Norway: In a Nutshell

We spent one day exploring the fjords and mountains by boat and train by taking a full day tour called Norway in a Nutshell. We caught a boat in Bergen and headed up the Sognefjord, the longest fjord in the world, for 5 hours to Flam, stopping in 10 or so small little towns along the way. In Flam we hopped on an old school train that climbed the mountain to Myrdal at a 50 degree grade for 80% of the ride. It was steep, full of tunnels, and so beautiful. Then we hopped on a commuter train back to Bergen. It was an incredibly relaxing day checking out some of the world's most beautiful scenery (until we got on the commuter train and got stuck in a car that was full of one large extended family except for us. They were all over the car yelling to each other, singing, watching movies without headphones, and non-stop jabbering. One little kid kept slamming into Brandon's leg or arm every time he ran down the isle. That 2 hour train ride was longer than the 5 hour chill boat ride).

Leaving the Bergen bay

We saw a lot of this kind of set-up. Not bad

A little cold out on the boat deck

and windy

and sometimes rainy

Waterfalls everywhere

Behind us is the opening to the narrowest fjord in the world

In Flam - boat we took to my right

Flamsbana

Mmmm, European chocolate

The windows rolled down

Waterfalls always mesmerize me. They are amazing (my hair is pretty amazing in this picture too)

A Danish journalist took a picture of us taking a picture of ourselves. He said he works for some magazine. Who knows, maybe we'll be featured in a travel section in Denmark