Norway Passage

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The Most Beautiful Voyage

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00:27I had the best

00:35This is the story of a voyage

00:38A beautiful voyage along more than 1100 miles

00:41of Norway's spectacular coastline

00:44A Norway passage

00:46The most beautiful voyage

01:00There out there

01:01And I was on the north

01:06And I went down to the car

01:10For us to see

01:13I had the best

01:17I had the dream

01:19When I was a little

01:21A little girl

01:23With a little girl

01:25To be able to come

01:30With a hurry

01:31And I was on the north

01:47The Hrtegruten ship Nord-Norga prepares to depart Bergen, Norway's second largest city.

01:53It's a cosmopolitan place full of art, music, and history, and along with ships of every sort,

01:59the coastal ferries arrive and depart from here every day.

02:09The Nord-Norga, a fairly large and very comfortable ship, was christened in 1997.

02:14And built to sail the narrow straits, deep fjords, and small harbors of the Norwegian coast.

02:25Now with freight, cars, and passengers aboard, the ship departs Bergen in the early evening.

02:33Our voyage begins.

02:38It's a six-day trip north to Kirkenes, on the border with Russia, and well above the Arctic Circle.

02:43An 1,100-mile journey.

02:45Along the way, the Hrtegruten ships stop at 34 ports of call as they travel north and south along Norway's

02:52stunning coast.

02:53Some passengers will travel a short distance to visit friends or family up the coast.

02:58Others, especially in summer, will go the whole way up north.

03:02And some travelers will make the round trip, Bergen to Kirkenes and back to Bergen.

03:07A truly remarkable 12-day journey.

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04:00Entering the Atlantic from Bergen, the Nord-Norga steers north and passes the island Kinniklova.

04:05We are underway. The sky darkens for a night that will last only about four hours.

04:12The ship briefly makes its first ports of call, Floro and Mole, as most passengers sleep.

04:20The vessels plying the Hurtigruten route are freight ships, mail boats and passenger liners

04:25all in one. For nearly 120 years, these ships have carried goods and people, transforming

04:32life along Norway's rocky and mountainous coast. In the wintertime, in the early days,

04:37a letter to a loved one in four days rather than four months. The first bananas to Tromsø,

04:42and thousands and thousands of Norwegians departing for new lives in America.

04:49These ships also carry tourists, people looking for the unusual vacation, a real adventure,

04:55and the chance to experience Norway's stunning coast, seaside towns and villages, and its

05:01people in a very close-up way.

05:04It's my first trip to Norway. I've been on cruises before, but never anything as lovely

05:10as this. And with my new husband, it's fantastic.

05:21Norway is the Scandinavian country along the Atlantic. It's a wealthy, varied and scenically

05:27beautiful country, and its nearly five million citizens enjoy an admirable quality of life.

05:32A thriving offshore oil and gas industry has brought prosperity, but that's a new reality.

05:38It's history, the Vikings, domination by its neighbor countries, fishing and farming in an

05:44often harsh climate and challenging terrain, have created a strong and determined national

05:48character, great pride and love of country.

06:03I grew up in Seattle. I was born in Norway. My cousins gave me a big book, a

06:08couple of years ago, and I read through the book about three times about everything that's

06:13all these cities and towns on the way up north. Incredible history and the e-commerce, the trades,

06:20and World War II, and the Viking battles, and a very interesting part of the world.

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07:02On the morning of day two, the Nord Norga arrives in Alisund, Norway's largest fishing

07:07town. A lovely city of 40,000, its center was consumed by fire in 1904. It was rebuilt

07:14in Art Nouveau style, now carefully preserved. Alisund is the main entrance to Stjortfjord,

07:20the way to the astounding Gerengir Fjord.

07:55The

08:00The

09:38Grangerfjord, on the UNESCO's World Heritage List, is a magical place, narrow and far

09:44from the open sea with waterfalls crashing down steep mountainsides.

10:22As glaciers advanced and retreated from the coast, they carved great valleys through

10:27the mountain ranges.

10:28National Geographic listed the Norway fjords as the world's top tourist attraction.

