Going to Voss

We were up early for the breakfast buffet and then on the bus to our next destination. The bus took us through the beautiful Hallingdal valley. We stopped at Gol for a quick photo op and a piece of lefse and some soda.

 
View at Gol. (© 2006, Mark D. Williams.)  

We continued on to Hol for lunch and then down the gorgeous Aurland Valley into Flåm. The views of waterfalls and the Sognefjord were spectacular.

Spectacular scenery on the way to Flåm. (© 2006, Mark D. Williams.)  

At Flåm we got on a train, the Flåm Railway, for the trip to Voss. The ride is ranked as one of the top 20 train rides in the world. It was one of the best I've been on, but I've only been on two.

Train station at Flåm. (© 2006, Mark D. Williams.)

The train ascends 2800 feet to Myrdal. It stopped once to let us take a picture of a fantastic waterfall.

 

Waterfall on the way to Myrdal. (© 2006, Mark D. Williams.)

 

There were two women dancing out in front of it to some Celtic music. At Myrdal we switched trains to the Oslo/Bergen Railway for the ride to Voss.

 

 
Celtic dancer. (© 2006, Mark D. Williams.)

 

At Voss we are staying at the historic Fleischer Hotel. Voss is a small country town, about 8,000 people, which is known in Norway for its food and cooking traditions.
Fleischer Hotel, Voss. (© 2006, Mark D. Williams.)

 

We arrived in Voss a little after 6:00 pm and had only enough time to get our baggage off the bus and into our room before dinner. It had been raining since we left Myrdal, so we were tired and hungry and a little wet. Dinner was a buffet which had salmon, pork, potatoes, salad, bread, dessert, etc. We had a couple of drinks too. I had a Guiness and Junel a chardonnay. We then tried to make it to the jacuzzi inside the pool area, but it had already closed.

 

  
View from our hotel room window. (© 2006, Mark D. Williams.) 

 

Junel went up to take a bath and I went down to type up a few more posts to this blog. Wouldn't you know it, I ended up having to wait for my cousin Steve who was trying to get help online for his cel. Soon he got it to work and then I was able to do some blogging for about an hour. Then I went to bed.