Our morning train left Bergen's pretty railway station and headed into the fjord-raked countryside. We passed through several tunnels and stopped ever-so-briefly at several tiny, picturesque villages, ending up in Myrdal.
We crossed to the tracks on the opposite side and boarded a historic train, the interior lined with wood, which headed down a steep grade (1:18) through many tunnels, past waterfalls and magnificent canyons, and along precipitous ledges.
At Flåm we and all the other tourists disembarked, at just a few feet above sea level, and joined the throngs of tourists from a cruise ship docked in front of our hotel.
We had a picnic lunch on our balcony with a view of a mountain meadow, and dinner at a restaurant with a Viking menu. The food was surprisingly delicious and artfully arranged. It was a magnificent meal.
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