On Sunday we did the Norway in a Nutshell tour. We started out by taking a train from Bergen to Myrdal. When we got to Myrdal to transfered trains and got onto one heading to Flam. There were many beautiful sites to see. One was a waterfall that was pretty big and we got to get off the train to take pictures, one of which is on the right. It was very interesting because parts of the waterfall were still frozen. We followed a river for much of the train ride which made it beautiful for the entire train ride. From Flam we took a ferry through the Sognefjord to Gudvangen. The Sognefjord is the "King of all the fjords" because it is one of the world's longest and deepest fjords. The picture below is of the fjord. The weather was a little cloudy and windy but the fjord was still amazing. There were many waterfalls coming from the snow capped mountains and some small villages along the fjord. When we got off the ferry in Gudvangen we got onto a bus which brought us to Voss. On the bus ride we went down the steepest road in Norway which had 13 hairp
in turns! From Voss we took another train back to Bergen and then walked back to the hotel in the rain. The rain did not start until we were off the ferry and able to be inside for the rest of the tour.Today was syttende mai, which is Norway's independance day! We watched two parades this morning which were going on at the same time in opposite directions. One parade was the children from the schools
and the bugle corps and the other was bands, sports teams and other groups. The Norwegians were dressed up in their Bunads which are their traditional outfits. The parades were fun but it got a little chilly out. The picture on the right is some of the children in the parade. We went out to eat at a fun restaurant for supper and then walked around to see all the tents that were set up selling goodies. The weather was much nicer in the evening so we took advantage of that. When we arrived back at the hotel my relatives who live in Bergen were here with a Kransekake, which is a type of Norwegian cake, for our group.
and the bugle corps and the other was bands, sports teams and other groups. The Norwegians were dressed up in their Bunads which are their traditional outfits. The parades were fun but it got a little chilly out. The picture on the right is some of the children in the parade. We went out to eat at a fun restaurant for supper and then walked around to see all the tents that were set up selling goodies. The weather was much nicer in the evening so we took advantage of that. When we arrived back at the hotel my relatives who live in Bergen were here with a Kransekake, which is a type of Norwegian cake, for our group. 
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