Flåm is a very small town, with maybe 3 hotels, a few restaurants, and couple of shops. To get here, we took a 1 hour train ride to Voss, then another hour bus ride to Gudvangen, then a 2 hour boat ride here to Flåm. The short history of the town is that it used to be a tourist village for salmon fishermen, and when the fishing became good, the main dude of the town set up a hotel, carriage services, dug up some tunnels for the railroad, and eventually it became a stop for the Fjord trips today.
We had a nice breakfast at the hotel, consisting mainly of some ham, cheeses, smoked salmon, and bread. The bread here was surprisingly good. I think after my Paris trip, I've also become a bread snob (along with coffee snob and pastry snob). Then we headed for the hike for the nearby waterfalls. The water comes from the melting snow from the top of the mountains. The hike was fairly steep, and is probably a quarter way to the top of the mountain itself. The view from the top was amazing, but the view is equally beautiful in every direction you look. Pictures really don't do justice, and you really have to be here to experience the Nordic scenery.
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| Every direction you see is so quaint and charming |
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| Crystal clear waters flow at the base of the mountains |
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| View from the waterfall. |
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