P1180450

Flåm mountain railway

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August 22nd 2016
I arrive at the Flåm mountain railway station and join one of the two queues waiting to board the train. I'm quite a long way back at first which is a pain as there are only a set number of openable windows where you can get a seat which makes photo taking much easier. Fortunately the ticket inspector guy is having problems fitting people onto the platform behind us and we get to legitimately que ... read more

Europe » Norway » Western Norway » Flåm

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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