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We had a nice breakfast this morning in the corner table at the dining hall in the Kviknes hotel.
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The hotel was built in 1910, and it was (at least at the time, the largest wooden building in Europe). It's very charming.
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The quay had fishing boats moored this morning. In the background you can see the city "center" of Balestrand and beyond, a small branch of the Sognefjord.
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In the afternoon, we packed a little lunch and took a hike up in the woods behind Balestrand.
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Before we even got to the woods thoug, we walked through Balestrand. Isn't that clever? I'm jumping forwards and backwards in time. I guess I wasn't clever enough to post these chronologically.
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Ok, back in the woods. it was a warm day so we didn't go far before it was time to break for lunch.
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We stopped at a little picnic area near an intersection of hiking trails.
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Here mom enjoys a Ringnes pilsner bought tax free at the Oslo airport. So there, Norwegian alcohol taxes!
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The views of the fjord were impressive.
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At the trailhead of the "red" trail — the one that goes to the peak of the nearby mountain, I left on my own.
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The higher I climbed, the better the views became.
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At first the trail was nice and shady.
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Here's a view of Balestrand. The hotel is the long building near the end of the peninsula.
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