Day 19 - Cruising all day and night and arrived at Flam Tuesday morning.

We are now at Flam (pronounced "Flom") and there is no internet on ship.  We will have trouble from here on to get the blog up.  
Will keep trying where we can.  Some photos are from Amsterdam and others are of the ship and then at our first stop in Norway, the village of Flam.


Amsterdam bikes.



We are on level 8 about to go through a lock.



The main pool on the Koningsdam



Exercise while watching the ocean.



The running track at level 11



Inside the main auditorium at the bow of the ship.



Leaving Amsterdam on the Koningsdam Ship


 
On the world famous Flam railway passing one of many waterfalls.


This is the train taking us from the village of Flam up to the top of the mountain, 2000 feet up in 20 miles.



Kjosfossen Waterfall along the Flam railway.



 Judy looking picturesque in front of one of the fjords at Flam.



The ship berthed at Flam.



Front on it is quite overwhelming.
 
 

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