Hostel Myrdal

... , og vi kjørte inn i vendetunnelen, hvor sporet går i sløyfer inne i fjellet. Den siste biten av turen var i fjellterreng, til Myrdal som ligger 866 meter over havet. Mens amerikanerne, og noen andre, gikk over på toget til Bergen, ruslet vi en liten ...

... flew by. Flam is a little 400 person village as I said located on the fjord in a valley. We checked into our hostel which was surrounded by apple trees in blossom and huge mountains with waterfalls on either side. The weather was still gorgeous so we ...

... town that has more goats than people! it was nuts, and the scenery is like Lord of the Rings, but better! Stayed at a campground\hostel that was full of organic apple trees and lingonberry bushes,goats, and oh yeah, fjord views galore! So after 2 days of ...

... of the railway and also the ‘Rallarvegen’ (old navvies’ road) with its 21 sharp hairpin bends zigzagging up the Myrdal mountain. The last two stops were completely shrouded in mist at over 800m. Oh well… At Myrdal we had a 10min ...

... hour before I finally got oriented.  A kind lady on the street helped me out and gave me directions, and I finally spotted the hostel around 11:15 (whew!).  I had my full pack on, which I'm estimating weighs between 40-50 lbs, so my legs were ...

... scenery, and even stopped at a waterfall to allow us to get off and take photos. The train then continued on to Myrdal leaving two American backpacker girls merrily taking photos of the waterfall. I hope someone thinks to take their packs off the train ...

... about. By the time I got there it was about 9pm and I headed into the centre of town in the hope that there was a youth hostel there. I couldn't see anything, so went into a fast food place, which was the only place still open, to ask if there were any ...

... try, because it's quite the sight :)  The other two were the usual cute Spanish hotties.  Beautiful accents ... sigh ... This hostel wasn't highly recommended on the internet, and so far I wasn't a big fan of the place.  ...

... . Boy, were these two days just delectable!  I left Oslo after just two and a half hours of sleep with my Portuguese hostel friend, Dinis.  We stumbled onto the train, eyes barely peeled open, and set off for our adventure.  Even though I ...

... and slapped together some cheese-fudge sandwiches and ran. We made it to the train station just in time, and set off for Myrdal, the starting point for the Flam railway, a 20km trip through the mountains and valleys of Norway which is supposed to be one ...

... was a glorious day (I'd gone from 2 degrees to 25 degrees in the space of 24 hours!). After 4 hours the train reached Myrdal, and I, along with many many tourists, got off and waited for the train that would take us down the famous Flamsbana railway ...

... of me with Voss signs.  This was originally supposed to be my overnight stay and I had even already booked and paid for a hostel.  However my new friends (Mack, Spence, Clare and Sophie) invited me to stay with them in Bergen which was the ...

... central station. We stopped and bought some kebabs for dinner along the way. At the central station we reserved spots to go to Myrdal the next day. Then we walked along the main pedestrian street called Karl Johans Gate on our way to the Akerhus Festning, ...

... keeps moving, the scenery keeps getting better. This is also true when switching to the Flam railway, which takes you from Myrdal to Flam through the Flam valley. Breath-taking and jaw-dropping are commonly used in english vernacular, but only ...

... of mountain bikers zooming around up there, I guess the locals have to do something fun after the snow melts. After arriving in Myrdal, I had to leave my plush comfort class seat and go wait on the platform with most of the other passengers that were on ...

... . It is quite chilly in Norway in autumn.   The next day we took the famous train journey from Bergen to Myrdal and then Flam, the gateway to Sognefjord, the deepest and longest fjord in Norway. The train really was beautiful, albeit full of ...

... snow, that was pretty. headed to the train station and caught a train that was heading to bergen with my first stop being Myrdal which was about 2 or 3 hours in. brief comments exchanged with some people that were also on the same tour. got off there and ...

... again in a couple of days! After three trains, a ferry and a bus, we finally arrived in Bergen around 8:30pm and found our hostel easily. Even though it was late, we found a supermarket and bought stuff to cook for dinner, although we didn't eat until ...

... . My first night in Bergen I arrived much later than expected (due to cancelled flight, etc.), and after checking into my hostel, went out to find a place for dinner. This is when I discovered a central theme of Norway...it is ridiculously expensive. ...