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway consisting the counties of Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn-Fjordane, and...
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P018 ... crossing the mountain pass route E16 heading to the small village of Borgund... E16 was introduced in Norway in 1992, the main road-mountain pass between...
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P018a-020 Borgund village, lying along the European route E16 highway, site of the historic Borgund Stave Church...
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P019 ... a former municipality from 1864 until 1964 encompassing an area of approx 245 square miles, Borgund village, at the eastern part of the present-day Lærdal...
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P019a-034 ... the former municipality situated near the southeastern end of the Sognefjorden along Lærdalselvi river, municipality (originally the parish) named after the...
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P019b-032 ... in 1964, Borgund municipality (with population of 492 at that time), together with a small part of neighboring Årdal municipality and the municipality of...
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