Flam Railway! a Norway in a Nutshell review

[@eckligt]

As a resident of Bergen, I'd like to add some alternative fjord excursions that one can do using public transportation: The company Norled (norled.no) runs two services north from Bergen -- one reaches Selje, which is near the isthmus of the Stadt peninsula, and the other instead does a right turn into Sognefjorden, the same fjord system where Flåm is located. Its main destination is Sogndal, but in the tourist season it also calls on Flåm. A company called Rødne (rodne.no) has a short three-hour excusion north from Bergen. If you only have a few hours to spare, this is the one to take, but it is solely for tourists, and does not even dock at its northern destination. Rødne also has a service going south and east from Bergen, to Rosendal. North of Stadt lies another great region, with the fjord Geirangerfjorden, but also the Trollveggen massif (Europe's tallest vertical rock face at over 1200 metres), and the Trollstigen switchback turns, with the city of Ålesund being not far away. This region also has a train service, called Raumabanen, a branch line of Dovrebanen, which is the main line going from Oslo north to Trondheim.

[@binlim446]

I love how natural and honest you are with the reviews. Very helpful for my Norway trip next January. Keep it up guys!

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

I hope it helps!

[@Neophema]

January? Brrr! At least you won't run into hordes of tourists. :D

[@janvanroy4436]

Suggestion: if you really want to enjoy the Flåmsbana and you have a full day try the walk from Myrdal to Flåm (downhill). It’s superb! And you can always take the train in one of the stations on the line. Or you can rent a bicycle in Flåm, take it on the train to Myrdal and ‘mountainbike’ downhill back to the fjord. Been there, done that. Amazing!

[@SetCCC]

This was super helpful. The Norway in a nutshell trips are so well promoted that it's the first thing you hear about. It's good to see its basically a series of train rides and you can do on your own. Thank you!

[@karinpople1019]

Love this series. My family is from Norway and this really makes me want to go see this part of the world. Thank you for sharing

[@212melc]

I did Norway in a Nutshell the opposite direction a couple years ago. Very cool to get to see the gorgeous scenery again.

[@matthewparrott8369]

The train looks amazing and the setting is fantastic gorgeous

[@reneeziayadonovan1282]

Loved your Norway adventure!! The Nordic series is awesome, the scenery is breathtaking!! I would love to one day see it myself! Enjoy your travels!

[@78teili]

For good coffee (not the awful swdish one) try Tim Wendelboe, Java Oslo, Stockfleths or Kaffebrenneriet

[@enpaaliteligpanda]

@@beorlingo That is because Norwegian coffee is the bomb, and especially Wendelboe and Java is world class.

[@SebHaarfagre]

@@beorlingo Please don't tell me you like Espresso House coffee... store bought powder coffee is better

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Norway looks gorgeous

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Yaaas!

[@BjrnOttoVasbottenbjovas]

So happy you were lucky and had nice sunny weather! Also, from a local, your review is very much spot on, the nutshell trip is nothing bad, but it doesnt really add that much. Do consider stopping some hours at either Finse or Ustaoset on the train trip between Bergen and Oslo, great places to do some hiking or biking. :)

[@Luredreier]

6:58 No, not "Nymph", a "Hulder" it's a different type of creature.

[@iPritamHD]

The best part is when Ashley watches you,the satisfaction in her eyes..means everything while you talking to the camera.. Great going.. loads of love!

[@andistuttgart9067]

Looks beautiful. And thanks for your honest review.

[@borealis1592]

This places are awesome!! And so are you guys❣️

[@annae.5622]

The dancing woman was definitely there and we were surprised. Also I waited until everyone boarded, got my photo without the crowd and then hopped on right before we left :)

[@Saravon]

Really great video, Norway looks beautiful and your airbnb looks so cool.

[@carolsuesamuelson7935]

Just back from spending time with my family. Love Norway! I would go back for another visit.

[@Luredreier]

5:04 Just so you know "foss" means "waterfall".

[@Luredreier]

8:41 Well, we got the freedom to roam here, so you're free to do so. =) Just you know, remember to bring good cloths, extra food, a tent and things like a gas burner. Basically the weather can be unpredictable in the mountains in Norway and even midsummer it's possible to get stuck in a blizzard or other types of extreme weather for a day or two, so you need to be prepared to survive in such a condition. Also, bring a map, compass and ideally some kind of way to get help in the case of an emergency. By the way, respect nature. There's places where there's a serious risk of rock-slides etc.

