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I flew to Molde for the weekend – a town of 20,000 inhabitants. It is called the Town of Roses because of its rose gardens. Apart from the roses, the town enjoys a scenic backdrop of the fjords.

About two or three hours away is the Geiranger Fjord – with a town population of 200 but increases to 500 during summer season due to the number of cruise ships visiting. It is included in the World Heritage List since 2005 due to its natural beauty.

Spent the whole afternoon and the better part of the evening cruising along the fjords back to Molde. It was a relaxing time especially sitting on deck and just watching the mountains and waterfalls pass by – which is the reason I now have a bit of a sunburn on my face.

Molde itself was very picturesque with a couple of nice beaches and small islands in the middle of the fjord. Would’ve been great to go there from time to time… but the airfares are actually more expensive than going to London!

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