Frozen Dreams: Lars and Ingrid's Journey Beyond the Fjords

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Frozen Dreams: Lars and Ingrid's Journey Beyond the Fjords Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-01-07-08-38-19-no Story Transcript:No: Snøen lå tungt over Flåm, og fjordene var frosne, som om tiden selv hadde stoppet.En: The snow lay heavily over Flåm, and the fjords were frozen, as if time itself had stopped.No: Toget på Flåmsbana snodde seg gjennom den vakre, men krevende naturen.En: The train on the Flåmsbana wove through the beautiful yet demanding nature.No: Ingen steder var som Flåm om vinteren, tenkte Lars.En: Nowhere was like Flåm in winter, thought Lars.No: Men i det siste hadde tankene hans vært andre steder.En: But lately, his thoughts had been elsewhere.No: Lars stod ved jernbanen, pakket inn i en tykk jakke.En: Lars stood by the railway, wrapped in a thick jacket.No: Han så utover landskapet han hadde vist frem for utallige turister.En: He looked out over the landscape he had shown to countless tourists.No: Han elsket disse fjellene, men drømmen om å skrive presset seg stadig sterkere frem.En: He loved these mountains, but the dream of writing was pressing itself ever more strongly forward.No: "Hei, Lars!En: "Hey, Lars!No: Klar for dagens tur?En: Ready for today's tour?"No: " Ingrid kom hastende mot ham, smilende og full av energi.En: Ingrid came rushing towards him, smiling and full of energy.No: Hun var ny i jobben som guide, og Lars så både sitt yngre selv og noe nytt i henne.En: She was new in the job as a guide, and Lars saw both his younger self and something new in her.No: "Ja, Ingrid.En: "Yes, Ingrid.No: La oss gjøre dette," svarte Lars, og bestemte seg for å lære henne alt han kunne.En: Let's do this," answered Lars, deciding to teach her everything he could.No: De siste dagene hadde turistene vært få.En: The last few days, tourists had been few.No: Vinteren gjorde reisen utfordrende, men for Ingrid var hver dag en ny sjanse.En: Winter made the journey challenging, but for Ingrid, every day was a new opportunity.No: Hun ville bevise at hun var dyktig, i stand til å gjøre en forskjell.En: She wanted to prove that she was capable, able to make a difference.No: Men iblant kjente hun en tvil gnage.En: But sometimes she felt a gnawing doubt.No: Var hun god nok?En: Was she good enough?No: Hun så opp til Lars, mannen som visste alt.En: She looked up to Lars, the man who knew everything.No: Likevel merket hun at han ofte var fjern med tankene et annet sted.En: Yet she noticed he was often distant, his thoughts elsewhere.No: "Dere sikkert vil se fjorden der borte," sa Lars og pekte ut.En: "You probably want to see the fjord over there," said Lars and pointed out.No: "Ser du de fjellene, Ingrid?En: "Do you see those mountains, Ingrid?No: Hver stein har sin historie," la han til, og Ingrid hørte fascinert etter.En: Every stone has its own story," he added, and Ingrid listened, fascinated.No: Lars visste hvordan å fange folks interesse.En: Lars knew how to capture people's interest.No: Så, en dag, begynte snøen å falle tungt, mye mer enn vanlig.En: Then, one day, the snow began to fall heavily, much more than usual.No: Snart kjørte de gjennom en hvit vegg.En: Soon, they were traveling through a white wall.No: Toget saktnet farten, og Lars fikk beskjed fra føreren.En: The train slowed down, and...