[@sbaker3426]

I am loving the Nordic Summer series! So beautiful and interesting. Def considering a trip there based on your travels❣️

[@sognsvann3]

So cool that you stay here in mye hometown for a week. Hope you take your time to head too either to the waterfront, the Islands in the fjord, the folkmuseum, ekebergparken, enjoy the views from metro line 1 too Frognerseteren, holmenkollen, Schöders for some real Norwegian dinner, Frognerparken, Grefsenkollen restaurant, Akershus festning, Haralds vaffel(where you can have a hot dog in a waffle and other types of waffles) and the streets of either Grønland(multietnich) or Grünerløkka(hipster).

[@onomatopoetisk]

William Vangen I loved the Vulkan food court and the area round there. Also a tip.

[@mon5360]

One of my favorite parts of your videos is the Airbnb tours!

[@havardhovdet9217]

Noises on Flåmsbanen are from the trainbrakes (it's a very steep railway). Not usually that bad...

[@BiasOfficialChannel]

I’ve runned A Halfmarthon down from Myrdal station

[@jrgenb8107]

It's so funny to watch this back, is i've hiked "Rallarvegen" to get to Flåm. But I've also hiked on "Hardangervidda" multiple times, as you can see a part of on the train to Oslo! :)

[@vickyskye8492]

I like watching you two you seem fun. Going here next summer!

[@tristanmarble4479]

I wish you would show a quick pic of a map for each video. Kind of like Rick Steve's. Your into video for the entire series was great.

[@chercare200]

Beautiful once again, thank you!

[@holdenmexico]

Guys, your comments are great and so helpful!

[@funkoreanlesson]

I really enjoyed watching your video!

[@karinahellesoy]

I don't think doing the whole Norway in a nutshell tour just for the boat ride through the fjord. If you're in Bergen, the Bergen - Mostraumen tour would probably be a better pick then.

[@onomatopoetisk]

The girl in the red dress was there when I went the trip on the Flåmsbana. Definitely payed. 😉 I agree with you that the Bergen-Oslo rail is more enjoyable with the scenery although it takes a while. If I’d go again I’d maybe hop off in Finse (the highest point at 1222 m) and stay a night at some Airbnb and enjoy the spectacular views there, in the middle of nowhere, and just chill. Thanks for the video!

[@82mabli]

I watched so many of your videos and I just have realized that you both have the same unique eye color.

[@Smulenify]

Being Huldra is actually a well paying summer job :’)

[@MsKestrela]

The screeching on startup of the Flamsbana scared my cat right off my lap! I can only imagine how deafening it must have been in person. Still, you did get to travel through some spectacular yet serene country. Loving this series!

[@oskarmolly]

You two need to take a trip up north, there is a train that goes to Bodø, the coastal stream ship, and ferries. The landscape is completely different from Oslo and Bergen. There are thousands of islands to see and visit too. You might even visit the island that I live on.

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

We would have loved to spend more time up North, sadly time meant we were only able to be in North Sweden this time

[@karenbensdon4643]

Do you ever leave a place you visited and miss it? If so, which places have you felt a tugging to return to and why?

[@peace-a]

Great tips, thank you

[@Ade_Fi]

Beautiful country .. I loved living in Finland was 5 months of the most beautiful days of my life .. and longing to travel to Finland

[@annikenjrgensen3002]

If you visit Norway again you should visit Geiranger, and the north of norway and try to see the northern lights.

[@ekta181]

Hi. Could I know which month you visited in?

[@mels.3750]

Sorry if this has been asked before but what do you guys do with clothing that you don't need because you're going to location with different weather? So if you go from a cold location to a hot location, where do you store your clothes for hot weather? How do you change up?

[@leohoward7282]

I loved this train ride

[@mrfriendlyguy]

I did Norway in a nutshell when I went in 2016. If I knew you could have done the same thing without going via them and at cheaper cost, I would have most probably done it.

[@bogebogg]

You should explore the nothern parts of Norway, Helgelands kysten is beautiful!!

[@TheFishingJoker]

When it comes to that waterfall. Yes you can just do it! There is no rules or regulations when it comes to Nature in Norway, it is all on your own risk though.

[@Diana-lo6cx]

My friend just back from Norway and took that same train. Yup, the lady is a hired hand! She saw her too! LOL

[@katajha831]

Gorgeous. We leave in 17 days and Im just shy of pure panic. lolol you did make the trains seem so easy. Since our trip 2 years ago I have basically learned to travel and how to handle travel days from you 2. Wish me luck. I will try to share some Ice Cream shots on your facebook, and maybe one of me in front of the Von Trapp house. Gotta go watch spain now to watch you all sing it. ;)

[@word20]

Have you tasted Italian coffee like Cappucchino and Espresso or Caffelatte? The best coffee I have tasted is Italian coffee. German coffee and Danish coffee is also good coffee.

