For the trip to Norway, the plan was always to take the train from Oslo to Bergen, as I had heard how scenic it was. Bob found a way to step it up even more. His Rick Steve’s book recommended an excursion called Norway in a Nutshell, which would allow you to see (and sail on) a fjord as part of your journey to Bergen. You could do this in one long day or spend the night at one of the small towns on the fjord and complete the journey the next day. We decided on the latter and are now enjoying an afternoon and evening in the small town of Flam (rhymes with mom) on the Naeroyfjord.
We started today by catching the 8:22 am train out of Oslo Central station to Bergen, but we were to get off at Myrdal and catch a 2nd train to Flam. Our hotel gave us each a togo breakfast bag since we were missing the breakfast we had paid for. We started at 23 meters above sea level and climbed to as high as 1200 meters before beginning our descent.
The journey did not disappoint in terms of beauty. We started off seeing cute mountain towns before getting into more rock, snow, and some impressive waterfalls. My apologies for the quality of some of the photos, as they were almost all taken through the train window.
We arrived in Myrdal a little after 1:00 pm and walked across to the 2nd train platform to catch the train to Flam. We had lots of company. One of the highlights of today’s trip, besides the scenery, is that we traveled with only a backpack. Our big bags were picked up by the Fjord Tours company and have already been delivered to our hotel in Bergen.
and provided information on the tv screen
about the train and the surrounding area
and some of the 21 hairpin turns for cars
sour cream, and lingonberries.
It doesn’t get much more Norwegian than that.
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