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Panoramic view of Øvre Årdal taken from a wide spot on 53.

This is a 5-shot stitch.

We stayed at a house in Bøen, Norway between Aurland and Flåm on the Sognefjorden. This is the pier that is down on the water itself.

This is a small village along the Aurlandsfjord and the Nærøyfjord (which are fingers of the world's largest fjord, Sognefjorden).

There's an interesting story behind this photo. I parked the car along the roadway (E16) and walked up the road to get a better vantage point. The road is quite narrow, with guard rails on each side. I decided that, if a car or truck were to come while I was on foot, I would simply step over the guard rail and wait on the shoulder until the traffic passed. As I was walking, a very large freight truck approached. Just as I had planned, I stepped over the guardrail to get off of the very narrow shoulder. Well, what I didn't plan for was the electric wire that was installed to keep the sheep off the roadway. I got zapped, which stunned me for a second. Then, I had no choice but to just stand up against the guard rail as the truck passed. This was pretty scary.

Just north of the apartment where we stayed was Aurland, Norway. This is a small village along the Aurlandsfjord and the Nærøyfjord (which are fingers of the world's largest fjord, Sognefjorden). There is a port to accomodate the cruise ships that come through here.

On the way back from Tyin along 53, we stopped to gaze out at the fjord and this beautiful house nestled into the hillside.