[@rustknuckleirongut8107]

Italians are coffee amateurs compared to the Nordic countries. Of the top five coffee consuming nations on Earth four are Nordic nations with Sweden coming in at sixth place.

[@vrp406]

Beautiful!

[@nyonyopraia]

Will heading to Bergen for sure, right? Can't wait. Hopefully you two will hit the music scene there. Stay safe, guys.

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

We just left Bergen, you might enjoy our two videos from there!

[@nyonyopraia]

@@WAYAWAYWithAsh oh yes, my bad, so sorry. Definitely will check those two. Thank you.

[@dougsrepair1060]

Where in the USA are you guys from?

[@kayalvizhi4316]

Hi we are planning to vist norway....how much you guys saved by not taking NIN tour? am planning to take NIN for 500 usd for 2 adults is it worth it?

[@Vanillanatura]

How did you find your air bnb in Oslo?

[@F0NIX]

by the way there is a television program that is called "Bergensbanen minute by minute" and the train went from Bergen to Oslo. And it run live on national television in Norway (NRK) and it was very popular (tv.nrk.no/program/PRHO63004009). We also have several other "minute by minute"-type tv-show. They are all very popular :)

[@TenajTino]

Did you guys find out more about the Hulder? Was she paid to be there? Pretty coincidental 🤔

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

She was definitely part of the marketing.

[@SebHaarfagre]

You go to Kaffebrenneriet for good coffee... not one of the other McDonalds of coffee... it's another tourist trap :| (or one of the independent breweries/coffee houses)

[@bobguenther6658]

The Flam train looked so nice and the views! Are you guys on hiatus? Nothing on calendar. Just wondering, I know you both have been sick.

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Yeah we’re catching up from Istanbul !

[@Realbillball]

You actually stayed in my building while in Oslo.

[@monicalagman]

HELLOWWW. we rode the same train and saw the same woman! and i swear there was even Enya music playing from speakers somewhere. it was hilarious.

[@toobydude41]

Yeah the brakes on that first train sounded like crickets from hell (6:40). But tolerable I suppose given the feast for the other sense☺

[@davinderkumar4589]

First like and viewer new delhi in india

[@LordLegionFanzine]

it's super time in this extreme land - aasgard. Truly, you can visit the #NordicMission and apreciate the days!!

[@2Travelis2Live]

Norwegians have a funny sense of humor.

[@mrmaaical8727]

How do you guys earn so ,UCM cash to spend on travels? Do u guys have passive income or some kinda work that allows you guys to travel 12 months a year? Just curious

[@kivi7676]

Hahhah yeah there's a "huldra" who is paid to stand up there. Sometimes she stands closer, on the rocks by the river. I went on a school trip there once ( I'm Norwegian ), and we all got the cringeworthy experience you got too 😂 🙈 Huldra is a pretty cool mythological creature though. She's a beautiful woman with a cows tail that she keeps hidden, so that the men she's trying to seduce won't realize that she isn't human. In some stories her back is also like rotting wood. As far as I know it varies whether she's evil or "good if you deserve it" 😉

[@haingis]

*sees espresso house *cries in Norwegian

[@AigleRoyal-d5w]

he most beautiful country and the best people in the world is Norway and the Norwegians

[@fairoospt1575]

Nice

[@polarlondon]

That is WAY too busy for me to enjoy the experience I'd say. Scenery was stunning still.

[@AieshasKitchen]

Very beautiful place nice vlog and u guys are awesome

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Thanks!

[@joshbrown1884]

Lots of Black Metal history in Oslo as well. R.I.P. Euronymous

[@SDongil]

Probably too late unless you're still in Norway, but have you seen hinducowgirl's videos? She drives trains on the Bergen line and posts wonderful videos. It's a ritual for us fans to grab a ride when she's driving.

[@atdsv333]

Is it hinducowgirl Or railcowgirl? Cannot find her

[@atdsv333]

Ohh it's railcowgirl found her!

[@BiasOfficialChannel]

The girl in the red dress is always there when the train pases by

[@diesmilesimo]

Ola ❤️ soy Diego y los sigo desde que estuvieron en mexico 🇲🇽 regresen pronto

[@sydneydaramy1032]

That whistle was long and loud LOL2😁

[@user-fb5lj9cz5l]

I took this train in August 1995 and I don't remember a nymph.

[@karenbensdon4643]

SO beautiful and I feel like I am traveling with you. Fun.

[@sadrialsk4185]

Norway - Tirpitz warship wreck

[@eoghanomahony5194]

From the way she is acting about the kitchen it's like she has never seen integrated kitchen units before. They are not special to nordic countries. They are everywhere in Europe.

