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The only night birds here are owls...
In a nutshell
The trip there and the trip leaving are all part of the experience.
Dabs Says: The last section of our Norway in a Nutshell tour was the Flam Railway which runs from Flam to Mrydal or in our case from Myrdal to Flam. The 20 km train ride takes about 40-50 minutes and makes one photo op stop at Kjosfossen, a beautiful waterfall. We asked our guide which...
Dabs Says: The second part of our Norway in a Nutshell tour was a train ride from Voss to Mrydal. It's a nice train ride but the section most people do is the Mrydal to Flam leg of the train ride. We thought the right side of the train, from Voss to Mrydal, was the better side to sit...
Dabs Says: The train from Flam to Mrydal or vice versa makes a photo stop at the 93 meter tall Kjosfoss waterfall. When the train stops, everyone piles off for a photo op, in tourist season, over to the right of the waterfall you may see a Huldra, a seductive forest creature in...
Assenczo Says: Flying over Norway’s fjord country is exciting when the weather cooperates. Flight from Bergen to Trondheim with the sun on the opposite side of the plane can produce perfect results. Example: noon flight with a seat facing east. While cruising, one appreciates the relief of...
Assenczo Says: The Norwegian railway company has moved into the tourism business and makes big waves. It advertises relentlessly its “Norway in a nutshell” tour. And for the non groupies this remains one very attractive option. The train-bus-boat-bus-train connections are functioning...
balhannah Says: Our bus tour destination was the Stegastein viewpoint. Here, there was a parking lot that our tour bus pulled into, and some toilets if needed.Our group headed to the viewing platform, which at 650 meters above the village Aurland, it juts out from the side of the mountain...
BUS TOUR TO STEGASTEIN VIEWPOINT
balhannah Says: The Stegastein viewpoint I had seen photo's of before leaving home, and had decided to do the tour.On arrival at Flam, I went to the Tourist Information centre which is located in the Train Station, and booked the tour. We were told where to wait for the bus, which turned...
balhannah Says: This is the name of the Waterfall where the Flamsbana Train stops for people to walk to the viewing platform to see the waterfall.The Train Line actually passes in front of and over the lower part of the waterfall.The waterfall was good, but in my opinion, was spoilt by the...
balhannah Says: This was our last stop on our bus tour to Segastein. Located in Aurland is the lovely white Vangen church, which was built in 1202 by a wealthy family that lived in Aurland. It is surrounded by lawn with many graves situated in the lawn.English merchants used to stay in...
balhannah Says: Another reason to take the Flam Railway, is to see all the waterfalls along the way.Many are named, but I am not sure which is which! They weren't at there best, as we were here in August, which meant some of them were just trickles.The best time is when the snow and ice...
1 Review and 117 Opinions Like everywhere else in Norway, this hotel is not cheap to stay at. It is however a lovely hotel,...
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Assenczo Says: Once in Flam it becomes quickly apparent (if not realised in advance) that the only option is to go forward. The ferry transports you all the way to Gudvangen - a hole even smaller than Flam as if to match the narrower “Naeroyfjord”. Along the way it stops in Aurland which...
FLAM RAILWAY [Flamsbana] to MYRDAL
![FLAM RAILWAY [Flamsbana] to MYRDAL, Flåm](http://cdn2.vtourist.com/1/6324731-FLAM_RAILWAY_Flamsbana_to_MYRDAL-Flam.jpg)
balhannah Says: If you have decided to do the Flam Railway trip on your own, and you have arrived by Cruise ship, then make your first stop the Railway Station.We went there first, and already there was a queue of people. There is a noticeboard, which is easy to see, which has the time the...
balhannah Says: One thing Flam has, is plenty of Souvenir Shops.This is where I bought my souvenirs from. A little competition between the shops and a big choice suited me!Once again, Troll's are for sale, plenty of cute ones, but would friends like one, or chuck it out, the latter I...
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Arriving early for our Train trip, we found many queues. It was very disorganized. Eventually some people were let on the Train, we headed there with others and were stopped. More were let through in different areas. After lots had boarded the train, eventually one of the conducters pointed us to where we first went to get on, and this time when we showed our ticket, we were let onto the Train.
The result was, the Train was fairly full by then, AND SEATS ARE NOT RESERVED, so it was a battle to find one where we could sit together.
Not the best start to the trip, thankgoodness it got better as we went!
Written Aug 27, 2012
Some possible problems with the train
lotharscheer Says: With online bookings on NSB you can have some substantial savings, but you don´t get a ticket, only a voucher. This you can change at ticket counters and (every NSB) ticket machines to the real ticket. But Rygge train station has only 1 ticket machine and no counter (Myrdal...
DSwede Says: Passing through the mountains which connect Flåm to Lærdal is the world's longest road tunnel.The tunnel starts a couple kilometers north of Flåm and ends similarly just a couple kilometers south of Lærdal.I cannot speak for the engineering or construction efforts, but I can...
DSwede Says: Reputed as being the best preserved Stave Church (Stavkyrke) in Norway, Borgund Stavkyrke is well worth the visit. The wood has been coated with a pine tar to help protect from the elements and a modern fire suppression system now exists too.The old wood can be told from the...
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Many people take the the Flåmsbana up and then either walk or ride a bike town the 20km paths. However, you do not need to go all that way to see some of the best scenery and get your exercise in.
For example, if you start near the Flåm church (about 5 minutes drive up the valley from the port), you can walk up the road as far as you want and get many varied views of the shall town, the valley, the cliffs, waterfalls, etc.
There is a small reservoir about 30 minutes walk past the church which can give good photo opportunities, but due to the water vortexes, swimming is not allowed.
Equipment: Bring water and if you tend to wander off the road, maybe insect repellant
Written Jul 27, 2011
Address: Flåm
balhannah Says: When at Flam, our Cruise Ship was able to dock right in town. This was great, as we were finding Norway quite expensive. When lunch time came, we made a short walk back to the Ship and had lunch there, then walked back into town.Why not enjoy a meal for free!
DSwede Says: Flåm is known for the Flåmsbana, the local branch of the rail line, which climbs an unrivaled valley wall up to Myrdal (864m / 2830ft elevation). This famous rail link that clings to and punctures the cliff walls is sometimes called the "Twenty-Line". It has twenty tunnels,...
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There is more to Flam than the Flamsbana
Flam is best known for the Flamsbana, or mountain railway, a real feat of engineering, which connects it at Myrdal with the railway Bergen - Oslo. If you add to it the location of this port on...
Scenic Cruising & Flåm Railway
Exploring Norway’s fjord region is a memorable experience for even the most seasoned traveler. Cutting deep into the mountainous terrain, craggy rock walls and overhanging cliffs characterize the...
Little place between steep mountains
Before I left for Scandinavia, I spent a long time deciding whether or not to take the ever popular " Norway in a Nutshell" tour offered by the railway services. I initially scoffed at the offer as it...
FLAM is situated in the innermost part of the Aurlandsfjord, a tributary of the 204 kilometres long Sognefjord.
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