Flåm in Norway

Bergen

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( By train "Bergen Express" )

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Voss

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( By bus )

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Gudvangen

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( By Ferry )

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 Flåm

 

The Flåm station

Cruise ships stop just beside the Flåm station.

 A big cruise ship goes through a narrow inlet "fjord".
 

We found someone who was making a wood sculpture in Flam village.

 

Episode of Flåm

To go to Flåm, we took a Bergen Express from Bergen to Voss, then we changed to the bus from Voss to Gudvangen, and then we took a ferry from Gudvangen to Flåm.
As soon as we arrive in Flåm, we found a big luxury cruise liner. Cruise ships were mooring just beside the Flåm station. We could see very big cruise ship went through a narrow inlet "fjord". It was worth to seeing it.

Flåm station is a starting point of the Flåm Line [=Norwegian: Flåmsbana].
So the dark-green train of mountain railway "Flåm Line" was stopped on the railroad.
Flåm is a small peaceful village at the inner end of the Aurlandsfjorden.

There are the large green nature and very clear river in Flåm.

We found someone who was making a wood sculpture in Flåm village.

Tomo & Chouchou did mountain biking in Flåm valley. We could see the Flåm Church and Brekkefossen waterfall on the way. It was very tough to go up by bike because it was a steep and long slope. We made effort to go to the halfway point of the mountain. We could see the moment that Flåm Line [Flåmsbana] ran through the mountains at the halfway point.
We went down from the mountain and passed Flåm station, then we biked to the village called Aurland. That road was not a slope so it was easier than mountain roads.  Anyway we biked 8 km from Flåm to Aurland, and we went back the same road. So we were tired after biking.

Tomo & Chouchou stayed in the camping site in Flåm.

Flåm was a good place to enjoy mountain biking and watching fjord & cruise liners, we think.

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Bergen in Norway

 

Bergen port

Tomo&Chouchou arrived in Bergen from Stavanger by ferry.

 

 

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Go up the hill to the city from the port

After we go up the hill, 

we found a statue of Troll.

  Troll is a supernatural being

in Norse mythology.
Troll is kind of fairies.

 

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Go up Mt. Floyen [Fløyen].

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((UNESCO))   Bryggen

Bryggen is the World Cultural Heritage site of UNESCO.

Bryggen is the place where colorful wooden warehouses stood

in a row along the harbor.
These wooden buildings of Bryggen are now used for souvenir shops or restaurants.

Episode of Bergen 

Tomo&Chouchou came to Bergen from Stavanger by ferry. Unfortunately it was rainy and cloudy in Bergen.
Near the Bergen port, there was a fish market.
Bergen is a hilly city. It was tought to walk a steep hill.
There is a funicular "Fløibanen" to go up to the Mount Floyen [Fløyen].
When we go up the hill, we found a statue of Troll who is an imaginary creature in Scandinavian folklore. Tomo shaked hands with statue of Troll.
From the top of Mount Floyen, we can see the fjord, bay, port and colorful houses in Bergen.
Then we went to Bryggen, where is the World Cultural Heritage site of UNESCO. These colorful wooden warehouses are used as souvenir shops or restaurants. Tomo & Chouchou visited one of the restaurants there.

 

Tomo & Chouchou's advice for Bergen

Bergen is a small city. It was easy to look around in Bergen.
We can walk and have a easy hiking on the hills.
If we go up the Mount Floyen [Fløyen], we can enjoy the nice view of Bergen.




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Hiking - Lysefjord, Norway

How to go to Lysefjord?

Take a ferry from Stavanger to Tau.
Take a bus from Tau to Preikestolen.

We took a ferry from Stavanger

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Arrived in Tau.

We took a bus to Preikestolen.

 

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Arrived at Preikestolen. 

We arrived at the starting point of Lysefjord hike.

There was the information for hiking there. 

We dropped our big luggages there during our hike.

 

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Start Lysefjord hiking !

Lysefjord hiking was the hike to climb up the big rocks.

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Finally, we could see Norwegian fjord !

 

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Chouchou continued to climb up until the top.

Tomo decided to go down.

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Chouchou started to see the cliff on the top.

Lysefjord from the top of the mountain.

This is the main view spot of Lysefjord hiking.

 

 

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 Chouchou caught up Tomo.

We went down together.

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Finish hiking.

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We succeeded to catch the last bus to go to Tau. 

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A ferry to Stavanger from Tau.

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We came back to Stavanger.

Episode of Lysefjord hiking

Tomo & Chouchou decided to go to Lysefjord in Norway for hiking. To go to Lysefjord, we can go by ferry from Stavanger. We went to the local travel agency to register the group tour to Lysefjord. We booked the group tour to Lysefjord for the next day. But the travel agency cancelled just before the departure. Then our travel plan became mess. Our main reason to come to Norway was for Lysefjord. We also made our all itinerary before coming, and we were planned to hike only on that day. There was no more other days to go and hike in Lysefjord. We must go to Bergen next day. We really wanted to go to Lysefjord, so we decided to go to tourist information for the last chance. We asked the tourist information about the Lysefjord hike and the transportation to go to Lysefjord and to come back on the same day. They said that we must take a ferry and a bus to go there. They also said that  we must take next ferry which would leave in 5 minutes if we want to hike in Lysefjord. We quickly asked the ferry terminal. They told us very roughly. Anyway we didn't have time so we ran toward the sea. We luckily found the ferry terminal and jumped to the ferry ! It was very sweating and tiring to catch a ferry.
Ferry arrived at Tau, then we took a bus direction to Preikestolen. Then, finally, we arrived the starting point of Lysefjord hike. There was an information at the starting point. They can keep our big luggage at the entrance. We asked how long it will take to hike Lysefjord to the staff in the information. They said it would be about one hour. So we were relieved to know that we have enough time to catch the last bus.
It was the hike to climb up the big rocks. A rock was very big so it was difficult for small Tomo to reach and climb with her short legs. Unfortunately Tomo took more time to hike. Moreover, Tomo had just started to hike and she was a beginner. So Lysefjord hike was difficult and long for Tomo. Chouchou had hiking experiences so Chouchou could hike faster.
One hour passed so fast. We realized it was impossible to hike in one hour. We hadn't seen any fiord/fjord landscape yet. We started to worry if we can see fjord landscape before going back down. So we made so much effort to hurry to climb up. We got used to climb rocks and we climbed faster and faster. Finally, we could see Norwegian fjord ! We could succeed to climb until the fjord spot. But we cannot miss the last bus. So Tomo gave up to climb till the top and decided to go down. Tomo asked Chouchou to keep climbing until the top and take some photos for her. Chouchou continued to climb up to the top and made an effort to hurry to the top. Chouchou could see the cliff on the top. Looking at Lysefjord from the top of the mountain was magnificent.
Then Chouchou quickly went down and caught up Tomo soon.
We succeeded to catch the last bus to go to Tau. Then we changed to the ferry from Tau. We could come back to Stavanger by ferry.

Tomo & Chouchou's advice for Lysefjord hiking

If you go hiking to Lysefjord, you had better have enough time to hike.
Also you had better go directly to tourist information to check the ferry and bus to go to Lysefjord instead of local travel agency, we think. Because the local travel agency didn't contact us about their tour was cancelled and we lost our time.
Please think well and decide if you join the group tour or you go by yourself according to your itinerary.

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* Bergen