[@tonys1636]

Ashley, you must stop walking around with your phone held loosely in your hand, one of these days a teenager on a bike or moped will come up behind and snatch it. Those tiles are Terrazzo, a man made product, made from crushed marble mixed with a resin into a block then sliced and polished, Thicker slices are used for flooring.

[@rustknuckleirongut8107]

That doesnt happen much in Norway. Other than in some parts of the capital crime against tourists is almost non existent and a large part of the theft reported by tourists in Oslo are just people trying to cheat their travel insurance.

[@tonys1636]

@@rustknuckleirongut8107 You are lucky in Norway, Cities in other parts of the World, particularly in shopping streets and tourist areas. Visitors have to be careful with phones, wallets and other items of value. London, Paris and Rome can be hotspots for this type of crime. Along with distraction techniques whilst sitting in or outside a cafe enjoying a coffee with phone or purse on table.

[@rustknuckleirongut8107]

​@@tonys1636 The simple tricks I use when traveling the world to not get robbed or have things stolen is to not dress like a tourist, do not use paper maps, no jewelry, do not cheap out on accommodation, never use a suitcase with a brand name or one that is recognizable as expensive, if buying expensive things I carry in a backpack and never take a bag with a logo from the store or I have it delivered to my hotel and I do not get drunk. So far in 25 years of traveling I have had no issues anywhere in the world. The world is not as dangerous as the news would have you think, but a few precautions is never a bad thing.

[@tonys1636]

@@rustknuckleirongut8107 It's not only tourists that fall foul of this, so do the native population. Wearing jewellery is not normally a give away as to wealth unless it's a Cartier piece or a Rolex watch. Most of those thieves are teenagers just looking for a quick buck, phones and purses are easy targets if the owner is distracted in any way.

[@rustknuckleirongut8107]

@@tonys1636 I hear people say stuff like that but they often forget that the odds of getting robbed or having something stolen is about the same as the odds you winning the top prize on a scratch off lottery ticket. Its not something you really need to worry about, just enjoy your travels and dont carry stuff that cant be replaced easily by insurance. Fear will ruin more trips for you than actually getting robbed as a robbery only ruins one trip while fear will ruin them all. (Edited for a spelling mistake)

[@maxsteiner1964]

Great video. The music is a bit annoying though. To loud and stressful.

[@eilertolsen434]

U only see 3% off the contry

[@AigleRoyal-d5w]

le plus beau pays et le meilleur peuple du monde c'est bien le et les norvégiens

[@leohoward7282]

My Dral

[@leohoward7282]

I imagine that step way is how the lady gets up to the top

[@christianl956]

This is probably the most useless comment ever, but, I miss Josh saying "let's go!" at the beginning of every adventure. :)

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

I tried to make it a catch phrase for a bit but Ashley shamed me out of using it.

[@derplinkster]

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[@kokilimonke]

I'm Norwegian and don't quite get what you are doing here. Is it a review of public transport through tourist routes? You don't do anything on the way, why exactly are you doing this? To look out the windows of the busses and trains? What people normally do, at least the Norwegians is to stop and stay a day or two at one of the mountain cabins, which is free to use for all members of the hiking-assosiation. Or stay in one of the commercial mountain huts for a bit more leisure. And then do some hiking og mountain biking, in winter time skiing. Spending the night in Flåm seems like a very strange thing to do. Usually people do the "Rallarvegen" or the "Royal post route" with bike or hike. Very picturesque routes through the national park. Even some of the cruise tourists do some biking. Takes Flåmsbanen to the top, and bike down again. The train returns the bikes to the top.

[@kokilimonke]

And if you are interested in spending the nights at the Hiking-associations (DNT) cabins, a membership is about 60 dollars for a years, and you can stay for free at over 500 mountain cabins all around Norway. Even some lighthouses by the sea. So if you plan and is on a cramped budget, you don't need to spend more than 60 dollars for a year of lodging all at beautiful locations. Some is even stocked with some canned or dry food you can buy if you get stuck unexpectedly due to weather conditions.

[@johnnypetersen2170]

A trainstation is called Hell, and a normal name in Norway is Odd. Så, my name is Odd and i live in Hell.....

[@karenbensdon4643]

LOL

[@halfdollar86]

Are y’all married?

[@rick3421]

you guys are creepy but that is making you more interesting

[@mon5360]

Flam sounded like a scam!

[@BjrnOttoVasbottenbjovas]

Its just a tiny tiny place where all the communications such as boat, bus and train converge. So a lot of tourist merchants set up shop there. Not a scam, just not much of an attraction by itself. :)

[@baddabing4609]

Flåm is basically just a transport hub.