点评:As the Bergen bound train from Oslo came to a halt at a rather quiet n small railway station called Myrdal, there was sudden activity within the train compartment. It was as if everyone was planned to get down here for the next leg of the journey. Infact quite rightly so, coz Myrdal is the gateway to the famed Flamsbana or the Flam Railway, which is supposedly one of the most spectacular railroads in the world.
The sleepy station platform was suddenly filled with people of all hues and colors, tugging their bags along and expectantly walking over to the other side of the platform to await the Flam Railway. Well, in about five minutes the Flam Railway did chug in with its wooden bogies, ready to carry the expectant bunch of merry making tourists.
The compartments were old fashioned wooden ones with normal upholstered wide seats on both sides and wide panoramic glass windows to give the paasengers a perfect view of the mountains and its beauty beyond. As the train rambled off and chugged along the tortuous mountain route, getting in and out tunnels every now and then, the commentary on the Public address system kept talking about the history of the Flamsbana, as well as the updated movements of the train. The commentator would quite often alert the tourists about impending breathtaking natural vistas and waterfalls as the train covered its distance at a gentle pace. There was also a 5 minutes photo halt at a well known Waterfalls on the way. Overall the Flamsbana was making all efforts to keep the tourists happy and keep theirenthusiasm going.
We reached our destination, Flam in about an hour from Myrdal.
The journey, no doubt was beautiful and the vistas were memorable. However, I've been on more breathtaking train rides in Switzerland and this one will always come after those spectacular rides in the Swiss Alps. That said, the Flamsbana is really good fun and it does take you to fairy tale village hidden n ensconced within the folds of the Norwegian Fjords.
翻译:从奥斯陆开往卑尔根的火车在米达尔(Myrdal)这座宁静的小火车站缓缓停下,车厢里突然热闹起来。仿佛所有人都计划在这里下车,开始下一站的旅程。事实上,他们这样做也合情合理,因为米达尔是通往著名的弗洛姆铁路(Flamsbana)的门户,这条铁路被誉为世界上最壮观的铁路之一。
原本沉寂的站台上瞬间挤满了形形色色的人们,他们拖着行李,满怀期待地走向站台的另一侧,等待着弗洛姆铁路的到来。大约五分钟后,弗洛姆铁路的木制车厢缓缓驶入站台,准备载着这群兴高采烈的游客。
车厢是老式的木制车厢,两侧是宽敞舒适的软垫座椅,宽大的全景玻璃窗让乘客可以饱览远处群山的壮丽景色。火车缓缓驶离车站,沿着蜿蜒曲折的山路一路颠簸,不时穿梭于隧道之间。车厢广播里不断播放着弗洛姆铁路的历史以及列车的最新运行信息。随着列车以舒缓的速度行进,播音员也时不时地提醒游客前方即将出现的壮丽自然风光和瀑布。途中,列车还在一处著名的瀑布停留了5分钟供游客拍照。总而言之,弗洛姆铁路竭尽全力让游客满意,保持他们的热情。
大约一个小时后,我们从米达尔抵达了目的地弗洛姆。
这段旅程无疑风景优美,令人难忘。然而,我在瑞士体验过更令人叹为观止的火车之旅,弗洛姆的景色始终无法与瑞士阿尔卑斯山的壮丽之旅相提并论。话虽如此,弗洛姆斯巴纳列车确实非常有趣,它能带你到达隐藏在挪威峡湾怀抱中的童话村庄。