I like trains. Or, more accurately, I like train journeys. When I was 20 I did the obligatory inter-railing trip around Europe and since then I've been taking as many railway journeys as I can. Like the Carlisle to Settle railway, the Duoro Valley line in Portugal, the amazing Indian Pacific in Australia and a few more. All very lovely but were not on my list for as long as the train journey between Oslo and Bergen.
So anyway, a friend wanted to go with me and so the two of us took an early morning flight to Oslo. We were only there for a day and a half (been before) but took the opportunity to hop onto an Oslo fjiord cruise. It was very cold... (I wasn't wearing a feather mask but I was wearing a fleece, waterproof and blanket)
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| This photo and the next were taken at 10.00 at night :-) |
The next three photos were taken around midnight, thanks to the midnight sun
And then from Flam we took the Flamsbana, to continue with the railway theme.
I wasn't going to include any travel on my 12 for 2012 list as I do travel often. But I have to put the Oslo to Bergen train on there because I have wanted to do that journey for 20 years.
Fantastic. Norway is definitely on my list.
ReplyDeleteI love love love train travel too. I've just written about Rovos Rail in South Africa on my travel blog here - http://atozoftravel.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/r-is-for-rovos-rail/
And on an old blog - an item about train trips (far less glamorous than Rovos Rail) here. http://www.maliatoz.blogspot.co.nz/2008/12/t-trains.html
And one of those photos made me gasp and say (to an empty room) "that looks just like Wellington!"
Oh.. my... it looks just amazingly beautiful there!! I am in awe; figure as lovely as the pictures are, it is probably even more breathtaking in real life!
ReplyDeleteAnd one of my life goals is to take a train trip through a part of Europe. I have never traveled even a short distance by train, but it seems so romantic and a great way to travel and actually SEE the sights.
Looks like you built some great memories. You photos are fantastic and I wish I could go there.
ReplyDeleteYay! Good to have you back, I wondered where you were... On a train to Norway it seems! What a wonderful experience and incredible photos. Our friends just came back from a cruise (not really their kind of holiday but they said that, in fact, it was amazing because of all the food they got to eat as part of the package!) around Norway and it really inspired me to visit. Your post kinda cemented that! xxx
ReplyDeleteSososos Beautiful, thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGood old Slartibartfast!!
ReplyDeleteI love trains too! Have you done west of Scotland by rail? Pretty nice! Your pics are gorgeous!!! Good for you! Must look up Bergen on the map! I guess it was too cold to swim?!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures! looks like you had a really amazing trip :) And this totally makes me want to go to Norway. Wow. Looks like an amazing adventure!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! : ) I am part Swedish on my mother's side, and have always wanted to visit that part of the world. (Although my grandmother was emphatic that Swedish & Norwegian are two different things, lol.) Thanks for sharing!
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