#Kjosfossen Falls

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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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Train to Flåm

Oslo | Flam Train | Nærøyfjord & Sognefjord | Bergen | Copenhagen | Malmo, Sweden | Norway travel tips

The train ride from Oslo to Flam is actually two different rides: first the 5 hour ride from Oslo to Myrdal on Bergen Rail, then 1 hour via Flam Railway down to the Flam valley.

Bergen Railway (learn more here)

The Bergen Railway leaves from Oslo Central, and goes by picturesque scenery like below. The highlight is the last half hour or 40 minutes going by outlets of Hardangerjøkulen Glacier. It looked just wild and went on and on. And amazingly there are little houses here and there close to the railroad... you wonder who's brave enough to live there, especially in the freezing winter.

Flam Railway

At Myrdal station, we switched over to the Flam Railway. We'll go from 2800 ft to sea level, quite a ride, featuring thin streams of grand mountains, waterfalls, haripin turns, and green valleys.

One helpful tip, you'll want to take a lot of pictures, so sit next to a window that opens, so you don't get fuzzy pictures like a couple of mine below.

The train will stop for 5 minutes at the Kjosfossen Falls, a gorgeous waterfall you can see close up. Then suddenly music plays, and a lady comes out dancing!

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Flam train and Nærøyfjord fjords

Sunday - 6/23/24

Logistically, today was complex from a transportation standpoint with many dependent legs— take a train to another train to a boat to a bus to another train. We needed to manage our time carefully today, and we did, because miss one of the connections and the whole process falls apart, and who knows where we would end up sleeping! But it all worked out and we woke up in Voss and went to sleep in Bergen.

Today we checked out of our hotel in Voss, but had them store our luggage for about 10 hours as we took the Flåm train and a two hour cruise on the fjords.

The first train we took was headed east from Voss back to Myrdal. We passed through Myrdal yesterday on the train, but didn’t stay there because it is only a train stop and doesn’t have acceptable accommodations.

So we got off the train in Myrdal and took a different train that was headed to Flam. In Norway the train from Myrdal to Flam is a famous train route, and they call it the “Flam Train”.

The Flam Train traverses 20 tunnels with stunning views of Norway’s landscapes, including mountainsides, cascading waterfalls, picturesque valleys and fjords. It descends 2,800 feet with a gradient of 1:18, one of the steepest in the world for a standard gauge railway. Completed in 1940, it is considered an engineering marvel.

Kjosfossen waterfall

Another waterfall

When we got to Flam there are a lot of tourists— most of whom were either on a 7 or 14 day tour of some sort or on a cruise ship. Before making our Flam train reservation, we researched how many cruise ships were due to be in Flam on the various days and booked our trip on a day when only one cruise ship was going to be in port.

Flam is built around tourism—plenty of places to spend money in overpriced gift shops and “cute” places to eat lunch. Even with only one cruise ship being in port, there were a lot of people there, most of them older, acting totally touristy. Since that is not our thing, we decide to go for a hike. We had about 3 hours before our cruise left, so we bought lunch and headed out on a hike to the old Flam church. It is a 2 to 2 1/2 hour hike out and back. The area around Flam is beautiful with lush greenery, steep mountains and waterfalls. After 5 minutes of walking we were out of all congestion and on an old country road that ran parallel to a beautiful river. We ended up stoping along the way to take pictures so never made it all the way to the old Flam church, but had a nice hike regardless.

Bridge used by locals for fishing,

At 3pm we boarded an electric catamaran and cruised for the next two hours through the Nærøyfjord fjords. The fjords is 10.5 miles long and at its narrowest it is 820 feet wide surrounded by steep mountains with snow covered peaks. Waterfalls cascade down the mountains with small villages dotted along the way. The Nærøyfjord fjords is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is considered one of the most beautiful fjords in the world.

