The Lofoten islands and adjacent coast have been called the “soul of northern Norway”, a region of pretty villages, blue-watered bays, flower-covered meadows, dramatic cliffs, towering mountains and a silken Arctic light. The region has long attracted artists and – despite falling stocks – still has a working fishing fleet.
The Reinebringen viewpoint is one the biggest on all the Islands—a steep scramble to an epic panorama of Reinefjorden and the improbable Lofoten Wall. Reinebringen is only 448 meters high, but the hike is essentially straight up, sometimes slippery, and challenging overall. It took about 2–3 hours round trip; with plenty of time to enjoy the views at the top. And I almost fell over the edge on top! Good tante Merethe was there to pull me to safety!!!
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| I climbed to the top of Reinebringen! |
Reine is one of the most famous fishing villages in the Lofoten Islands and was voted the most beautiful place in Norway in the late 1970's. This is where we had a 'rorbuferie'.
Rorbu is a traditional type of seasonal house used by fishermen, normally located in a fishing village. They are traditional fisherman’s cabins (rorbu) that were formerly used as lodgings for visiting fishermen from all over Norway during the annual winter cod fishing seasons.The buildings are built on land, but with the one end on poles in the water, allowing easy access to vessels. The style and term is used along the coast of Western Norway and Northern Norway, and is most common on Lofoten and northwards to easternFinnmark. The use of rorbu for fishing has diminished and the style of housing is now largely used for holiday accomodation. We enjoyed it all - the fantastic scenery, peace and quiet, midnight sun, northern lights, storm or calm - the genuine Lofoten atmosphere.
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| What a view!!! |
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| WorldChampionship in Handball on TV - so exciting! The Norwegian girls won! |
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| Besten making dinner |
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| Besten's famous meat cakes! |
Just so beautiful...houses, views...everything...I could not stop taking pictures of it all!
Stop it! You're making me want to go there right now! Ok, maybe not right now as I imagine it would be a little cold in January :) Those red houses are gorgeous. I love the grass growing on the roofs. Such great photos, as always :)
ReplyDeleteWe had the most amazing holiday! And it is so great to review all our photos by uploading to the blog. A little late...but catching up little by little. And can't wait to print my 'book-version' of the blog with all 2012 content in it! Looking forward to flicking the pages:)
DeleteBetter late than never! I only got around to putting up a post about our trip to Italy in December (our trip was in September) and that was only a 4 day trip so a lot less photos to go through than you ;) I should look into this blog book thing too. Sounds like a good idea.
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