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As part of my round trip to Flam (from Hemsedal) I got off the inter city train (Oslo-Bergen) at Myrdal, a mountain station and 866m above sea level, and descended on the Flam Railway down to Flam, gateway to the fjordsd. I had 45 minutes at the village before I caught my bus back to Hemsedal so I took in Aurlandsfjoren and had a very expensive refreshment stop at one of the cafes.
Written May 21, 2011
Address: Flam
Phone: + 44 57 63 21 00
Website: www.flaamsbana.no
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I recommend that you make arrangements with a travel agency and ask for the Norway in a Nutshell package. All of your arrangements can be taken care off in one call. You can do the trip piecemeal. We started the trip with a train ride from Bergen to Voss on the Bergenbanen NSB AS
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Phone: 815 00 888
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Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen are the two giant waterfalls tumbling alongside the serpentine road Stalheimskleiva. Both waterfalls can only be seen from the road or a hiking path and not from the hotel directly above.
Written Jul 15, 2008
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During the Second World War the Germans built a number of bunkers and trenches around Stalheim. Two bunkers were built into the front wall of the hotel terrace, one of them " The Lorelei" is accessible through a stairway from the hotel's terrace.
Written Jul 15, 2008
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The Nærøyfjord is one of the narrowest fjords in Norway. It is about 17 kilometers long, and a branch of the large fjord Sognefjord. Since 2005, the Nærøyfjord is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has also got rated by National Geographic, as the world' number one natural heritage site along with Geirangerfjord.
Written Jul 14, 2008
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The name Gudvangen in Old Norse is Gudvangir. The first element is gud meaning a "heathen god". The vang(en) word is still in use referring the open space in front of a place of worship like Aurlandsvangen and Vossevangen. In Gudvangen, there have been several places of worship since pre-Christian times. This little village is situated at the end of the Nærøyfjord and cruiseships generally stop here.
Written Jul 14, 2008
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In Gudvangen one can find, second after the moon, the world’s largest deposit of Anorthosit, a type of marble, which contains both gold and aluminium.
A tour operates inside these caves enjoying the silence, then the sounds and some music of famous Norwegian composer Krieg.
Written Jul 13, 2008
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This church was uilt between 1271-77 and one of the oldest churches in the area. Vangskyrkja is still in use with services every Sunday at 1100. During the summer months the church is open for tourists.
Updated Jul 12, 2008
Phone: +47 56 52 38 80
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stalheim lies on the way from Gudvangen to Bergen/Voss. If you are continuing your journey from Flam to Bergen via Gudvangen, make sure you visit the waterfalls in Stalheim and also stop for a view from stalheim hotel. Note that to visit the waterfalls and for the view, you have to drive/hike on a narrow road leading to the stalheim hotel. This road is next to the E16. I think the bus from tide simply go on E16 and hence you wont get to see the waterfalls and also the view of the valley. But you can get down on E16 and walk up the road and spend sometime. The buses from norway in a nutshell take this road and pick up the passengers from Stalheim hotel.
Written Jul 9, 2008
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This is one of the steepest roads in Northern Europe, built during 1842 - 1846. The road has 13 hairpin bends, with Stalheim Hotel at the top overlooking the road and the Naeroy Valley.
The road is open for two way traffice and very interesting when two busses are trying to pass each other!
Written Jul 9, 2008
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This is one of the steepest roads in Northern Europe, built during 1842 - 1846. The road has 13 hairpin bends, with Stalheim Hotel at the top overlooking the...
Q: Is it possible to take the railway from Flam to Myrdal and then walk down as far as Vatnahalsen adn then reboard the tain there to...
A: I dont remember the names of the stations, but there were 2 stops on that train, once at a waterfall and another one, where we could get out and the train stoped for a...
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