#Kjosfossen

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An ex-chick told me to go get on this 'Flåm' train in Norway, Scandinavia and how it was so magical, how it was a 'once in a life time experience' blah blah blah. I had to get over there to see if this was really worth it

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Rjoandefossen, Norway

Rjoandefossen in late May 2015 You can refer to Kjosfossen for some more information about the Flåm Railway and waterfalls in Flåm, which is not terribly far from Bergen. Rjoandefossen is in my mind proof that you don’t have to try very hard to find waterfalls in Norway. They almost find you. The Flåm Railway is a fascinating trip. You’re traveling along a steep railway from Flåm to Myrdal. At…

[nickypoppieandel]

Is it Monday??? 🤣

Let’s hope I do a better job tonight…. First, I have to finish telling you about what we did yesterday. I forgot so many things.

Mostly, we were on the bus early and we had a 5 hour tour of Oslo. I have mentioned about the young guide who got the sack because he was “high”. There was a huge U.S. country and western concert (someone called Luke Combs… don’t know him) and I think he had been at that concert. Anyway, I hope he hasn’t lost his job and feels better today!

The sculpture park was truly beautiful. All his sculptures depict family people - or singles that become attached etc - and their journey through life. I have a feeling I didn’t finish telling you how he saved his work from being stolen by the Nazis. I’ll check.

when I say that the city fathers (and mothers???) and governments here appear to have long term vision, we saw that on our next stop when we visited the new Opera House. Built in the old industrial area of Oslo, people said they were MAD … nobody would go there. But whoever said “Build it and they will come” was right. Resembling a large iceberg, it was soon joined by other architecturally innovative buildings and open spaces for people to come and walk and eat (and have saunas!). One of the novelties is you can walk on the roof (a bit like the stretch of grass we can walk up above the Orange Library and Museum!!) and watch the sunset and relax. on our way to the Museum to see the Viking exhibition, we drove all round the city, passed the Palace and other significant buildings. You could spend 2 weeks in Oslo and not see as much as you would want. It would be so good to come back (not likely ….. but one of the one or two people who might read this might!) and explore the city more closely. I LOVE the architecture and Hugh Haynes would have fallen in love with it too. Anyway, we visited the Viking Museum, e hi biting lots of things (jewelry, head pieces, coins, swords etc) that have been found with buried longships. High ranking soldiers who died in battle were often buried with their ships and chattels in buried mounds. , often the same shape as their long boat. Being buried with their sword was important because Nirvana for the. Was to keep fighting. I think their brutality started to die down with the influence of Christianity.

Oh yes!!! Adjacent to the Holmenkollen ski jump is the Holmenkollen wooden chapel. (I might have a photo - not sure). Inaugurated in 1913 it was set in fire I. 1992 and re-inaugurated in 1996. Apparently it is the most popular place in Norway to get married but you have to book ahead 4 or 5 years!! I asked our terrific replacement guide if she knew of a good place to go for dinner last night and. ….. have I already told you?? I can’t see yesterday’s piece until I post this one? Well anyway, we went down to the Barbour and chose a restaurant and had a delicious meal.

This morning we were bussed to the station, hopped on the train for a 4 hour train trip to Myrdal passing ever coloring autumn trees, raging rivers and rapids, pretty white and grey houses (the barns are red) and then hop on the scenic Flam railway to Flam. This is a truly beautiful 50 minute train trip that becomes more and more dramatic and wild and includes the raging Kjosfossen waterfall which supplies the electricity for the Flam train. Lonely Planet reports this as the world’s best train ride. Then we arrived in Flam which is one of the prettiest Villages I have ever been in. The Flam Fjord is protected by UNESCO. Flam was built to house the workers and equipment for building the tunnels and tracks needed for the railway to Bergen. It is clearly now a ski resort village and is SO serene and pretty. Now… for those reading this (hello??? anyone there??🤣🤣🤣) blog who knew my brother Rog and knew he died recently, probably don’t know that just after he died, his daughter Claire was taking the dog for a walk in St Ives and she saw a double (??) rainbow over the house. Claire and her husband Ben are in Scotland and they have taken a bit of him to the Isle of Skye right up the top of a mountain with the best view and lots of people visiting? And sure enough… coming down from the mountain, what should she see but a rainbow coming out of where she had sprinkled him! And today, as we were on our way to Flam on this spectacular little train trip, a rainbow appeared and out came the sun! We also have a bit of him with us and we’ll take him next week to the Northern Lights. He was booked on this trip and I have been - sadly but luckily - able to take his place.