10:34Granger is the most spectacular fjord of all.

11:10Far above, tiny mountainside farms defy gravity.

11:14Some can only be reached by ladder.

11:17Norway's queen and king Sonja and Harald celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at one of

11:22these farms.

11:22their guests arrived by helicopter.

11:27After the war, however, never realized that it was a real casual victory in the winter.

11:50After the winter, they needed to be eaten byEZ.

11:50The universe that is conjuncted by the Nancy Sanders.

11:50Notice there's a very lucky answer.

11:55The most famous waterfalls in the Grangir fjord are the Seven Sisters and the Suter.

12:03The Suter faces the sisters across the fjord and tries to woo them.

12:17The bridal veil is so named because it falls delicately over one rocky edge and when backlit

12:22by the sun has the appearance of a thin veil.

12:53The Suter

13:10The Nord Norga makes its next scheduled stop at Molda called the Town of Roses.

13:36Molda hosts a renowned jazz festival and a good crowd greets the ship.

13:54As we dock, the Norlis, a sister ship, departs heading south towards Bergen.

14:15A brief stop and we depart, but we're headed north towards the Arctic Circle.

14:45The Nord Norga

14:48The Nord Norga

15:03The Nord Norga

15:05The Nord Norga

15:06The Nord Norga

15:45Christian Sunday is an intriguing place.

15:48Home to a large trawler fleet, many of its residents are descendants of Scotsmen who came to supervise the salted

15:54and dried codfish industry in the 18th century.

15:57People may have lived in and around Christensen since 8,000 B.C.

16:02Today, it's a city that loves opera and hosts an important opera festival every year.

16:27As the live and around-the-clock version of this program was being broadcast, more and more people began to

16:33gather to greet the ship as it traveled up the coast.

16:36They came down to the docks, accompanied the Nord-Norge in boats, stood on the bridges and waved flags.

16:42It became an unanticipated national celebration, an expression of national pride.

16:48And the question that's free will show you what you want to do.

17:23It's day three, and the Nord-Norge arrives at Trondheim.

17:26Norway's traditional historic, cultural, and religious capital.

17:30This once Viking town, now a university city, is a center for scientific and industrial research, and its old city

17:38is full of historical delights.

17:42The ship will spend the morning at the dock, and passengers make their way through the growing crowds of well

17:47-wishers to explore the city.

17:49Many will walk to the Nideros Cathedral, built in the 11th century over the grave of Viking king Olaf Haraldsson,

17:55Norway's patron saint.

17:57–

17:58–

17:59the sky of the heavens and the heavens.

18:53About three hours sail north from Trondheim is the Chiangshad Lighthouse, one of the most

18:57beautiful along the coast. Many generations of lighthouse keepers raise families on this

19:04tiny perch. Today there are well-wishers to greet the Nordnarga.

19:34I would still like to be captain on the biggest coast of the world.

19:46We have not been to Norway before. This is our first experience. It happened in Scandinavia,

19:53but we always wanted to see Norway, and here we are.

19:58The same with us. We've never been in any Scandinavian countries. Many other places in Europe, but

20:04not Norway or any of the Scandinavian countries. And we find it very fascinating and different

20:11from what we've seen before in Europe.

20:30The Nordnarga is carefully steered through the narrow Stuxon Strait with little clearance on

20:36either side of the ship.

21:09Rorvik, a fishing and farming town on the Vickna Archipelago, turns out to celebrate

21:13Hurtigruten Day each year, especially this year with bands, fireworks, and large crowds.

21:20North and southbound ships meet at Rorvik every day of the year, reminding people of how vital

21:26the Hurtigruten service has been to life and commerce along the coast.

21:57Rorvik, a duke which has been running before recently, he is a town for taking part of the

22:12The tare called Dr. Pellet Pellet Pellet Pellet Pellet Pellet Pellet Pellet Pellet .

22:25Oh, my God.

22:58Along the Helgeland coast, mountain peaks and ocean vistas surround us.

23:03Countless islands and skerries create sheltered coves.

23:18Torghauten is a mountain rising from the sea with a hole in its middle.

