Touring the Fjords

We left the hotel at 8AM for the 10 minute taxi ride to Bergen Station and the first leg of the Norway in a Nutshell Tour.

• Local train from Bergen to Voss
• Bus from Voss to Gudvangen
• Fjordcruise from Gudvanger to Flam
• Flam Railway from Flam to Myrdal
• Regional train from Myrdal to Oslo

Quiet place until one of the commute trains arrived. Whoa.

Bergen to Voss
NSB Local Train
8:43A-9:56A
September 15, 2015

OK, not the most luxurious train but there weren't a lot of pax so we were able to spread out in facing seats at the front of one of the cabins. 

Nice teaser scenery along the way.

Voss-Gudvangen
Touring Bus
10:10A-11:20A
September 15, 2015

Reasonably comfortable bus especially since we found open seats beside each of us at the back of the bus.

 

And just over an hour later, our bus arrived at the harbor in Gudvangen.

Gudvangen-Flam
Fjordcruise Ferry
11:45A-2:10A
September 15, 2015

Despite the overcast conditions, it was actually a nice day to be on the fjords if you came prepared.

Inside seating and small café.

 

Time for lunch. Not many options when you are out on the water.

The ferry also serves at the Postal service carrier stopping at a few communities along the way to deliver mail.

This gal was the funniest thing on the trip, snapping hundreds if not thousands of selfies with various poses. 

Not everyone was impressed with the scenery. 

Some 2 1/2 hours after departure, we arrived at Flam where it was already post-season for most of the restaurants in town.

Flam-Myrdal
The Flam Railway
4:05P-5:03P
September 15, 2015

Self-proclaimed as one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world, it was pretty scenic and interesting as we climbed nearly 1,000 meters in 20 kilometers.

 

Very cool falls where the train stopped for photo ops.

And Miss Selfie still looking for the perfect pic. 

We parked ourselves in the small station café for the hour waiting for the train to Oslo. Yeah, they had free Wifi. At around T-3, we headed out to wait for the train and to get close to Car 1.

Myrdal-Oslo
The Bergen-Oslo Railway
Regional Train
5:54P-10:25P (sked)
5:56P-11:00A (actual)
September 15, 2015

For NOK 90 (around US$11) we upgraded to Komfort Class seating which feature more legroom and power outlets.

Car 2 was the Family car.

And Basic class.

Steady rain gave us precious few good views tonight.

Time for a trip to the food car.

And dinner.   LOL.

Wifi was free and worked reasonably well.

Not exactly the TGV or anything remotely close. More like the TLV. With a few stops along the way to "track repair", we lost about 30 minutes on this excruciatingly long trek.

Will this ever end??

Finally arriving at Oslo Central about 11PM.