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Actually came Bengt Dahlbergborn in Sweden, because of love Geiranger Fjordbut as is sometimes the case with love, it didn’t last. He stayed anyway. The love for the fjord and its small chocolate factory was greater. Although Dahlberg still dreams of starting a family, he seems anything but unhappy about his life on what is probably Norway’s most famous fjord, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. His greatest passion at the moment is chocolate. Basically he is a self-taught artist, he says. He searched for the perfect chocolate until he was satisfied. And because he is extremely courageous when it comes to his creations, he has won numerous prizes.
Chocolate with brown cheese, whiskey or blue cheese
Yes, there is also “normal” chocolate with nuts and berry cream, but I particularly like his pralines with the famous one Blue cheese from Tingvollost impressed. Chocolate and cheese? Does that even fit? And how fitting! These creamy, delicate pralines are so utterly delicious that I regret not having taken more of them. I also think his hazelnut chocolate is spectacular. You can tell from his chocolate that he is tirelessly searching for the best recipe. The peaty whiskey from Laphroig also looks great in this delicately melting combination.
His factory, which also includes a nice little café, is open from May to October.

Bengt Dahlberg
Geiranger Sjokolade
Maråkvegen 29, 6216 Geiranger, Norway
His Highness, the Geiranger Fjord
When the Swedish princess married her shaman last August, she did so on this very fjord in front of one of the most spectacular backdrops Norway has to offer. The entire fjord is under the protection of the UNESCO World Heritage Site (and that also means that you are not allowed to fly over it with a drone). If you look over the mountain from above (Eagles Road) comes, then the first thing you reach is the viewpoint Ørnesvingen. A platform, a waterfall and a breathtaking view over the fjord. Shortly after I reach the platform, a bus stops and disgorges a wave of Chinese tourists. They scurry around for less than five minutes, taking one picture after another, then they stream back to the bus. And are gone again. Hardly anyone has simply looked at the incredible beauty of this landscape. Who paused because of this impressive backdrop. For example, you could imagine what it would be like to be an eagle spreading its mighty wings and flying majestically over the fjord. Past the waterfalls that fall from great heights into the fjord. In spring the waterfalls are even more powerful because of the melting snow. Now they are thinner, but no less impressive.
Delicious gin from the fjord and the best “Nordic food”
Of course there is also gin on the fjord in Geiranger. There’s gin everywhere, so why not here? And two. I tried one of the two and was very impressed by its clear taste structure. A real northern gin.
The offers a lunch with all the delicacies of Nordic cuisine Brasserie itemthe old post office in Geiranger. Salmon, arctic char, various vegetables but also a typical flat bread with pulled pork. A modern Nordic kitchen. Plus the best cider and beer from a local brewery. The traditional rockfish is also served here. The restaurant is extremely popular and free tables are rare.
Brasserie Posten AS
Geirangervegen 4
6216 Geiranger
by ferry across the fjord
You have to do it, there is no way around it. If you don’t come to the fjord by ship as part of a cruise, you can take the ferry from one end to the other. I may not be lucky when it comes to the Northern Lights, but I am lucky to see the fjord sunny autumn day Experiencing it makes up for everything. The water is smooth as a mirror, deep and dark, the air is fresh and the mountains around the fjord look majestically sublime with their delicate powdered sugar crowns from the first snow. I understand why everyone wants to see this and I enjoy it even more because it’s much quieter now in the fall. You can let nature get closer to you. Even though I’m wearing warm clothes, I feel more exposed to her, not because it’s cold, but because this intense beauty gets under my skin. This air gives me a feeling of purity. I’m gushing, I know.
There is another viewpoint on the other side Ljøen viewpoint and there is no one else there right now. Just me and my small tour group. It is afternoon and the sun is already lower. It’s hard for me to tear myself away from the sight. Can’t I stay a little longer?
It continues Alesunda city surrounded by intoxicating nature. But more on that in the next report.
Disclosure: The trip was at the invitation of Visit Northwest, Fjord Norway and the Destinations Ålesund & Sunnmøre . I bought cider and apples myself and out of conviction because they are so good. As always, the impressions are my own