{"id":2481,"date":"2015-06-20T09:47:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-20T16:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com.php5-21.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/?p=2481"},"modified":"2015-06-20T09:47:43","modified_gmt":"2015-06-20T16:47:43","slug":"scandirayvia-3-i-strain-in-vain-to-splain-my-love-for-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/scandirayvia-3-i-strain-in-vain-to-splain-my-love-for-trains\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ray.ivey1\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; 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width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/instagram.png\" \/><\/a><p> So hear they are.\u00a0 My train tickets for one of the four rail journeys I\u2019ll be making during <strong>ScandiRAYvia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com.php5-21.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TICKETS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2483 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com.php5-21.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TICKETS-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"TICKETS\" width=\"563\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> But these aren\u2019t just <em>any<\/em> train tickets.\u00a0 Nope,  nope,  nope.\u00a0 This is my ticket to the <em><strong>Flamsbana, <\/strong><\/em> regarded as one of the most spectacular rail journeys in the world.<\/p>\n<p> The trip from Oslo to Bergen itself travels through the highest rail altitude of any train ride in Europe.\u00a0 And the <em><strong>Flamsbana, <\/strong><\/em> which is a spur about halfway through this trip,  which takes you down to the fjord,  is one of the very steepest railway lines in the world on normal tracks.<\/p>\n<p> Here\u2019s the route:<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com.php5-21.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/flamsbana-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2482 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com.php5-21.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/flamsbana-1-300x133.png\" alt=\"flamsbana (1)\" width=\"638\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com.php5-21.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/kart-flaamsdalen-stort-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-2485\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com.php5-21.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/kart-flaamsdalen-stort-copy-300x118.jpg\" alt=\"kart-flaamsdalen-stort-copy\" width=\"602\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> I love trains.\u00a0 No,  I love love love LOVE trains.  \u00a0I&#8217;ve loved them my whole life.  \u00a0Perhaps it&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve always believed I was conceived on a train.  (Ew.  \u00a0Made you think about it.)<\/p>\n<p> This train trip was one of the main reasons for putting <strong>ScandiRAYvia<\/strong> together.<\/p>\n<p> It\u2019s fitting that it\u2019s almost at the end of my trip.<\/p>\n<p> Now all I need is some good weather so all of those postcard-pretty mountains,  meadows and fjords are presented in their best light!<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com.php5-21.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Flaam-Railway-Norway-740.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2484 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com.php5-21.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Flaam-Railway-Norway-740-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"Flaam-Railway-Norway-740\" width=\"495\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><div itemprop=\"aggregateRating\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AggregateRating\">Average Rating: <span itemprop=\"ratingValue\">4.5<\/span> out of <span itemprop=\"bestRating\">5<\/span> based on <span itemprop=\"reviewCount\">198<\/span> user reviews.<\/span><\/div><\/p><p>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n  \"@type\": \"Review\",\n\"datePublished\":\"April 29, 2026\",\n  \"itemReviewed\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Product\",\n    \"name\": \"Male Enhancement Pills\"\n  },\n  \"reviewRating\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Rating\",\n    \"ratingValue\": \"4.5\"\n  },\n\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"LegitScript\"\n  },\n  \"reviewBody\": \"Excellent quality at low price. 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