Culture, Cuisine and Chasing the Lights

[amaroo]

We had a 30min wait in Flam, pretty village with a few from our party staying overnight.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flåm

Flam Line https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flåm_Line

Flam-Myrdal 50min scenic train ride

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

We also did the scenic train trip (Oslo to Bergen) while we were there.. and who would forget this...

 

[amaroo]

We also did the scenic train trip (Oslo to Bergen) while we were there.. and who would forget this...

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LOL I think your train had a bit more party going on. I need to get one of those... SWMBO firm loves fancy dress - reckon I can get un-invited wearing that.

 

[love_the_life]

We also did the scenic train trip (Oslo to Bergen) while we were there.. and who would forget this...

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Err, What is it exactly????

 

[amaroo]

First stop coming up next.

 

[amaroo]

Kjosfossen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjosfossen

 

[JohnM]

Good stuff! Nice to see the winter shots.

I spent a month or so driving around Scandinavia in June some years back. Made it a mission to be at Nordkapp on 21 June for the solstice. Even then had an unseasonal snowstorm to drive through up inside the arctic circle.

I stayed in Flam a couple of nights or so; woke one morning to see the QE2 towering over the wharf. Drove through the Laerdal tunnel nearby; at 24.5 km, the world's longest.

 

[OATEK]

Err, What is it exactly????

A limp portrayal of the proto-type!?

 

[Pushka]

Err, What is it exactly????

Where is the rofl icon?

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

Err, What is it exactly????

Native custom?? It was 9am.. Wouldn't have want to have seen him much later lol

 

[love_the_life]

Well, I thought it looked somewhat familiar but thought 'surely not'. This is a sophisticated and classy board!

 

[Pushka]

Well, I thought it looked somewhat familiar but thought 'surely not'. This is a sophisticated and classy board!

Dame, just leave it! :mrgreen:

 

[amaroo]

Eventually, the last fellow got back on board and we were off.

This section was pretty spectacular as the line was basically cut into the side of mountain... The timber slats you can see in the photos are the only thing between the train and an almighty drop.



You can see the track in this photo







Next stop - Vatnahalaen http://vatnahalsen.no/en/

A couple left the train here to stay at the hotel... you can see the guy on the ski-doo collecting their luggage

 

[amaroo]

Right on time we pulled up at Myrdal walked across the platform, jumped on board the waiting train... which departed 8mins later.

Flam Line was sensational!







2h 25m later we arrived in Bergen.

These Norwegians are pretty fancy... 10 NOK ($1.60) per use by credit card only. Must say, it was the cleanest railway toilet I've ever seen.



What a beauty of a day! Well organised, stunning and a thrill for the whole 9+ hours.

Norway in a Nutshell is a must IMO.

 

[get me outta here]

Great photos, I think my summer trip may be a bit different. I am going one way OSL - Bergen and get on the Hurtigruten. Your map said you were doing a return? Will I miss out on much?

Do you really pay NOK10 to use the loo?!

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Right on time we pulled up at Myrdal walked across the platform, jumped on board the waiting train... which departed 8mins later.

Flam Line was sensational!

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2h 25m later we arrived in Bergen.

These Norwegians are pretty fancy... 10 NOK ($1.60) per use by credit card only. Must say, it was the cleanest railway toilet I've ever seen.

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What a beauty of a day! Well organised, stunning and a thrill for the whole 9+ hours.

Norway in a Nutshell is a must IMO.

 

[amaroo]

Great photos, I think my summer trip may be a bit different. I am going one way OSL - Bergen and get on the Hurtigruten. Your map said you were doing a return? Will I miss out on much?

We did the Bergen round trip i.e. start - Bergen ... end - Bergen. Your trip will cover the same however, will be longer since you're coming from Oslo. The seat tips I gave will be the opposite - since you're coming from the other direction.

Do you really pay NOK10 to use the loo?!

This was at Bergen station ... I suppose it's free on board.

When you gotta go - you gotta go!

 

[amaroo]

Hungry after our monster day cruising the fjords - we decided Japanese Fusion sounded good.

http://www.namasushi.no/home.html





I think these were scallops - very tasty

 

[amaroo]

After three attempts to order a bottle of white from the menu (no stock for 3/3) I gave up and drank this.



The service wasn't the best however, the food was delicious.

 

[amaroo]

BGO-TOS

We flew Wideroe - thanks to TK *G status match, we got priority check-in and additional baggage allowance... saving >€100

Strangely, no lounge at BGO for dom services.

 

[amaroo]

The flight was 3/4 full... Flight time is 2h 20m.









Bergen