We had a fabulous breakfast at our hotel and then headed for the train ~ 08:11. Rae and Linda are on a tour group so we thought we wouldn't be able to connect but we had different cars but could walk back and forth easily and then met for coffee on the 5.5 hour train ride. Coffee and Lefsa. $15. Linda said they buy a bag of potatoes for .99 and can make all the lefsa they want. Ours cost about $4 for two small ones. Nevertheless, it was good!
We left Oslo on the way to Myrdal going from 2 metres above sea level to 1222 meters above sea level. It was cold ~ 5 C and at the top started to rain/snow. At Myrdal we took the Flåm train down to the Sogne-Fjorden. At the beginning of the trip we were seeing farms and rolling hills of grains and gradually it got more and more rugged.
What was this guy measuring????
Notice the zigzag road that was used to build the train. We felt like the train zigzagged a bit too! The grade is 1:18 and there are 20 tunnels, 18 hand dug, on the 20 kilometer, 1 hour trip.
None of the pictures adequately show the ruggedness of the area
nor the sharp drop off of the rocks. The Fjord at the bottom had the same incredible height to a narrow river. Incredibly beautiful.
We saw incredible waterfalls all the way down. This was a stop for pictures. We did get wet as we leaned over to see the falls... so much for a nice hairstyle!
Our fun train
This church - called a Stave church - was built in 1667.
The valley
Rae & Linda then went on by boat & bus to Bergen. We went back to Oslo
as we wanted to spend more time In Gothenberg.
We will meet again in Copenhagen.
The restaurant at the Myrdal Station.
Yes, a typical traveler!!
Everywhere you go there is wood. Wood floors in the airport, the train station, the hotels and their rooms. It is beautiful.
We visited with people from Brazil, Japan, China and Australia on our journeys yesterday.
A terrific day.
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