Saturday, May 17, 2014

FJORDS...........the best day yet!! Truly life changing!!

Friday, May 16

     We woke up in rainy Bergen and instead of walking to the train station, we took a taxi.  We boarded the Bergen Railway, a scenic train, at 8:00 a.m. and headed towards Voss, a 2 hours ride.  We saw lots of villages and towns with population approximately 200.  Very cute and agricultural!

     When we got to Voss we boarded a bus and for the next one hour drove the most outrageous cliffs and windy roads I have every been on!  The waterfalls were breathtaking.  We were at the highest points in Norway and I kept my eyes shut when we wound back down to the bottom and did, no less, than 8 switch backs, in a BUS.  I was glad to get to Gudvangen for the net two hours took a boat through of the most beautiful fjords ever...the Norayfjords and The Aurlandsfjord.  Both very narrow and breathtaking.  We sat on the top deck of the little steamer and had our jaws open for the entire trip!  Then we caught the scenic Flam Train to Mydral and regular train into Oslo.  The entire 14 hour day was BY FAR THE BEST and something none of us will ever forget!  See the pictures below....................

     Got to Oslo and walked to hotel about midnight.  Had a birthday drink with Gabbert, the big birthday tomorrow!!  May 17th!  And it is the Norway's 200 bicentennial celebration!!  Paul, Norwegian boy, was born on Syttende mai.........and plans to head the parade tomorrow with the queen and king!!  Big Day!! This trip was centered around being in Oslo for the big birthday and Syttende mai!!














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