The hairpins we later walked down

The Flamsbana Railway

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June 10th 2010
10 June 2009 During our travels around Norway and particularly in the mountains we have been through numerous tunnels. Today we used the two longest, the Gudvangatunnelen at 11k and the Laerdalststunnelen at 24k which because it is so long has special brightly lit enlarged areas every so often to relieve the monotony. The Laerdalststunnelen took us to the fiord side village of Flam from whi ... read more

Europe » Norway

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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