Undredal valley

At the end, for all Norwigian landscapes lovers, two shots on Undredal valley in the afternoon light. This is quiet and nice place. I love it.

Undredal church

Fine small church in fine small place, built in 1147. Audredal church. Showed below in three different variations.

A show of light

After whole day full of attraction, afternoon visit on the other side of Aurlandsfjord. Small village called Undredal greeted me with the amazing show of sunlight and shadow. More about the Undredal tomorrow.

Huldra

In Scandinavian folklore, Huldra is a seductive forest creature. They roam in forests and search for men to have sexual intercourse with.
On Flåm Railway, on the station Kjosfossen you may see her dancing with the waterfall on a beckgraund.  

Flåmsbana - The journey

The Flåm Railway is 20,2 km long railway line between Myrdal and Flåm. A branch line of the Bergen Line, it runs through the valley of Flåmsdalen and connect the mainline with Sognefjord. 
The line`s elevation difference is 863 meters, it has 10 stations, 20 tunnels and one bridge.
The maximum gradient is 5,5 percent.
Because of its steep gradient and picturesque nature, The Flåm Railway is now almost exclusively a tourist service and has become the third most visited attraction in Norway.

Now seven pictures from the journey up and down. Enjoy all of them.

Flåmsdalen

Kjosfossen

Myrdal

Reinunga lake 768 asl

Flåmsdalen

Flåmsdalen

Flåmsdalen and the Flåm Church

Driving back to Flåm

From Stegastein the view is amazing,but it was cloudy. When I drive back the Snow Road the weather change. This is the view from one curve 200 meters below.

Snow road - on the top

Snow Road is the old road between Aurdal and Lærdal. From the year 2000 when the world longest tunnel (24,5 km ) between the two cities was opened, this is only the tourist attraction. In the middle of summer the snow still exist, and I can not imagine how it looks in the middle of winter time.

The Names made from stone. Some people like to leave the signs on earth

Stegastein

This is an spectacular View Point at 650 meter above the fjord. It is situated close to the old National Tourist Road between the Lærdal and Aurland. This road name is The Snow Road. The view is of course so spectacular in every kind of weather. On the picture, like You see, is a cloudy time, but later I will present some pictures taken in sunshine.

The view point - Stegastein...

... and the view

Tomorrow the next step - Snow Road landscape

Aurland

Municipality Aurland - lies along the Aurlandsfjorden and Nærøyfjorden. These are branches that flow off of the world`s longest and deepest fjord - Sognefjorden.
Most of the area is composed of fjords and mountains with small populated areas concentrated in the lower river valleys. The largest is Aurlandsdalen. The main village area include Aurlandsvangen, Gudvangen, Undredal and Flåm.

on the picture is view on Aurlandvangen and the Aurlandsfjord.

More pictures from Aurlandsforden tomorrow.