Nes Gard to Voss - Norway (Day 7)

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After the breakfast at Nes Gard, we continued on Hwy 55 further down until it ended at Hwy 5.
We took the Hwy 5 towards Flam and continued on E16 towards Borgund Stave Church, another Stave Church that is much bigger than the one we visited in Lom. Unlike Lom, Borgund Stave Church is not in use for church functions. It is preserved as a museum. The entrance fee included a guided tour. The visitor center for the church also had lots of details about the origins and the architecture of the Stave Churches. 
 
From there, we continued to Flam and were in right time to catch the cruise to Gudvangen. This is where we could see a commercial shopping center with huge stores catering to the large number of tourists there! 
The cruise to Gudvangen was on a ferry that is completely battery operated. During the 2-hr cruise it was quite cloudy/rainy and in spite of that, the mountain views were amazing with several waterfalls on the way and the small villages at the foot of the huge mountains, just on the shores of the water. 
We returned from Gudvangen to Flam via shuttle bus. Quickly grabbed something to eat and hit the road towards Voss.
Once we got to Voss, we decided to check the locations of the train station and the rental car location. We are supposed to return the car and take the train. It was quite an ordeal to find the Avis rental car location. To put it short, the car could be returned at the Fleischer’s hotel for an extra fee and all the other hassles we encountered could have been avoided! Finally, when we got to the Voss Hostel, it was quite late and the hostel is one that was quite basic.

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