Flam to Bergen

Remember the movie, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” with Steve Martin and John Candy?  Well, on Monday the 23rd for us it was “Boats, Buses and Trains”, because we traveled on all three.

We enjoyed our breakfast at the Fretheim Hotel, did a little correspondence, and checked out of our room.  We had a few hours before our cruise was to begin, so we took another walking tour of the village of Flam.  Most of what we saw centered around the agriculture and lifestyle of Flam, both of which were of much interest to us.

Flam neighborhood mailboxes

Norwegian No Parking Sign

Aurlandsfjord at Flam

We boarded our cruise vessel at Flam and disembarked at Gudvangen two hours later.  If you ever have a chance to cruise on the waters of a Norwegian fjord we urge you to take it!  Around each bend awaited scenery even more beautiful than what we had just seen.  The following pictures will only offer an inadequate impression of the magnificence of this part of creation.   We give all glory to God for who He is and for what He has done, both in creation and also in authoring the plan of our salvation through Jesus Christ His Son.  

Village of Undredal

In Gudvangen we boarded a bus to take us to Voss, an hour distant.  Once again, the scenery along the way was arresting, and I caught the following images in spite of my distaste for photographing from a moving vehicle.

Still frozen, but no skaters on April 23.

We had the pleasure of taking the train from Voss to Bergen with a British couple and their Australian companion.  They were delightful people.  Once in Bergen we made our way to our hotel, and went out for a quick pizza.

We had time for tea and coffee while waiting for the train in Voss.

Trolls are big in Norway.  That's the troll on your right.