Wordless Wanderlust: Flåm Railway in Norway
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AGGGGGHHHH I want to go to Norway…
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Wow. Postcard Perfect. Thx for sharing!
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WOW. It’s like Montana and California and Switzerland combined.
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I have been in 43 countries and Norway is one of my favorites. The Flam train ride is part of a tour called “Norway in a Nutshell” that begions in Oslo and ends in Bergen, one of my alltime favorite cities. You take the train, the Flam tram, a boat through the fjords, a bus ride up the Stalheim Gorge, and then back on the train to Bergen. Stay overhight in Flam. Ther is a nice hotel just south of th4 ship spck. Get afront roomso you can look back down te fjord. Wal kup te Flam valley about a mile. The cemetery contains the graves of the Flam family..
The Norway in a nutshell ® trip takes you through some of Norway’s most beautiful fjord scenery. You can experience the scenic Bergen Railway, the breathtaking Flam Railway, the Aurlandsfjord, the narrow Naeroyfjord (now included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List) and the steep hairpin bends of Stalheimskleiva. Book the trip today!
The Bergen Railway
The Bergen Railway is a unique experience on Northern Europe’s highest-altitude railway line. One of the greatest challenges is the harsh and changeable weather. The line is exposed to deep low-pressure centres from the west, which can mean strong winds and heavy snow for part of the year. Keeping the railway open demands great effort and technical expertise. Today, skilled workers, effective equipment, tunnels and snow tunnels make the Bergen Railway one of the safest and most comfortable ways of travelling between Oslo and Bergen. The line was voted one of the 20 best railway experiences in the world in 1999.The Flam Railway
The journey on the Flam Railway is regarded as one of the highlights of the Norway in a nutshell® tour. The 20-km-long train journey from the mountain station of Myrdal down to Flam, down beside the fjord, takes around 55 minutes. On the journey, you have views of some of the most magnificent mountain scenery in Norway with an ever-changing panorama of tall mountains and cascading waterfalls. The train moves slowly or stops at the best views.Splendid Norwegian fjords – on UNESCO’s World Heritage List!
Down at the picturesque village of Flam, there is time to eat and to wander around before continuing your journey by boat. The boat sails out the Aurlandsfjord and into the Naeroyfjord, one of the narrowest fjord in Europe. The Naeroyfjord is included on UNESCO’s famous World Heritage List. Surrounded by towering mountains up to 1,800 metres high, this branch of the Sognefjord is amazingly beautiful. On the journey, you have excellent views of small traditional farms. If you are lucky, you will see goats grazing right beside the fjord and seals basking on rocks before the boat moors at Gudvangen.Stalheimskleiva
The journey continues by coach up the steep and spectacular hairpin bends of Stalheimskleiva*. The road up to Stalheim Hotel has 13 steep bends. After enjoying the wonderful views of the Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen waterfalls, continues the journey on to Voss and further by train to Bergen or Oslo.The Norway in a nutshell ® tour is available all year and can be completed in a day. You can stop off en route if you wish to spend more time on the journey and enjoy more of what nature has to offer.
* In the winter months October-April, the coach does
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Great info, Barry! Thanks for sharing this.
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