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On July 7, I took the train ride I’d been so looking forward to. \u00a0The train ride that was one of the main reasons I created my ScandiRAYvia adventure.<\/p>\n

The first the segment of the journey took me out of the urban bustle of Oslo and into the Norwegian countryside. \u00a0The scenery was gorgeous northern farm with endless postcard-ready red barns.<\/p>\n

Then we began climbing.<\/p>\n

And climbing!<\/p>\n

Eventually we made our way to the town of\u00a0Myrdal, where we changed trains and began our steep descent on the legendary Flamsbana.<\/p>\n

The Flamsbana is one of the steepest train journeys in the world that runs on normal tracks. \u00a0It was gorgeous and a bit hair-raising.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it was a terrible<\/em> day for taking photos. \u00a0Try taking good pictures from a moving train. \u00a0Every now and then they’d stop at a particularly nice view to let us take photos, but the crush of the crowd really kept that from being a viable option.<\/p>\n

So what was arguably the most beautiful day of my trip is the one I have no good visual recording of. \u00a0Sorry about that.<\/p>\n

But trust me, it was FABulous.<\/p>\n

However, at the end of the day, we arrived in beautiful\u00a0Fl\u00e5m, the tiny village at the bottom of the mountains and at the foot of a large branch of the Sognefjord, the largest fjord in Norway.<\/p>\n

To compensate for the lack of photos for this beautiful rail journey, here’s two more shots from Oslo:<\/p>\n

\"Groovy<\/a>
Groovy condo on the waterfront in Oslo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Where<\/a>
Where they decide who gets the Nobel Peace Prize. I think I’m nominated this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Next: \u00a0The Fjords, for realz!!<\/p>\n

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