Majestic Norway

Majestic Norway is a book about my travel experiences during two separate trips to Norway, with my wife Pat. We 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' . Our 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. We found both our visits to Norway, unforgettable, such that I was inspired to write this book as an account of our observations, experiences, and lasting impressions. Having travelled to many parts of the world, we found our trip to Norway unique in terms of spectacular scenery, and a special culture. Travelling in June, we 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 our 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 our two trips to this amazing country, best described as 'Majestic Norway'.