23:24According to legend, the hole was made by a troll while he was chasing the beautiful

23:28girl Lekamoya.

23:30When the troll realized he would not get the girl, he shot an arrow at her.

23:34But the troll king of Somna threw his hat into the arrow's path to save her.

23:38The hat turned into a mountain with a hole in its middle.

23:41Oh, my God.

24:18As more and more people watched this voyage on live television, the crowds continued to

24:23swell.

24:23At Bronison, it's a very happy mob gathered at midnight.

25:08It's a very happy place to be here, and it's a very happy place to be here, and it's

25:10a very happy place to be here.

25:28I'm standing here and looking at what I've heard of Brønnesund's speciality, and it's ice cream.

25:38Softis in Brønnesund is the best softis, so it's one of the main points of the tour.

25:47How does it taste to the best?

25:50It tastes very good. It's fresh, just chocolate.

25:55What are you doing?

25:58What are you doing?

26:26In the future, I'm feeling anxious.

26:32In the future, I'm feeling anxious.

26:33It's a sign.

26:37It's a sign.

26:40It's a sign.

26:41It's a sign.

26:47It's a sign.

27:10Stormen står in salten fjord

27:13Han slår og han sliter og han river

27:18Herregud hvor sterk og stor

27:22Herregud hvor sterk og sterk og sterk

27:23Herregud hvor sterk og sterk og sterk

27:27Har sterk og sterk med en klob på en liten liten liten av Vikkingen

27:30Vi er i landet på midnatt sun

27:32og har 24 hrs. daglig for den resten av vårt jord i nord

27:38Det poseer en dilemma for mange passeger

27:41som ikke vil ha en minne av det passende scenisk splendor

27:44men vil ha et lite sleep

27:45Up, up, up, up, up, up, go, go, go

28:03God, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can

28:14I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can,

28:37I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can,

28:37I can, I can, I can, I can, I

28:46The Gulf Stream, with its warm waters, moderates Norway's climate and keeps its coast ice-free.

28:55Without the Gulf Stream, Norway and all of Scandinavia would be more like Greenland.

29:04We coastal voyagers are grateful for all that warm water.

29:08The scenery is spectacular. Hard to describe even.

29:14Never being here before, I didn't know what to expect. You read about it and hear about

29:18it, but to see it actually for yourself makes a big difference.

29:26At midday, we dock in Buda, just north of the Arctic Circle.

29:30Most of Buda was destroyed during the Second World War.

29:34Today, it's a spacious modern town of 45,000.

30:06CHOIR SINGS

30:26I left the boat for a moment. I'm in a boat, but I thought I'd hit the sandstorm in a

30:33smaller boat.

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30:36There are excursions available to the Nord-Norka's passengers all along the coastal trip.

30:40And at Buda, there's the chance to visit Saltstrommen, where twice a day, the combination of powerful

30:46currents and a narrow channel create a vast rush of water with violent maelstroms, whirlpools.

30:52CHOIR SINGS

30:53It's the most powerful in the world and an exciting adventure.

30:56CHOIR SINGS

30:57In the light of what we see as true

31:06in this great pursuit of finding gold, I can tell what makes me feel so sure and yet so insecure.

31:37CHOIR SINGS

31:38About where we lie

31:47Am I getting close?

32:05CHOIR SINGS

32:05For those making their first trip above the Arctic Circle, King Neptune presides over a happy celebration.

32:11Those wishing to be baptized receive a bracing initiation to the ranks of Polar Explorer, along with a warming drink.

32:32CHOIR SINGS

32:36It has to be done. We do what has to be done. Cheers.

32:42CHOIR SINGS

32:44CHOIR SINGS

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32:49And NOGES

33:19With its small fishing villages nestled in the fjords and a rugged coast with peaks rising

33:25directly from the ocean, the Lufoten Islands are renowned for their picture-postcard beauty.

33:37These are the great codfish grounds, especially in winter.

34:00The Narnarga stops at Stamsund in the early evening as the sun falls behind the mountains

34:05crowding the town.

34:41The Narnarga stops at Stamsund in the early evening as the sun falls in the early evening.

