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Originally posted by shrubbery
I'm from Oslo, Norway. If you're coming to Norway, skip Oslo. Most people get really disappointed when they come to the airport here. It isn't like the pictures at all 
Go straight to Bergen and the west of Norway. That's where you find the fjords and the beatiful scenery. The north could be interesting if you'd like to see midnight sun.
I went to Svalbard (norwegian island in artica) this summer. God damn cold (freezing temperatures even in summer) but it was worth it. Daylight 24/h .. didn't change a bit at any hours. We went hikin in the middle of the night . Great hikes, but you have to rent a gun if you leave town cause of polar bears. But that's really cheap.. about 10$ for a day. Msg me if you want to know more about Norway and Svalbard!
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wished I checked here before going on my trip. Oslo was terrrriby boring. Ditto on Bergen. It's supposed to be very cloudy and foggy in Bergen though. In my 3 days there, there was like 2 hours of sunshine, which was when i managed to get my 'postcard' perfect pictures.
For a quick 1 day look at the fjords, you can try the "Norway in a nutshell" . Its a triangular circuit, from Bergen, to Flam. You get to take mountain trains( the FlamsBana), take a bus ride down a curvy mountain road, take 2 ferries through the Sognefjord, which is one of the bigger, if not the bigger fjord, and the one most tourists see when they go to norway,and basically have the 'fjord' experience,
Shrubbery, I think you're really lucky to be living in Norway. I've read that the northern fjords are narrower and prettier. On my next visit to Norway, I'll probably gun for the Geirangerfjord or the Nordfjord, and whereabouts north of the Artic circle. Might try for glacier hiking on the Jostalbreen too.
http://www.fjordnorway.com
If I ever get married, Norway will be one of the places i'll honeymoon. Hmmm, or I might check out New Zealand... heard both countries have very similar geographies....mmmmm........