The road along the Lovatnet (Loen lake) is popular among cruise passengers docking in Olden or Loen:
Not really true, though:
Don’t get your hope up high, Norway doesn’t WANT to buy America.
Most Norwegians prefer to live where they are and enjoy the security offered by the welfare state.
PS: There are already enough Norwegian descended citizens in USA and Canada.
Some rules, do’s and don’t that you should know if you are planning to visit Norway:
PS: Read the text to the end.
The Danes are not as ambitious, they would settle for Califørnia:
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1501314848666522&set=a.1257358519728824
PS: The comments from Californians are worth a read as well. 
It has been unusually cold, clear and snow free January on the west coast of Norway. It has continuing in February and is forecast to last for at least another week.
Usually we have some snowy days, followed by warmer weather and rain, than sudden cold days, making for a lot of “chocolate coloured” slush along the roadsides and slippery ice on the pavements.
Some enjoy the clear ice that forms on ponds and lakes when it stays cold long enough:
Source:
Maybe the most beautiful and revered historical building in Norway:
Geiranger was a tourist magnet way back in time:
Waiting for cruise tourists for an excursion. Policeman Olav Gausdal in full uniform off Palmarbuda was making sure everything was going well.
Cruise ships of the days (1920-30s) looked like this:
Cruise ships also visited Hellesylt, even back then:
Here is a picture of the popular lookout point “Ørensvingen” (Eagle’s bend):
PS: Probably early 1950s.
See 30 colourized pictures from the 1920-30s:
Inner harbour in Ålesund with the herring fleet in port:
From the comments:
Tore Flem
A classic - just as impressive every time. The picture is either from 1956 or 1957.
Eva Lokka
Yes, there was life in the streets during the herring season. Good memories from that time, I especially remember when the men who had come to town to work or were in to deliver their catch would buy gifts for their wives!! I worked at J.E.Devold (apparel shop), and among other things in the sweater and underwear department. When the guys would try to explain the size of the clothes they were going to buy, a sight for gods if you ask me, especially the actions they made them!!!
Another view, from “ground level” this time:
Not much space for this netboat to get out.
The larger boats had their place further out towards the entrance to the inner harbour:
While some of the larger boats, mostly drifters, found a safe haven on the south side of town:
Ålesund, February 1959, herring fishing. Fishing boats.
This is what it was all about, fishing for herring just off the coast during the winter and spring spawning season:
The Herring Adventure: The herring fishing was a major media event, and was closely followed by Sunnmørsposten. This is one of the classic photos by photographer Bjarne Skarbøvik from Sunnmørsposten’s archive. Judging by the registration plate, it is “Jarnbarden” from Ålesund that is hauling in herring from the seine. Jan Johansen says that there were around 40 men involved in salvaging such a seine cast.