When the boat docked in Gudvangen, we boarded a bus that went from Gudvangen back to Voss. At Voss, we went back to our hotel, which was next door to the train station, picked up our luggage, and took the 7:15pm train from Voss to Bergen. We sat on the north (right) side of the train, which had the best views.

Unfortunately due to our tight timeframe there was no opportunity to buy dinner before we got on the train, nor was there any food on the train to Bergen. When we arrived in Bergen it was late and we just bought survival sandwiches in the Bergen train station. We then went to our hotel and checked in. We are staying at Hotel Oleana, where we will be staying for the next four nights. It was a long day.

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🏞🗺 places like these make you forget about any problems

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Kjosfossen  Waterfall, Norway: Kjosfossen is a waterfall located in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfall is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Norway. Its total fall is around 225 metres. There is a small power station on the waterfall which is used to power the Flåm Line railway. Wikipedia

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Mountain Falls: Kjosfossen, Norway

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4 Must See Exciting Attractions In Norway

The continent of Norway, or the Kingdom of Norway because it is officially referred to as is amongst the most exciting and wonderful countries where the picturesque coasts and delightful fjords make up some of the finest destinations right here. Browsing this lovely region is a simple method where you just need your passport plus a visa. You can get a Norway visa on the internet by way of a simple process that is not going to take over two or three days. In this post, we provide you with the best destinations of this land that is a need to go to when heading for this region. Solo Woman Travel and Backpacking Through Europe

1. The Viking Ship Museum, Oslo

This gallery is home to many artifacts of the ancient Viking time with discoveries from the places of Oseberg, Tune and Gokstad and other Viking tombs about Oslo Fjord. With all the Norway visa online method, you can actually obtain a quick visa and go to this beautiful gallery for the sentimental journey across the 9th century age of bloodthirsty plundering and wars. The fascinating sights in this gallery may be the conserved wood made dispatch used for Viking competitions together with other little boats, an elaborate cart, tools, and implements utilized in that harness and period textiles and harness items.

2. Bergen Aquarium, Bergen

This interesting appeal interests guests both old and young from all across the globe. Established during 1960, it hosts quite a number of water mammals, reptiles and fish. Creating a vibrant area of the local personal identity, website visitors can view in interest at close quarters, the unusual and wonderful performs from the community fauna that occurs below the normal water surface area. By using a local cinema hall inside of, three-dimensional movies like Turtle Vision and Willy's Undersea Wondershow are one of the engaging shows here, especially for youngsters.

3. Geirangerfjorden

This wonderful fjord comprises of a long, narrow inlet with high sides or cliffs that have been made by glacial deterioration. It stands now as among the most visited sites for tourists from around the world. Known for its picturesque surroundings and old-fashioned towns nearby, this fjord records the perfect natural beauty of your Norwegian land. With rugged and steep mountains scattered around the coast and foaming waterfalls falling through the serrated peaks, a click here will be an eye-catching experience. Guests can readily get a Norway visa on the web and get captivated using this type of unique character experience.

4. Kjosfossen Waterfall

This effective waterfall is one of the many vacationer highlights close to the train of Flåm. Its running oceans fall from a level of 93 m reasons for the perspective of a beautiful view as well as an outstanding experience through the summertime, whereby since it can make a fantastic chance of ice cubes waterfall ascending in the chilly winter season periods. This appeal is simply accessible through the train and visitors' journey right here all year round.

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#Kjosfossen, #waterfall located in Aurland municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, #Norway. The waterfall is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Norway. Its total fall is around 225 metres (738 ft). There is a small power station on the waterfall which is used to power the #Flåm Line #railway. The waterfall is located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) northeast of #Myrdal Station. During the main tourist season in the summer an actress dressed as a legendary #Huldra (a seductive forest creature in #Scandinavian #folklore) dances and sings in front of the waterfall as the trains enter the station for the amusement of the tourists. The Huldra actresses are all students from the Norwegian #ballet school. | #nature #art #travel #photography #worldcommuter #HDR (at Kjosfossen) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnD_AJCgrWd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5y9aykdu5j48