Maybe I didn’t sleep the best, since I was up by 5:30AM. I tried to use their computers to get some work done but you can’t use the internet connection before 8:00AM for some reason. Anyway, I waited around for breakfast at 7AM and ate quite a bit. In Norway they have bread and toppings include cheese, meat, ground up fish, beats, and jam.
I had this “Norway in a Nutshell” plan take a series of trains/boats/buses to see the famous Norwegian Fjords, but it didn’t happen according to plan. First, I couldn’t make the first long distance train because it is Saturday and less local trains run on weekends. Actually, only if I skipped breakfast I could have made it. So starting off over two hours behind, I thought I could still see the Fjords (only the most scenic thing in all of Europe) since there is so much daylight. Right before starting the boat portion, I found out there are fewer buses running today too. So I wouldn’t be able to make it to my final destination by the end of the day if I went ahead. I looked into staying at my current spot, but the only hostel in town was full (of course, Saturday night) and I didn’t have a tent. I’m getting tired of weekends in Europe.
The train from Oslo was great though; beginning by passing farms, rolling hills, and lakes. The train continued into higher mountains passing numerous cottages, finally going above the tree line, with fresh snow everywhere melting into white rapid rivers. The highest station was over 1100m above sea level.
So I skipped the main Fjords and besides, it is supposed to be cloudy and rainy the next day. So instead I did a little bit of backtracking and took a train to the nearest big city (Bergen) in search of accommodation.