We leave Oslo on the train to Myrdal. Chuck is very excited that we are not on a road trip as usual and he doesn’t have to drive!

The scenery on the train is magnificent, we are glued to the window. It makes its way up the mountains, where we see people cross country skiing outside, it appears that there are no roads and residents use the train and skis to move about! We are a bit worried about the amount of snow!

In Myrdal, we transfer to the small historical train to Flåm.

We stopped at the spectacular Khofossen falls and disembark to see them from close. Magical music begins playing and appears a dancer dressed in red. What a nice surprised impromptu show!

Back on the train we make our way to Flåm and to our cozy hotel.

We decide to take a walk along the fjord to discover the area a bit before dinner. The mountains, fjords and waterfalls surrounding us are spectacular!

We had booked a table at the Aergyn Viking themed restaurant and celebrated our anniversary with a lovely plank sampling of a delicious 5-plank dinner paired with local beers.

The next day we are on a cruise through the fjord to Gudvagen to walk through time in a Viking village.

Again the fjords and cliffs are spectacular. It is hard to describe and the photos do not do them justice but it brings a sense of peace and contentment.

The combination of water and fjords are very powerful for me. It is cold and windy but no matter, we stay outside for the best view.

Arriving at the Viking village, we learn a lot from our guide about how they lived including that those horns on their helmet are just a myth, they could never have fought with those. Chuck’s mighty Viking helmets are a myth!!!!

She also explains the value of dyeing the wool and that the Colour purple was the most expensive and harder to achieve as the flower had to be brought in – maybe that’s why the Viking’s colour is purple!

Chuck decides to do a Vikings ritual to the god to help his mighty Minnesota Vikings next season 🤣

We then decide to take a hike along the beautiful river to get a different perspective of the Kjelfossen Falls which is top 20 in height in Europe. We fill our water bottle from this pristine cold water…yum!

We take the cruise back to our hotel and enjoy the beautiful view one more time, noticing new falls and mountain goats.

First thing in the morning, I go to the tourist information to try to get tickets to Stegastein – the lookout over the fjord Naeoroyfjrod.

We lucked out and get on the bus up, up, up! What a view!

We then go to hike up Brekkefossen (near Flåm) and get an exceptional view of the fall, the town and harbour. We learn that milkmaid took those sherpa steps up even further to deliver milk. Up to 15 km!

The hike takes us amongst rolling farms and yet another perspective of the area.

Simply gorgeous. No wonder it is a UNESCO designated site.

The next day we take the cruise back to Gruvanden, then a bus to Voss with a stop at a scenic view of the valley, then a train to Bergen and off to the next leg of our trip.