34:49The Narnarga stops at Stamsund in the early evening as the sun falls in the early evening.

34:59The Narnarga stops at Stamsund in the early evening as the Narnarga stops at Stamsund in the early evening.

35:13The Narnarga stops at Stamsund in the early evening after a river,

35:44Beyond Hennigsvog, the Nord-Norga greets another sister ship,

35:48the MS Kung Harald, on its way south.

35:50It's one of a dozen traveling the coast in summertime.

36:02What is the intention of the northward and the Norea gauge?

36:11What is it, the sea?

36:13The sea is the sea.

36:15The sea is the sea.

36:16The sea is the sea.

36:17It's the sea, the sea is the sea.

36:37I had over standing

36:41The dream that I was a little

36:45Fyam and digger fjord

36:48Om å få komme

36:53Med hurtig rute

36:56Dit jeg en gang skulle

37:04Særlig om kveld

37:06Når hurtig rute tar opp det land

37:10Der utefra

37:12Hva sa, hva på nord

37:17Og jeg sprang ned på køya

37:21Før oss til

37:24Jeg hadde overstand i den drømmen

37:47Svålbad is the Lufoten's principal town

37:53A statue of a fisherman's wife

37:55Stands at the harbor's mouth

37:57This old fishing village

37:58Now profits from tourists

38:00Coming from all over the world

38:01To see these stunning islands

38:04Throughout the Lufotans

38:06We see cod drying in the sun

38:07And wind on tall and stout

38:09Wooden lattices

38:11Stockfish

38:11A product easily transported

38:13To market for hundreds of years

38:15Med høye rop og trosses

38:17Som ble gå start

38:18Mot kvelden

38:20Før å festes

38:22Det var den store verden

38:25Som la til

38:31Særlig om kveld

38:34Når hurtig rute tar opp det land

38:38Der utefra

38:40Hva sa, hva på nord

38:44Og jeg sprang ned på køya

38:48Før å se

38:52Jeg hadde overstand i den drømmen

38:58Da jeg var i lite pion

39:10We come and go

39:12And it's a little sad

39:13To put these beautiful places

39:14Behind us

39:15But the ship must move on

39:35These waters

39:36This coast

39:37These islands

39:38Were home to the Vikings

39:41From here

39:42Over more than 300 years

39:44They raided the British Isles

39:46Towns and cities

39:47Along the North Sea

39:48And the Mediterranean

39:49Even going all the way to Russia

39:54They were also traitors

39:55And colonizers

39:56Dublin was founded by Vikings

40:02It was a coastal people's

40:04Remarkable boat building skills

40:06And seamanship

40:07That helped create this chapter

40:09Of Norway's history

40:42Norwegian trolls had several fjords

40:44To call their own

40:45They opted for troll fjord

40:47It's two miles long

40:48And just a hundred yards wide

40:50At its mouth

40:51Requiring the ship's captain

40:52To make a very tight u-turn

41:05The scenery is especially spectacular

41:08And the local trolls

41:09Put on quite a show

41:12See you next time

41:29You scalp

41:30You eye on many

41:33I don't think

41:33I don't know

41:33You're in the feminist

41:33In the first jusqus

41:35I don't know

41:37That's

41:37You stab

41:38You Zhang

41:39You're just

41:40I don't know.

42:13I was amazed.

42:15I didn't realize how high the mountains were and how many waterfalls there were, and topped

42:20with glaciers or ice on top.

42:24Very interesting.

42:25Beautiful.

42:26Beautiful.

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42:55Beautiful.

42:56Beautiful.

42:57Beautiful.

42:58Beautiful.

43:02Peace.

43:05I don't know.

43:51My intent of going up the Norwegian coast, and I had that wish for a long time, was to

43:58see the midnight sun, and I wanted, and last night actually the sun didn't set, I was set

44:06on the deck at midnight and shooting pictures of the sunset, so it was very beautiful.

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45:05I'm from the sea

45:08When the day's day

45:11And night

45:12I'm from the sea

45:16You're going to freeze

45:18And wait

45:20After the sunrise

45:22You're going to see

45:26The old church

45:28Spelt in sand

45:31And

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45:34The night

45:35And see that the sun

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49:48docks in Honigsvog, where an excursion to North Cup, the North Cape, awaits.

