Norway is a land full of fjords. The Lysefjord was formed after the last ice age, about 10,000 years ago. We disembarked the QM2 and got on a small tour boat called Ronde Fjorde Cruise that took us up the Lysefjord along side sheer granite rock. We came up under the famous "Pulpit Rock". It was given that popular name because at the top there is a section of rock that sticks up like a pastor's pulpit. Apparently it is a "hiker's destination." No thanks! The scattered homes along the fjord edge have been handed down for generations. Those you see above would run about 700K in USD. 
In the actual town of Stavanger, homes are narrow and built vertically. The streets are a kind of cobblestone and very narrow. Most things are built on hills. Along the dock we saw a replica of a Viking ship seen to your left.
One of the main exports in Norway is fish and they had a lot of dried cod in the local fish markets. The fish is just stacked in bins and people re-hydrate it to make soups etc. It reminded me of salt coated cardboard and smelled. Looked yucky to us, but so did a lot of the local fish.
It was a fantastic first day. The weather was a mild 50F and we had lots of sunshine. Sunrise was at 5:54 a.m. and sunset was at 10:35 p.m.
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