From the coast to the snow!

From the Oslo Central Train Station we boarded the Oslo-to-Bergen train and in about 5 hours gained 4000 ft. elevation and found ourselves in a snowy landscape at Myrdal where we got off the train and transferred to the Flamsbana Railway that took us 4000 ft. downhill in just one hour to the small fjord town of Flam. The train was filled with tourists, many of whom had arrived in Flam early in the day and had booked a round-trip journey on the Flamsbana, up and back. So, when we boarded the train with our tickets it appeared that the train was already full! Fortunately, however, we found seats beside a British couple who had come in on the cruise ship and were making the round trip journey. The train stopped for 5 minutes at the spectacular waterfall where Nancy and I are pictured. (And, the photo right below was taken in Myrdal as we and many others awaited the arrival of the Flamsbana.)The trip down had many eye-popping views of waterfalls and spectacular canyons. Then, when we arrived in Flam we made our way to a very nice hotel just a few hundred yards down the road. Note the cruse ship, the fabulous weather and the great view from our hotel window. - rw