Ålesund, Norway: Part 4 - Day 4 and 5: Tafjord, Trollstigen Visitor Center

Here is a summary of what is spent on Day 4 and 5

6/7 Day 4: Drive to Tafjord and Trollstigen Visitor Center

7/7 Day 5: Flight back to Stockholm

Costs
(1) Petrol 18,46 liter at NOK28,69 per liter - NOK381 (SEK370,66)

Food
(1) Coffee break at Tafjordcafe - Coffee with refill NOK35 (SEK33,97), Cheese cake NOK60 (SEK58,23)
(2) Whale sausage at Trollstigen visitor center NOK149 (SEK144,59)
(3) Salami burger at Gategrill, Sylte town NOK99 (SEK96,07)

(4) Coffee at airport NOK39 (SEK37,84)

The Story

06072025 - Today, we enjoyed our breakfast slowly as we had no fixed plans and time to accommodate. It is a day for a roadtrip. I had my brown cheese and two eggs. It is so filling! It helps too that I had oats with yoghurt. I was not even hungry during lunchtime. Well, I finished my breakfast by 9.30am so it is not surprising I was not hungry during lunch.

We started our drive towards Tafjord at 10am. My friend wanted to see another fjord. We stopped at Stordal for a break for 20 minutes. She had coffee and I enjoyed the view. A lovely day today.

Beautiful views along the way. We stopped at a dedicated spot along the highway to take photos. 

Ålesund, Norway: Part 3 - Day 3: Geirangerfjord cruise

Here is a summary of what is spent on Day 3

5/7 Day 3: Geirangerfjord cruise

Costs

(1) Ticket for Geirangerfjord cruise - NOK1860 

(2) Ticket for Geiranger visitor center - NOK135 (cheaper by NOK20 when bought together with the cruise ticket)

 

Food

(1) Coffee on the ferry NOK30 (SEK29,12)

(2) Lunch from Fiskekaka - Fish cake NOK60 per piece x 2 = NOK120 (SEK119,46), Bacaluo NOK120 (SEK119,46)

(3) Ice-cream 1 scoop NOK40 (SEK38,82)

(4) Dinner from Jaf - Fish burger NOK115 (SEK111,60)

The Story

05072025 - Today, we go on a ferry cruise to Geirangerfjord, the reason for our trip. It is a whole day activity. The ferry leaves at 8.30am and reaches Geiranger town at 11.30am. We have 3 hours to check out the area. Then, we get back on the ferry again at 2.30pm and reach Ålesund at 5.30pm. During our discussions about the trip, we talked about staying in Geiranger and renting a car from this town but car rental and accommodation options were limited hence expensive. So, we agreed on Ålesund being our base. Geiranger is a lovely place for hiking. We could have stayed a night here to hike, if we had an extra day. 

As we were unable to have breakfast at the accommodation, we were given packed breakfast. Initially, we thought we had to book the packed lunch as we will miss breakfast but the staff told us that this is our packed breakfast so we did not need to pay. They offer packed lunch for NOK60. 

We drove to Ålesund town and parked at the open parking lot, the same place we parked on the first day, at Parkgata 18B. It is free today as it is a weekend! We had our packed breakfast in the car. We received four slices of bread, butter, jam, some slices of cheese and ham. I wished we got egg. 

From the parking lot, it was a 15-minute walk to the harbour. We were definitely not the first ones. Look at the weather! Blue skies and sunny! The ferry departed exactly at 8.30am.

The ferry is very clean. Toilets are cleans too. There were 3 toilets, where 1 of them is for handicap. We sat on the upper deck during the entire journey since the weather was good. Initially, many people sat at the upper deck, and when the view got boring as it was the same, and it got cold too due to the wind, many people shifted downstairs.

Ålesund, Norway: Part 2 - Day 2: Sukkertoppen, Old Town

Here is a summary of what is spent on Day 2

4/7 Day 2: Hiked up Sukkertoppen. Walked around Old Town.

Costs

(1) 50 minutes parking - NOK23,02 (SEK22,54)

 

Food

(1) Drink bottle at Kiwi grocery store - 1 liter concentrated apple juice NOK37,90 (SEK36,81)

(2) Lunch at Raccoon Coffee - Chicken and egg wrap NOK109 (SEK106,76), Cappucino NOK50 (SEK48,57)

(3) Kiwi grocery store - 500ml carbonated water NOK22,40 (SEK21,76), 500g Norwegian strawberries NOK69,90 (SEK67,90), 1kg nectarine NOK39,90 (SEK38,76)

(4) Dinner from Jaf - Fish NOK65 (SEK63,14)

The Story

04072025 - The morning started with a breakfast buffet in the accommodation. I was very surprised to see prayer words for before and after meals on the wall. I wondered if this is a religious school. The breakfast kept me full until dinner time. I enjoyed the brown cheese. This is caramelised cheese. I had two eggs which was a good way to keep me full. I know I am not missing out on any local food in Norway as the food here is similar to Sweden. Plus, everything is expensive here. 

We took a walk around the area and enjoyed the view of the waters for a bit. I needed a water bottle as I forgot to bring one from home. So, we went to Kiwi grocery store and I could not find any small water bottle. They sell sugary water and I thought that I finally found one and bought it but when I reached back to the hotel, I found out that I bought a 1-liter concentrated juice which needs to be diluted. Thankfully, it was not hot outside so I could survive without water temporarily.