Roundtrip Norway, July 2003
Ålesund
Glass stained window
The Volsdalen church itself is rather basic and modestly decorated nothing really spectacular about it. But the one thing that catches the eye right away is the huge glass stained windows. They are 15 metres high and so colourful. The artist that created the windows and the three paintings below it is Frans Widerberg.
It was special to sit here in front of the church, staring up at those huge stained glass windows and see how the light filtered through every colourful piece. Seeing these pictures again, brings back that quiet special moment, that moment of thoughts. I am glad I went here.
More colourful windows
Windows at the Volsdalen ChuchWhile walking out of the church you will pass this wall on the north side of the church, with also glass windows created by Frans Widerberg. They were added to the church in 1993.
I am not sure if I would make a detour for this church, but if you are in Ålesund, it might be worth to visit it.
Driving to Selje
Driving to SeljeFrom Ålesund we decided to do some island hopping to get to Selje, a route that required taking the ferry twice, and the total length of the trip was about 115 kilometres long. The first ferry we had to take was from Sulesund to Hared. This ferry takes a bit longer than usual: 25 minutes. Catching the ferry won't be much of a trouble as it goes 35 times a day. A car including driver costs 71 NOK; a passenger 25 NOK.
The second ferry, from Årvik to Koparneset, was a bit shorter and takes 15 minutes. It also goes quite often: 32 times a day. A car including driver costs 43 NOK, a passenger 18 NOK. You can find more info about the ferries in Norway on this website: www.mrf.no
I enjoyed this trip, but the only bad thing is that the weather wasn't so good, so I don't have many pictures of the drive over there. Selje is a real off the beaten path location, but a beautiful area and absolutely worth a visit! If you don't want to do this island hopping (as it is quite time consuming) and want to skip Ålesund (which what I would do a next time) a much easier way to get to Selje is arriving from the west. Just follow the Nordfjord but instead of going to Maløy, head north on the last little bit of the journey and you'll arrive in Selje. Getting curious by now about this place? Than go to my Selje page to read all about it :-)
