Near Flam

Norway in a Nutshell Fjord Tour

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August 17th 2006
August 17, 2006 So Thursday was devoted to the Norway in a Nutshell tour of the Sognefjord. Due to my tight schedule, I didn’t want to spend an overnight anywhere along the way, so the entire Thursday was a roundtrip tour from Oslo. The trip broke down something like this: Starting at about 6:00am 5+ hour train ride from Oslo to Myrdal 1 hour train ride from Myrdal to Flam ... read more

Europe » Norway » Western Norway » Sognefjord

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more