Some of the attractions that I went to were the Christians-Borg and monument of The Little Mermaid.
To go to Norway I had to board a ship and cross the sea again. Actually all this time, I didn�t actually have to transit from train to ship. The train actually went into the ship. During the sea journey, I could get out of the train and relax / eat / shop (whatever) in the ship. That night while I was loafing around outside the main deck, I met 4 Scandinavian students. We talked for a while until we realized the ship had docked for a few minutes already. We were running downstairs. When I reached the train I boarded before, the doors were already locked and it was ready to move. The security guard was cursing in his language when I asked him to open the door. The students were taking a different train. Well, that was quite an embarrassing experience.

I spent time at Oslo (capital) for less than one hour (only in the station). My target was to go to Bergen. The Oslo-Bergen line is also ranked as one of the most attractive and spectacular railway lines. The views of mountains and lakes were ever changing. The train snaked its way up and down the sheer inclines. It also went through numerous tunnels and passed by beautiful lakes. I arrived about 4 o�clock. It got dark pretty quickly. During most seasons, Norway is very cold and hardly gets any sunshine. But if you come to Norway in early summer, you can witness the midnight sun at Norde Cappe, a rare phenomena not to be missed.
I spent two nights at Montana Vandrerhjem (hostel). My roommates were one from California, US and the other from Newcastle England. We chat for about an hour that night, sharing our experiences (in life and in the trip) and general issues too.

First day at Bergen, I spent my time walking around the town. I went to the famous fish market (Torget), and shop for souvenirs at the old town Bryggen. It was a downpour that day. I was stuck in this shop for about 10 minutes when I realized the road outside the shop flooded already. Then I noticed a postcard of �Bergen in Rain�. So, I supposed heavy rain was a normal thing here. Before I reached the hostel, there was a path going up the Mount Ulriken. I followed the path although it was still raining heavily and there was nobody else around. It was a scenic view of Bergen from the mountain. I spent only a few minutes up there after having this creepy feeling of encountering the trolls. Reaching the hostel all soaking wet, I was told of the experiences of taking the "Norway in a Nutshell" excursion by the Newcastle guy.

The next day, hoping that it wouldn�t rain again, I took the Nutshell excursion. The 1st train was from Bergen to Myrdal station (altitude of 866 metres). Then continued with another train ride (Myrdal to Fl�m) run by a private company. For this train all the coaches were of the same class. In the train I met two very friendly US women.

The Fl�m line is the steepest journey in the world for normal tracks. It went down the precipitous mountain sides to the bottom of the Fl�m valley. Surprisingly the Norwegian engineers managed to built such a steep track early in the century. The 20-km mountain line had to be laid along steep slopes and round sharp bends. Instead of building bridges, the train also crosses rivers, which were led through a tunnel under the railway line. The rivers cut through deep ravines and waterfalls cascade down the mountains. The train made a quick stop at one of the big thundering waterfalls called Kjosfossen.

There were only about 450 inhabitants in Fl�m. It was the tourists who flocked this town all year round. Town of Flam is located at the start of this fjord called Aurlandsfjorden. It was a branch of Sognefjorden (the longest fjord in the world). Sognefjorden measures 200 km long and the deepest water level is 1308 m. The boat left the Aurlandsfjord and ran along the N�royfj�rd to Gudvangen. The fjord runs thorugh massive snow-capped peaks of up to 1800 m. A Japanese lady (now married to a Norwegian) was kind enough to tell me all the facts about the fjords. I also met a nice young lady from Germany (Gabriele) whom we shared foods while on the cruise.

From Gudvangen, a bus took us up to Stalheim Turisthotell along an S-shape road. It was a scary ride since the road went up so high. We made a quick stop up there and the views from here were spectacular. Then we continued the journey until we reached Voss. From here, I took a train back to Bergen. Two hours after reaching Bergen, I took a train to my next destination - Stockholm, Sweden.

I spent a night at Bed & Breakfast hostel in Stockholm. Stockholm consists of numerous islands like the island of Gamla Stan and Skeppsholmen island. Some of the tourist spots that I went to were The Royal Castle, The City Hall of Stockholm, the old town and the new town.

That day was my final day of traveling in Europe. While in the train on my way back to Paris, I had this terrible fever. I had to wear a few layers of clothes, a snowcap and gloves to keep myself warm. The next morning (still not recovering) I managed to make a last minute reserve for Eurolines bus to London.

Someday I would be glad to travel like this again, covering other parts of Europe and maybe the rest of the world.

Goodbye Europe. Goodbye for now.