From Bergen we
took the train and wanted to head to a little fjord village called
Flåm following Bergensbanen, the Bergen-Oslo railway line, one of
the most beautiful railway journeys in the world. Taking
Bergensbanen was actually the main purpose of our trip. I will be
writing a bit more about it later, as we had some unexpected
adventures along the route to Oslo.
Flåm was an
absolutely beautiful village located at the end of a fjord,
surrounded by mountains. We had generous two balconies in our hotel
room and had the most magnificent views from there. The autumn colours were just beautiful around there, and the weather continued being good. We went for walks in the surrounding hills and tried to chase for a waterfall, which turned out to be too high on the mountainside, so we had to give our climb up. The village also
has their own microbrewery, Ægir Bryggeri and Pub. I think I'm going
to write a separate post about them not to make this post too long.
So in order to
reach Flåm by rail, you need to take the picturesque mountain
railway known as the Flåmsbana. You can connect to it from the
Bergensbanen in a roadless mountain village of Myrdal. This heritage
rail takes you through the most amazing mountain scenery, and it's a
bit dizzying at times. This railway route has also been described as
one of the most beautiful in the world. It is quite an impressive
demonstration of engineering, building a railway under such difficult
conditions.
I hope you'll
enjoy the views.
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