{"id":2825,"date":"2014-08-17T21:31:47","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T13:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=2825"},"modified":"2014-08-19T09:03:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T01:03:16","slug":"fjords-of-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=2825","title":{"rendered":"Fjords of Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Setting foot in the Norwegian fjords is like being transported to some fairytale land. Sailing into the calm waters of the\u00a0fjords,\u00a0you could almost imagine seeing\u00a0sprites\u00a0and elves\u00a0springing up to\u00a0greet you\u00a0and fairies welcoming you to this magical land with a melodious tune.\u00a0These glacial-cut soaring cliffs and bodies of water with waterfalls cascading down from everywhere are jaw-droppingly stunning. That it came out of Mother Nature&#8217;s hand is both awe-inspiring and humbling at the same time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_3450.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3450.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cruising along Sognefjord, the largest fjord in Norway<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3697.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_3697.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3697.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where does land and sea divide? An azure sky forms the perfect backdrop for fjords, snowcapped mountains and verdant slopes\u00a0which are perfectly mirrored in the water<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_3665.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3665.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">An eagle&#8217;s eye view of Geiranger, a town along Sognefjord<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3625.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_3625.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3625.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Seven Sisters Waterfalls. I love seeing waterfalls and I definitely got my fill of them in Norway! There&#8217;s something about seeing falling white veils of water that brings so much joy.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3532.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_3532.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3532.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serenity surrounds the hotel I was staying in in Balestrand. Pinch me now.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_3508.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3508.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Same view from the hotel but this time of an extremely late sunset with an orange, pink and muted blue colour palate<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3566.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_3566.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3566.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melted glacial water from the mountains pours into streams and brooks, nourishing flora and fauna along the way<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_3596.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wpid-dsc_3596.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Huts for happy\u00a0campers &#8211; oh, what a delightful way to spend some gorgeous summer days!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting foot in the Norwegian fjords is like being transported to some fairytale land. Sailing into the calm waters of the\u00a0fjords,\u00a0you could almost imagine seeing\u00a0sprites\u00a0and elves\u00a0springing up to\u00a0greet you\u00a0and fairies welcoming you to this magical land with a melodious tune.\u00a0These &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=2825\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,12],"tags":[240,236],"class_list":["post-2825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography","category-travel","tag-fjord","tag-norway"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2825"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2833,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825\/revisions\/2833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}