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marsig Mar 17th, 2009 06:37 AM

Fjords around Oslo?
 
Can anyone tell me if there are fjords around Oslo, other than out of Bergen? I have done the Norway in a Nutshell trip, which was spectacular, but some friends said that they went through the fjords while on a cruise ship that stopped in Oslo. Their ship was doing the Baltic route not a fjord trip. I didn't realize that there are fjords between the port for Oslo and Stockholm (which was their next port).
Thanks for any help.

nytraveler Mar 17th, 2009 10:26 AM

Well, Oslo is actually on a fjord - not that apparent while you're in the city, but when you leave to go out into the sea.

Heimdall Mar 17th, 2009 11:01 AM

Oslo Fjord has none of the towering cliffs of the fjords in western Norway. I would describe it as scenic rather than spectacular.

marsig Mar 23rd, 2009 06:46 PM

Thank you nytraveler and Heimdall for the info.
As I said, I was wondering about that from what I had read
before.

nhulberg Apr 1st, 2009 10:21 PM

Yes, Oslo Fjord IS a fjord. But it is not what most tourists think of when the think of Norwegian fjords, nor is it like what you saw on the Norway in a Nutshell tour. For that you'll have to go to western Norway.


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