Blogs from Bergen, Western Norway, Norway, Europe - page 15

Another early start for us today. However, this time it wasn't wholly by choice. As the ship was only in port for ½ a day from 07:00 – 14:00 we decided that we'd ride the Fløibanan (funicular) to the top of Mt. Fløyen then afterwards have a wander through the old quarter . As every tour seems to go via the funicular as it is Scandinavia's only cable railway. As there are at least 3 cruise ships due in Bergen today we planned to get there early to miss the rush. For this reason we ordered breakfast in our room. As it is only served from 7am, we ordered it for 7:15. I set my alarm for 7am to give me time to wake up before the knock on the door. As I slept, I dreamt. ... read more

Kleine Zusammenfassung des Norwegentrips: Nach einem Sprint zur SBahn und einem kurzen Plausch mit Tecko, welcher gerade auf dem Weg nach Sofia war, fanden wir uns nach dem guten Lounge-Frühstück auch schon im Bus wieder, welcher uns nach der obligatorischen Sightseeing Tour vor der D-AEMC absetzte. MUC-OSL Embraer 195 (D-AEMC) img=http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vYykZYf-JOg/TM8t0Z0ENEI/AAAAAAAADas/7-sK4nn_k18/s720/Oslo%20Bergen%20002.JPG center Blick auf MUC: img=http://lh4.ggpht.com/_vYykZYf-JOg/TM8t6G1sbzI/AAAAAAAADaw/1c0Hp07G5aQ/s720/Oslo%20Bergen%20004.JPG center Donau? img=http://lh4.ggpht.com/_vYykZYf-JOg/TM8t_2vpneI/AAAAAAAADa0/iivIh4gxkTQ/s720/Oslo%20Bergen%20014.JPG center Gut besetzt und in 1h 46 Minuten führte uns der Weg direkt ins graue Oslo. Den ersten Preisschock, über die wahnsinnigen Verbindungspreise nach Oslo hatten wir bereits verdaut und mit e... read more

We left Dragsvik on the Sognefjord on Wednesday and drove to Bergen. Once again, the ride was beautiful. We drove through more valleys, more mountains then more valleys. And we drove through 39 tunnels, 6 of which we over a mile long. We took this route because the other route had a tunnel that was over 25 kilometers. After arriving in Bergen, we dropped off the rental car and hoofed it for 3 days. Bergen reminds me of a small San Francisco in a way. It's surrouinded by mountains and lies right where a fjord meets the sea. Our hotel is right on an avenue that used to be the docks and there are fresh fish markets close by. It was also where we tasted some of the best food on our trip. We found the ... read more

Good times! Things have been going swimmingly well. I managed to get my washing done, buy tickets for a special excursion tomorrow, scale a mountain, scale my uke come down the mountain and brew myself another excellent cuppa! Even the sun has been out. I started out finding a nice bakery and getting myself a hefty cinnamon roll for breakfast. I also ordered a sandwich to take for my picnic lunch, always thinking one step ahead when it comes to food... Then I found the Information centre as I'd decided I'd take an excursion on the famous Flåm train. I ended up booking a round trip by train and then back by boat which is very exciting and financially crippling. In my most cunning moment of the day I also bought a ticket for the Funicular ... read more

Bergen is a beautiful, charming and small city, like most of Norway it has these lovely timber clad houses, it has a world heitage site - Bryggen, which is a small cluster of ancient wooden houses facing the harbour. Its appeal does bring in hundreds of thousands of tourists during Summer and there was the usual procession of japanese tourists following umbrellas. Bergen was Norway's capital in the 12th and 13th century but 70% of its population was later wiped out by the Black death. There are loads of museums with steep admission fees and plenty of things to do, but I must be honest it didn't float my boat. I was only there a day and that was enough for me, later on. You should book well in advance when visiting Bergen and the only ... read more