We’re heading to Bergen, Oslo’s second largest city, on the train after a long day visiting Sognefjord. Norway’s public transit system is excellent, efficient and well coordinated. We’ve taken three trains, a bus, and a public ferry to get us from Oslo to the coast with a stop in Norway’s greatest fjord along the way.

Norway’s nature is simply beautiful. The mountains and valleys are dotted with picturesque villages comprised of clean elegant houses. There is snow on the ground in various places, while the landscape is covered with lakes, rivers and waterfalls. Sognefjord itself reminded me of Yosemite with more water. We glided past towering cliffs on either side that were littered with waterfalls. The countryside was idyllic, as if we were transported into a Scandinavian fantasyland.

I understand now why people claim Norway to be the most beautiful of the Nordic countries. Today I witnessed another example of Earth’s scale of majesty. There are so many places worth visiting, and Norway is one of them.