I am constantly reminded of a magical trip Hugh (H) and I had in 2004 to the Pilbara with Rich and then to Katherine and Kakadu with Angus. We felt - as I do now - that we were terribly organised with bag and backpack etc., only to overhear Angus tell a friend how hopeless we were, scrabbling around in the backpack looking for things!! It seems I haven’t improved, but - like that trip - haven’t lost anything yet!!!

By the way, by putting his sculptures out in the park, Vigeland was able to prevent the Nazis stealing his sculptures. I don’t really understsnd how that worked, but apparently, because they became public property, it did work. 👏👏👏👏

Tomorrow we have a ferry ride through fjords, a bus ride somewhere or other and then a train ride to Bergen. A walking tour around Bergen the following morning and on to the MS Kong Harald (look it up!) which is the boat that will take us to Estonia and Finland for excitement and hopefully the Northern Lights.

Good night! Photos will follow.

[sanderdreyer]

Pludselig stoppede toget i 5 min hvor vi kunne stige ud og se Kjosfossen.

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[waltb31]

Kjosfossen Waterfalls, located in Aurland municipality, Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway 🇳🇴 Who would you share this beautiful romantic waterfall with? #Kjosfossen #Aurland #WaterfallForTwo #Norge #Norway #BeautyOfNature #Romantic #BucketList ~ ~ 📷Breathtakingly beautiful photo capture by @vian.drew #Repost @vian.drew @get_reposter Oggi didascalia triste e per la sensibilizzazione ambientale. . Trovarsi davanti questi panorami ti fa ricordare che forse c’è ancora qualcosa di bello da salvare... . . . #savethenature #waterfallsofinstagram #waterfall_lover #panoramicviews https://www.instagram.com/p/B1_6M8ngC2A/?igshid=111gicvz97g0z

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Mountain Falls: Kjosfossen, Norway

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• so calming 🤩😱

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Flam Railway travellers at the mighty Kjosfossen waterfall with the famous dancing red-dress lady called huldra according to Norwegian folklore. #kjosfossen #huldra #european #nordic #bắcâu #scandinavia #norway🇳🇴 #sognogfjordane #flåmrailway #flåmsbana #scenic #landscape #natural #newfriends #travellers #eurotrip🇪🇺 #gopromoment (at Kjosfossen Station) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5BAzXwp5xi/?igshid=4p487wdn7ufk

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La meravigliosa cascata di #kjos #kjosfossen . Escursione #mscmeraviglia https://www.instagram.com/p/B1LlwAmo5HU/?igshid=di180le72y14

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#kjosfossen #norway #traveldiaries #felicidadinfinita #photodiary #valeriosentmeonexcursion (at Kjosfossen Station) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bynskl-imYl/?igshid=oex5vmv1aujq

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Kjosfossen en Aurland, Norway

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#kjosfossen #flåmsbana #norway #norge

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Kjösfossen, Norway 19th June 2016

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#kjosfossen #myrdal #aurland #vestland #norway #august2019 (at Kjosfossen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CURuN5joS1l/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Kjosfossen

This is Kjosfossen, a very wild and splashy waterfall on the way from Myrdal to Flåm. The only way to access it is by train , in the 5 minutes photo break on the train platform, fighting your way in with all the selfie lover