We had an early morning start the first train left Oslo at 6:25am. Luckily they have 7-11's in Norwegian stations too so we could get coffee for the train. 
We travelled through some beautiful countryside.
We soon started seeing more snow as we climbed into the mountains.
A couple of stations we had a short break so could get off the train.
FInse one of our stops at 1222 metres was the highest point on the Bergen Railway.
Here a fellow got off the train with his cross country skis and headed out across the snow.
Once we arrived in Myrdal it was time to change trains. We switched over to the Flam Railway. This is a 20 km train ride between Myrdal(865m) and Flam(2 m) and takes about an hour. We travelled through amazing scenery with many waterfalls.
We chose to stay overnight here in Flam rather than continue and complete in one day. Our hostel was a little way out of town so we had some lunch first. A little tough to find as it seems some places only serve breakfast and dinner - no lunch. However we got a very tasty lunch at a cafe.
Our room for the night was in a 300 year old Norwegian farm house. It was part of a hostel that used older houses converted to accommodate people. We had a large room on the first floor that was huge compared to our previous nights "smart" room.
Other houses at the hostel.
Behind our farm house was a beautiful waterfall that we went to look at.
The path led through rocky meadows with sheep.
Across streams.
And up steep hillsides
And that is where I flaked out and say on a rock while Leila continued up more steep and rocky path to get closer to the waterfall.
From a distance.
And the stream at the bottom rushing by.
We had access to a full kitchen here to so made our own supper.
I love the waterfall photos.
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