

We took our train to Myrdal this morning. We got to the train station and Myrdal was not on the monitor, nor was our departure time. When Norm went to the information station, he was told to take the Bergen train, it stopped at Myrdal. We finally found a spot for all luggage with the help of the conductor. The train was not designed for people traveling for as long as us. The trip was through beautiful country. At Myrdal, we boarded the Flamsbana train for Flam. It was waiting for us on the next track and we only had to get our luggage onto the train through a sleet storm. This is the steepest railway in all of Europe. Somehow, we never felt like it was steep. The train stopped for us to get out and take photos of the Kjosfossen waterfall. Two women danced to songs played on a loudspeaker over the sound of the waterfalls. A bit sappy but fun. We traveled through areas of Tundra high above the tree line and saw lakes still frozen. The train stopped at Finse at an altitude of 1222 meters. This was the highest spot on the train trip. It was snowing when we stopped to look around. We continued on to Flam. The entire trip from Myrdal to Flam is only 20 kilometers but it takes one hour. We went through 20 tunnels totaling 6 kilometers in total length. We went through a tunnel that has a 180 degree turn inside the tunnel. We had views of the largest lake in Norway and the Aurlands Fjord which is a branch of the deepest and longest in all the world, the Sognefjord. We saw ski slopes that could still be skied but no one was on the slopes.

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