Got up before dawn to catch a train into Oslo - this was the weekend I planned to see west Norway. I was heading on the Rauma railway to Andelsnes (http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Product/?pid=72709).
Even though the intention of the trip was to see the countryside as I traveled to Andelsnes - the day started and ended with rain. That did not stop me from enjoying the train trip though. I was memorized by the beauty of it all.
The train left Oslo at 8:04 and I arrived in Dombas 12:22 - then, stepped out of one train and into another heading to Andelsnes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rauma_Line)
En route to Andelsness, I went through an amazing tunnel that goes in one side of the mountain, curves around and goes out the other side -called the horse-shoe tunnel. I also passed over the stone bridge that was used in Harry Potter movie.
This is a road can be seen from the train and is called "trollstigen" or trolls ladder -it is a popular tourist attraction due to its steep incline of 9% and eleven hairpin bends up a steep mountain side, the road up is narrow with many sharp bends, and although it has been widened, vehicles over 12.4 meters long are prohibited from driving the road.
Here are some photos from when I arrive into town. It was rainy and misting - but that did not keep me from a three hour walk up into mountain about half way up and then along the ridge - was great and invigorating.
Oct. 2
I woke up early to walk along the shore - the sun was coming up over the mountains - left station for Oslo around 9:00 am
Oct. 3
Today I taught my last class - it was a wonderful group of students - here they are working in small groups on activities that we would later task analyze and apply to a case study
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