Check out this crazy (up until last year) two way road. At this point I am 12 hours into a 14 hour trip across Norway. Today’s journey consisted of three trains, a bus and a boat and is called “Norway in a Nutshell.” The trip takes you from one side of the country to the other. The day started with a packed, standing room only train that resembled more of a commuter train than a tourist trip. You could say it was over sold. At the next spot where you are to catch a bus there wasn’t enough of them, but things got figured out and more space was available as the day went on. I was one of hundreds doing this little excursion today. It is not a package deal, just sold as one so you have the right connections along the route. Enough about the logistics, it is all about the views and they are SPECTACULAR! I took the Flam Railway today which is known for its twists and turns up the fjord. It really is breath taking with huge rock cliffs, mountains, waterfalls, bridges, tunnels and random little villages. There was one tunnel that was over six kilometers long that I went through the other day. There are also locals on these modes of transportation too, but they are going to the fjord to climb it, or mountain bike up it. Good on them. The little towns and fjords are beautiful. If I come back here, or if I could suggested to anyone coming here, skip the big cities and head to the fjords, bring a good pair of hiking books and let your thighs ache with the rest of them. If you hit the right spots you can kayak, ice hike on a glacier and bike to name just a few things. I tried to take some photos but as you know they never capture the whole thing and really I just had to stop again and just take it all in. You can check out what I did get at the following link;
Pictures of The Flam Railway and crossing Norway by three trains, a bus and a boat
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