Jewel of the Seas departed Flåm sometime after 5:00 p.m., according to the timestamps of today’s images. The two fjords we sailed on this departure were Aurlandsfjord, and then Sognefjord. Sognefjord is the deepest and longest among the famously photogenic Norwegian fjords. Today, as well as next Monday and Wednesday, I’ll be highlighting (while giving myself a bit of a break) these fjords by just posting slide shows of this transit from 28 June 2022. Click on any image below to enlarge the image and engage the slide show:
Our Flåmsbana train reached Myrdal Station around 11:15 a.m. Ursula and I took the opportunity to step outside our railcar, stretch our legs a bit, enjoy the brisk air at 866 meters/2,841 feet, and take in the scenery. As you can see below, many of our fellow passengers likewise availed themselves of the same opportunity:
Myrdal Station
As you can see from this sign, we’re 21 kilometers/13 miles from Flåm:
Myrdal Station
Reboarding the Flåmsbana for the return trip to Flåm, you’ll notice a video screen in each railcar with a running indication of the train’s location throughout the trip. In the image below you’ll note that there are eleven stations on this route, including the two end stations of Myrdal and Flåm. The red arrow indicates that we were an Vatnahalsen Station at the time this photograph was taken:
Vatnahalsen Station, Flåmsbana
Later along the trip, at about the halfway point, is Berekvam Station. Berekvam is the only point along the Flåmsbana line to feature a passing loop:
Berekvam Station, Flåmsbana
I normally save photos of Ursula for my Fun Photo Fridays, but here she poses next to our Flåmsbana railcar:
Ei av verdas vakraste togreiser (One of the world’s most beautiful train jouneys)
Back at the Flåm Station at 12:51 p.m. with time to spare before setting sail on Jewel of the Seas for our next Norwegian destination:
Flåmsbana’s Flåm Station
Several hours later we were sailing the fjords of Norway beginning with Aurlandsfjord, then winding through Sognefjord (Norway’s deepest and longest fjord) toward open sea. For Wednesday and next week I’ll be showing you our voyage through these fjords beginning with these two shots:
Norway’s largest and deepest fjord is Sognefjord. At approximately the midpoint of this fjord is the village of Vangsnes, which Jewel of the Seas passed after we departed Flåm for our next destination. Overlooking Vangsnes and Sagnefjord is a giant 74-foot/22.5-meter statue of Fridtjov the Bold. That is the statue you see in the image above. Here are today’s remaing Fun Photo Friday favorites of Flåm and Flåmsbana favorites:
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R. Doug Wicker — Author 