Up the Balestrand Fjords

by Norma Brandsberg

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Up the Balestrand Fjords

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Norma Brandsberg

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We brought some friends with us to Balestrand the second and third time we visited the area, because sharing the views is part of the pleasure of visiting.

Our first visit had this view from the docks out toward the Esefjorden, an arm of the grand Sognefjorden that services the tiny village of Ese. Just look at those views and the color of the water in the fjord. Both times we rented a tiny cabin on the edge of the fjord just around the corner from downtown Balestrand.This dock and view came with the rental.

Esefjorden is a fjord arm on the north side of the Sognefjord in the municipality of Sogndal in Vestland county, Norway. The fjord is about 4 kilometres long and its mouth is just west of the mouth of the larger Fjærlandsfjord. The village of Balestrand is located at the mouth of Fjærlandsfjord.

The pleasant fjord town of has a population of about 2,000 thanks to the grand hotel, Kviknes Hotel. THe hotel reminds me of the grand railroad hotels in the US and Canada where people come in the summer to get away from the heat and come to the area in winter to ski. The first time we visited we came for the Norway in a Nutshell train trip from Oslo to Bergen and vowed to return to visit more fully. We wanted to see more of the Sognefjordand surrounding areas.

The tiny harbor area has a tourist information office, two grocery stores, a couple of galleries, a town history museum, and a small aquarium devoted to marine life found in the fjord. Balestrand exudes a quiet charm, but has the ameneties you need as a tourist. How quiet? The police department closes during the week.

People from around the world come here to feel the grandeur of Norway and experience one of the most beautiful countries on earth.

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November 3rd, 2022

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