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January 30th 2012
Da har jeg bestemt meg for å ha en liten reiseblogg mens jeg er på tur i Sør-Amerika. Hvor ofte den blir oppdatert kommer an på hvor god internettforbindelse jeg har underveis, men jeg håper på å få lagt ut en del oppsummerende innlegg slik at dere hjemme kan følge litt med. Nå er det kun TO dager igjen til jeg drar. Det føles helt uvirkelig, og jeg tror ikke at det har gått helt opp for meg at jeg skal dra enda. I flere måneder har jeg gått rundt og gledet meg til 1. februar 2012, men nå som det bare er få dager igjen, for ikke å si timer, kjenner jeg at jeg er ganske så nervøs og spent også! Det blir veldig skummelt å dra helt alene, men samtidig blir det veldig greit ... read more
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Published: December 23rd 2011Europe » Norway » Western Norway » Bergen
November 1st 2011
The aim of this trip was to see as much of western Norway in one weekend. As our time in London is coming to an end, we have been trying to get to places that we won't be able to get to on our planned road trip for next year, while still earning as much as we can- hence the Friday night after work flight. We chose to head to Bergen on the west coast as we had heard it was one of the most picturesque Scandinavian towns- thankfully it didn't disappoint. Friday was a write off, as we didn't arrive at our hostel until midnight. We went to bed hoping for no rain for our Norway in a nutshell tour the next day. Saturday brought clear skies so we excitedly headed to the train station ... read more
September 17th 2011
Norway is a land of extremes - extreme weather, extreme wealth (and therefore costs) and extreme landscapes. And extreme beauty of course! Bergen is a lovely town - the old town area (Bryggen) has charm and it has the similarily safe and clean feeling of Munich. It actually feels a little like a mixture of Hobart (because of the layout with the wharf and fishing culture) and Queenstown (because of the way the town creaps up the surrounding mountains - and the beautiful scenery in general!) Seeing as these two towns are a couple of our favourites - its safe to say Bergen really countn't go wrong! Our visit started on a very good note - we caught the airport shuttle bus to Bryggen (the last stop) and as we got off (in the rain) we ... read more
September 17th 2011
Today we did a massive hike (approx 15kms) from Mount Ulriken to Mount Foyen which surround Bergen to the East. It was hard going, up and down and around other mountains, on rocky and muddy terrain. But the views were spectacular and it was a good way to spend the day - being a Saturday there were heaps of locals also doing the walk - some hiking like us, but other were running and some mountain biking (don't know how on earth they would have got up and down some of the tracks - we had to climb like monkeys up and down the mountain face in some parts!). At the top of Mount Ulriken there was a fantastic view of the whole area and the surrounding islands, but best of all (as it was a ... read more
August 11th 2011
You know the guy who said the best laid plans of mice and men etc. That was today’s adventure. Plan A booked and PAID FOR was ship docked at 7:00, off the ship at 7:30, taxi to RR Station and pick up tickets by 8:10, train at 8:40, bus, boat ride to FLAM, steam train to Myrdal, train back to Bergen. Day dawned with brilliant blue sky and found out that the ship would not arrive until 8:00. OK, a bit tight but was assured that there would be plenty of taxis available. There were about 12 of us doing one or another version of the trip but we all had to catch the 8:40 train. Roy, Donna and I were first in line to disembark but …….. There were no taxis on the pier. We ... read more
July 17th 2011
Tak premyslim, jestli ma smysl neco dnes psat. Posledni den, den navratu. Nic zajimaveho nas neceka, jen baleni, cesta do Bergenu a let zpet. Vstavame pozdeji. Nema smysl se nekam hnat, protoze na navstevu skanzenu mame malo casu, takze muzeme v klidu balit a pak se vydat na cestu. Baleni je tentokrat dukladne. Zadne nahazeni spacaku a karimatek volne do auta, ale poctive skladani a ukladani do obalu, preskladavani veci v batohu, a peclive ukladani veci povalujicich se volne. Zabere nam to nejakou chvili. Kdyz vyjizdime z lesa, rozhodujeme se, zda se vratit do Utne a fjord preplavit zde, ci se odvezt do Jondal a preplavit se tam. GPS ukazuje, ze Jondal je jen osm kilometru a tak se vydavame kolem pobrezi timto smerem, nebot se nam na druhou stranu fjordu jeste nechce. Navic pruvodce slibuje ... read more
July 9th 2011
Na cestu jsme vyrazili o pul seste rano, bez problemu se dostali na letiste, kde nas cekalo nase prvni dobrodruzstvi. Pred nastupem do letadla nas kontrola zastavuje s otazkou, zda mame v batozine nejaky plyn. Vzhledem k tomu, ze planujeme kempovat mame. Tentokrat jsem si stranky letecke splolecnosti nezkontrolovala a bezmyslenkovite ho sbalila a hned dva. Nemuzeme tedy nastoupit do letadla, ale musime pockat az nam batozinu donesou a bombu s plynem vybrat. Kdyz nam batoh prinasi, divim se se, protozesi nepamatuji, ze jsme balili plyn do tohoto zavazadla ale do druheho. Peto si vsak vzpomina, ze jsme nakonec vzali bomby dve a kazda je v jinem zavazadle. Oni si te druhe - vetsi vubec nevsimli, my se vsak priznavame. A tak pracovnik letiste bezi k letadlu hledat druhy batoh, zatimco my se prohrabavame batohem. Ja ... read more
July 7th 2011
We arrived in Bergen on Friday evening and learned before we even exited the plane that Bergen is known for its rain, which naively both Aaron and I were completely unaware of! Sure enough it was pouring with rain on our midnight arrival. We were welcomed by the gorgeous Ane and Mark, it was so nice to see there smiling faces. Our first day in Norway, Ane and Mark drove us to Flåm, stopping at Voss and Stalheim, a hotel which in its previous life was a rehabilitation centre for people with respiratory issues, back when they believed that clean fresh air would be the cure for these sort of problems. We were absolutely blown away by the beauty of this country from the word go. Every couple of hundred meteres was another stunning view, as ... read more
December 29th 2010
Day 1 We left Dublin and got flight to Amsterdam. A very quick transfer and we were on our flight to Bergen. At Bergen airport the good news was the arrival of Yvonne's suitcase, the bad news was the non appearance of Cillian's suitcase. Very efficient Flybus into town. Very snowy and dark. Hotel central as could be. A little faded but comfortable. Nice beds. It was late though and the only food we could get was Pringles and chocolate with a couple of beers. Funnily enough Yvonne was happy....seemed to regard this a fully balanced diet! Told the hotel man that he could wake us at any time with news of the missing bag......well, nothing wrong with being optimistic. Went to sleep....exhausted.... read more
