norway in a nutshell

After a late night of traveling for my dad, we woke up early Thursday morning to take in all the sights of mountains, fjords, and waterfalls. We walked to the train station and boarded the train to Myrdal. It was about a 2 hour ride until we reached the Flam Railway. The train went through lots of tunnels as it zoomed through the mountains. We got on the small, buy cozy Flam Railway that took us to the city of Flam. The train made a few stops at scenic points to take pictures of an amazing waterfall and lots of great scenery. Met a nice couple from Wisconsin on the train that had been riding it back and forth all day, obsessed with getting pictures along the way. Once we reached the town of Flam, we had a nice picnic lunch and walked around a bit to stretch out our legs and get fresh air. Next, we boarded a boat to cruise for 2 hours to see the most famous fjords in Norway. It was nice and sunny out, but a little windy on the boat. We got chased by a gang of sea gulls as well that came too close to comfort to me- it missed pooping on me by 1/2 and inch, eek! Enjoyed the scenery- lots of trees, mountains, waterfalls, beautiful colors of the water, sheep farms, blue skies, and steep cliffs. Dad and I chatted the whole way- talking about movies and playing some cards inside the boat to warm up with hot chocolate. After the fjord cruise, we boarded a bus to drive back to Voss. We drove down the steepest, windy road ever! I thought we were going to tumble down the side of the mountain a few times, good thing we had a very talented bus driver! Dad sat right behind the driver and leaned over his shoulder to take pictures and gasp at the steep turns he was making! I sat by a nice lady from Canada and we talked for the whole hour about the healthcare systems in the US and Canada- I really enjoyed it! After reaching Voss, we went for a walk and Dad made us get eggrolls because he had been craving one. So, he flies all the way across the ocean to Norway and wants Chinese food! After a delicious egg roll, we got on the train back to Bergen and nodded off for the ride home. Even though we sat all day, we were exhausted! Our brains must have been tired from seeing so much! Walked back to my place and crashed! What a great day!