The water is at the front of the hotel. Its raining.
Our guide refers to today's excursion as "Norway in a Nutshell." We will travel by bus, ferry, and two trains through fjords and mountains. We will experience all types of weather - rain, snow and sun. We did.
First leg - bus from hotel to Gudvangen. Weather - raining. Views from bus .....
We took the 10:30 am ferry from Godvangen to Flåm. Unlike the ferry ride we had when we left Geiranger, this trip was ferry crowded and quite noisy inside. Finding a seat was hard. Because of rain we couldn't just stay outside and take photos of the beautiful scenery. No matter how hard we tried, the lens would get water on it so we would go inside and dry things out. The 1.5 to 2 hour ride was on Nærøyfjord. All of this area is featured on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Coming in to Flåm.
This really sums up the ride.
We had a very quick stop in Flåm before we boarded the scenic Flåmsbana.
We started in Flåm and went to Myrdal.
The journey from Flåm at the innermost part of the Aurlandsfjord, up to the high mountain station at Myrdal on the Bergen Railway, is a railway experience unparalleled in Europe; 20 kilometres long with a descent of 2,838 feet and a gradient of 1 meter in 18! The gradient is unique for this kind of ordinary gauge railway, and to cope with the enormous height difference, the track runs partly through tunnels, which spiral in and out of the mountainside.
Most photos were shot through the window.
The train did stop for one photo op at Kjosfossen.
At Myrdal we changed trains to the Vy line for our journey from here to Vossevangen (or Voss).
It was snowing when we arrived at Myrdal but the weather did improve.
Even some blue sky.
Back on the bus for a ride back to the hotel.
Some scenes along the Hardangerfjord.
The sun/clouds gave a different look to the hotel.
Waterside and mountainside.
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