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Gudvangen is a small town is at the southern base of the Nærøyfjord, 
which is fed by the Nærøydalselvi river.  Actually, on the map, the 
only things that are listed are a gas station, and electric vehicle
charging station, a car rental agency, some camping, a convenience
store, and an art gallery.
So maybe &quot;small town&quot; is overselling it a bit.  
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We were at a port where the fjord boats come.
We had around an hour before the boat arrived.  In the summer months, 
there's a Viking Village called Njardarheimr just across a footbridge on 
the Nærøydalselvi.  The name means a home dedicated to the norse god Njord.
It's a recreation of a village 1000 years ago, populated with people
doing their everyday Viking things..
Since this was April, it wasn't open.  Mostly there was a restaurant 
and gift shop.  And bathrooms.  There were a couple people dressed as 
Vikings in the parking lot posing with tourists.  
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While there wasn't that much to see until the boat arrived, the 
snowcapped mountains surrounding the glacial valley (and fjord) 
were quite striking and beautiful.
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Thursday April 18, 2019.

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000-DSC_2708: The greater Gudvangen Metropolitan Area with a populatio spike
from the buses.  
001-DSC_2709: The sun peaking up over the hills in Gudvangen.
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003-DSC_2711: A footbridge over the Nærøydalselvi river.
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005-DSC_2713: The Nærøydalselvi river in Gudvangen, looking south.
006-DSC_2714: Looking north in Gudvangen, the Nærøydalselvi river 
opens into Nærøyfjord.
007-DSC_2715: The mouth of the Nærøyfjord.
008-DSC_2716: The Viking Village Njardarheimr across the Nærøydalselvi 
at the mouth of
the Nærøyfjord.
009-DSC_2717: This must be an impressive waterfall in warmer months.
010-DSC_2718: Trees at the top of a mountain.
011-DSC_2719: Fewer trees on the top of this mountain. 
012-DSC_2720: Telephot shot of the mountain top.
013-DSC_2721: Longer view of the mountain.
014-DSC_2722: Frank on the bridge on the Nærøydalselvi river in Gudvangen.
015-DSC_2724: Stephanie on the Nærøydalselvi river bridge in Gudvangen.
016-DSC_2725: Stephanie on the Nærøydalselvi river bridge in Gudvangen.
017-DSC_2726: A viking boat in Gudvangen.
018-DSC_2727: Inside the restaurant by the fjord cruise port.
Note the moose decal on the window.  Maybe it stops them from flying
into the windows.
019-DSC_2728: Yeah!  Now <i>this</i> is a viking chair!  No throne 
games needed here!

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