lmgustafson
Earning My Ears
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ABD Norway trip report (August 2022) Day 5 continued
After our hike to the view point we went back to the farmhouse for lunch. The owner told us about the farm and Geiranger. I was built in the Viking style using just logs. The tools used to build it are hanging on the wall. There was a large beer barrel on the wall as well. Apparently in older times all the farms had to brew beer for the church. If they did not provide enough beer they would have to pay a penalty and if they couldn't pay they would take the farm. The farm had been in his family since the 1600's. He told us about two avalanches that occurred at the farm. One in 1908 and one in 1982. Three people died in the 1908 avalanche. The population of Geiranger is only 180. There is one doctor who comes once a week. The school has 24 kids from kindergarten to 9th grade and they go off to live in another city about 2 hours away for high school like most of the kids in western Norway. The meal consisted of a fish soup that was fabulous. There are options for fish soup at other spots on the trip but if you want to just try it once wait and try it here. It was delicious. People could also have beef soup or pasta with red sauce and hotdogs. We then had rommegrot - sour cream porridge. It is traditionally served as a celebratory meal. They boil the sour cream until the butter separates then serve it with a spoon or two of liquid butter along with cinnamon and sugar (and this is not our desert!). It tastes like warm cheesecake porridge. It thought it was delicious but my family thought it was a little too sweet. We also drank some saft which is a fruit drink made with syrup of apple grape and cherry mixed with water. I really liked it. Desert was red currants and cream. It was one of the best meals of the trip.
The rommegrot - delicious
Desert - sorry I forgot to take a pic of the fish soup. I ate it up so fast it was gone before I remembered.
After lunch those who wanted to could take the third hike of the day up to a waterfall, storsaeterfossen. It was about 1.6 miles and up and elevation of 700 feet. The hike was a little strenuous but most people went and Kira went up front with the fast hikers and Lisa came along at the back so that everyone could go at their own pace. The views were great and the waterfall was wonderful. We were able to walk behind the falls to see the back side of water (okay bad joke :>). Those who wanted the afternoon on their own to use the spa at the hotel or swim in the indoor/outdoor heated pool could do so. You could use the pool at any point so many got in after the hike.
Below are some images from our hike.
Our shoes were muddy but the hike was well worth it.
Fortunately the bus took us back down to the hotel after the hike and we had some time to rest before dinner. We walked down from the hotel to Geiranger alongside the waterfall that flows down toward the town. It is beautiful. The town is small but there are definitely dining options. I would agree with the readers above that making reservations ahead of time is important if you want to eat at many of the restaurants in town but there are options for walk up dinners if you prefer. After dinner we relaxed at the hotel, walked through the antique car museum and hit the sack. It was a great day.
After our hike to the view point we went back to the farmhouse for lunch. The owner told us about the farm and Geiranger. I was built in the Viking style using just logs. The tools used to build it are hanging on the wall. There was a large beer barrel on the wall as well. Apparently in older times all the farms had to brew beer for the church. If they did not provide enough beer they would have to pay a penalty and if they couldn't pay they would take the farm. The farm had been in his family since the 1600's. He told us about two avalanches that occurred at the farm. One in 1908 and one in 1982. Three people died in the 1908 avalanche. The population of Geiranger is only 180. There is one doctor who comes once a week. The school has 24 kids from kindergarten to 9th grade and they go off to live in another city about 2 hours away for high school like most of the kids in western Norway. The meal consisted of a fish soup that was fabulous. There are options for fish soup at other spots on the trip but if you want to just try it once wait and try it here. It was delicious. People could also have beef soup or pasta with red sauce and hotdogs. We then had rommegrot - sour cream porridge. It is traditionally served as a celebratory meal. They boil the sour cream until the butter separates then serve it with a spoon or two of liquid butter along with cinnamon and sugar (and this is not our desert!). It tastes like warm cheesecake porridge. It thought it was delicious but my family thought it was a little too sweet. We also drank some saft which is a fruit drink made with syrup of apple grape and cherry mixed with water. I really liked it. Desert was red currants and cream. It was one of the best meals of the trip.
The rommegrot - delicious
Desert - sorry I forgot to take a pic of the fish soup. I ate it up so fast it was gone before I remembered.
After lunch those who wanted to could take the third hike of the day up to a waterfall, storsaeterfossen. It was about 1.6 miles and up and elevation of 700 feet. The hike was a little strenuous but most people went and Kira went up front with the fast hikers and Lisa came along at the back so that everyone could go at their own pace. The views were great and the waterfall was wonderful. We were able to walk behind the falls to see the back side of water (okay bad joke :>). Those who wanted the afternoon on their own to use the spa at the hotel or swim in the indoor/outdoor heated pool could do so. You could use the pool at any point so many got in after the hike.
Below are some images from our hike.
Our shoes were muddy but the hike was well worth it.
Fortunately the bus took us back down to the hotel after the hike and we had some time to rest before dinner. We walked down from the hotel to Geiranger alongside the waterfall that flows down toward the town. It is beautiful. The town is small but there are definitely dining options. I would agree with the readers above that making reservations ahead of time is important if you want to eat at many of the restaurants in town but there are options for walk up dinners if you prefer. After dinner we relaxed at the hotel, walked through the antique car museum and hit the sack. It was a great day.
