Bergen We caught the 12.05 train to Bergen. I had booked this three weeks in advance, leaving it a little too late, as we had the last two adjoining seats available. The 8 carriage train was fully booked. The Journey took approximately 7 hours but the seats adjusted and it was a very smooth ride. As anticipated the scenery passing by our window was fantastic: villages, waterfalls, green fields, snow-capped mountains, lakes and rivers. As I had left the booking so late, we missed out on the spur train journey from Myrdal (about 90 mins from Bergen) to Flam, a small town situated on the Sognafjord. This 20km stretch of rail going down the mountain at up to 45 degree incline is rated one of the most spectacular rail journey’s you can go on. We had
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