50:10We're welcomed by a Sami man and his reindeer. The Sami are the indigenous people of the

50:15North, and some still live in traditional ways. It may not officially be Europe's most

50:20northerly point, but with its 1,000-foot-high cliff and variable weather, it will certainly

50:26do. At the very top of Norway, the North Cape is the point where the Norwegian Sea, part

50:33of the Atlantic Ocean, meets the Barents Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean.

50:41With Nord Cup behind us, it's now a trip east into the Barents Sea to Kikonis and the Russian

50:46border at the end of this remarkable voyage. We pass the elegant sea cliffs, Finjerka, the

50:53church, a cathedral of stone.

51:09In choppy seas, a local fisherman arrives with an intriguing and delicious catch, Kamchatka

51:16the king crabs, for lunch.

51:23The Russians took him from Kamchatka, on the east side of Russia, and then sat him out in

51:28Kola-fjord in 1962, and then he came here. And the crab couldn't see any limits under the

51:35water, but he came over to Norge, even during the cold war. So in 1977, we caught the first

51:43kongekrappen, in the east of Finnmark. And after that, it will be very, very, very

51:47many.

52:13Yes, you're at the end of this season.

52:14This winter storm has gone through.

52:14Yes.

52:33This winter storm has fallen in the west, but it will be very, very long.

52:34Yes, you've got to enjoy the great sand.

52:35We've got to enjoy theiland-like sea cliffs over the west, but we found a new

52:37We've got to try a bit of great sand, and a little moan.

52:39We're just flying around to the sea.

52:56We pass along the Finnmark coast.

52:58It's the most northern and eastern county of Norway

53:01and has borders with Finland and Russia.

53:04The coastal areas are barren.

53:06Much of the interior is above the tree line.

53:09But with birch forests in the river valleys.

53:39Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

53:48Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

54:18Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

54:56All along the coast there are seabird nesting colonies, razorbills, quillamots, gannets,

55:02kittywakes, seagulls, and of course puffins, thousands of them.

55:06It's a birder's paradise.

55:30This televised voyage captured Norway's attention, including that of the prime minister, Jens

55:35Stoltenberg, proudly tweeting, this is Norway at its best.

55:40He telephoned Gir-Arne Johannesson, the Nord-Norgus captain, to offer congratulations and best

55:45wishes as the ship neared this trip's final destination.

55:48Kom og lytt til lyset når det gryr av dag.

55:55Solen løfter sin trompet mot munnen.

56:01Lytt til hvite sommerfugler svinger slag.

56:08Denne dag kan bli vår beste dag.

56:14Sten som vi gikk i går er like ny.

56:21Hemmelig som ved vårt første morgen gry.

56:35Nearing Kikkenes at the end of our voyage, the ship's passengers and crew are delighted

56:39to encounter Norway's Queen Sonja aboard the royal yacht Norge.

56:43The Queen is here for an event to remember the witch trials in Vardo 350 years ago.

56:48As we take her photograph, she takes ours.

57:03This royal encounter was an unexpected bonus for all.

57:12It is the most beautiful voyage that I ever had.

57:17I've been on different ships and everything, but this one beats them all.

57:21If you ever get a chance to do it, do it.

57:23It's probably one of the best trips.

57:24Malt skal vi møte, malt skal vi mestre.

57:31Dagen i dag, den kan bli vår beste dag.

57:42Kjære, lytt til mørket når vår dag er gått.

57:49Natten inner over fjerne åser.

57:54We arrive at Kikkenes, the end.

57:58At least for those not making the now southbound roundtrip on the Herdergruten Nortnaga.

58:05Six days, 1100 miles, and a stunning double eyeful of spectacular sights and astounding vistas.

58:13A remarkable and completely memorable experience.

58:24It was a Norway passage, a grand one, and it surely was the most beautiful voyage.

58:34Malt skal vi møte, malt skal vi mestre.

58:41Dagen i morgen skal bli vår beste dag.

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