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they kept things segregated: Notice the pews carved with hearts for women,
crowns for men.
When a 17th-century wealthy family wanted to build a special pew for
themselves, they simply sawed off some of the pineconetopped columns to
make way for it. When the church began to lean, it was reinforced with the
clumsy, off-center X-shaped supports. Churchgoers learned their lesson, and
never cut anything again.
The ceiling, added in the late 17th century, prevents visitors from enjoying
the Viking-ship roof beams. But all of these additions have stories to tell. Ex-
perts can read various cultural influences into the church decorations, includ-
ing Irish (some of the carvings) and Romanesque (the rounded arches).
Bring a Bike?
To give your Lustrafjord excursion an added dimension,
take a bike on the ferry to Urnes (free passage, rentable for 150 kr/day with
helmets from Eplet Bed & Apple hostel in Solvorn, where you can park your
car for free). From the stave church, bike the super-scenic fjordside road (4.5
miles—with almost no traffic—to big Feigumfossen waterfall and back).
(6 kr = about $1, country code: 47)
These accommodations are along the Lustrafjord, listed from north to south.
In Nes
$$ Nes Gard Farmhouse B&B
rents 15 homey rooms, offering lots of com-
fort in a grand 19th-century farmhouse for a good price (D-410 kr, Db-490
kr, rooms in main building more traditional, family apartment, tel. 57 68 39
43, mobile 95 23 26 94,
www.nesgard.no
,
post@nesgard.no
, Manum family).
Mari and Asbjorn serve a three-course dinner for 300 kr.
$ Viki Fjord Camping
has great fjordside huts—many directly on the wa-
ter, with fjord views and balconies—located directly across from the Feigum-
fossen waterfall (250 kr without a private bathroom, 340-850 kr with bath-
room, price depends on size and season, sheets-70 kr, tel. 57 68 64 20, mobile
99 53 97 30,
www.vikicamping.no
,
post@vikicamping.no
,
Berit and Svein).
