Even as I write we are traveling by train fom Oslo. The train is comfortable, quiet, smooth, and fast, and the scenery is truly amazing. Yet we know the best will come when we actually get to the Sognefjord area in a few more hours.
We are sliding by an ever changing array of green fields, hilly mountainsides, rippling streams, large clear lakes, tall pines and white bark birch. Pictures would help describe this, but the train is moving too fast for that - sorry to keep making excuses for a photo-less blog!
Here's what I love:
We are sliding by an ever changing array of green fields, hilly mountainsides, rippling streams, large clear lakes, tall pines and white bark birch. Pictures would help describe this, but the train is moving too fast for that - sorry to keep making excuses for a photo-less blog!
Here's what I love:
- The gracefulness of tall pine groves creating an upward pattern of parallel vertical lines,
- white wispy clouds hanging low in the valley,
- the occasional herd of fat white sheep on a green hillside,
- small yellow or white tidy houses tucked into a background of rolling hills,
- red wooden barns,
- the quietness of the train as it moves quickly along,
- bright sunshine highlighting hilly golden fields of mown oats,
- inlets of water & harbors with sailboats tucked in,
- flatbed cars loaded with cut trees and lumber.
Yes, Norway is all about nature. So why oh why did I feel the need to pack that dress?
