Blogs from Bergen, Western Norway, Norway, Europe - page 16

Van Odda naar Bergen is vooral een takke-eind rijden. Onderweg wordt 1 en ander dan wel verzacht met wat appeltaart met bolletjes ijs en frambozensap, maar het valt allemaal niet mee natuurlijk. Al die bergen overal die het uitzicht belemmeren beginnen ook steeds meer op de zenuwen te werken, je zou zeggen "1 goede shovel en dat land is vlak en je kan een beetje doorrijden", maargoed, dat zal dan wel weer niet.. Gemiddelde snelheid ligt nog steeds rond de 55 km/u, aantal bijna dood-ervaringen blijkt mee te vallen, al is zonder verlichting in een tunnel met een stopbord gaan staan zwaaien wel een hele goeie in de hoehelpikmezelfzosnelmogelijkdehemelin-top 10. Bergen zelf bleek een alleraardigst plaatsje (precies ja, alleraardigst). Behalve een vismarkt en een vijver hadden ze ook.. inderdaad, bergen, waarvan 1 met een kabelbaan en ... read more

We headed back from Bergen on July 25th. Pooped from the night before but we got to sleep in a little to make up for it. We had until about 3 to be tourists. Our most important thing for Bergen was to take a trip up the side of the mountain in the Floybanen. It's a tram similar to the Niagara Falls one. So for anyone who knows that I'm afraid of heights, I've now gone to the 2nd level of the Eiffel Tower and up the Floybanen. There are picture to prove it! Bergen is a beautiful place on the west coast of Norway and sits on a fjord. Let's face it, many places in Norway sit on a fjord. But this one has the hustle and bustle of a city with a small-town feel. ... read more

Woke late (can’t get off to sleep as it is so light at night!) and walked across the bridge into Bergen. This involves going up and over quite a hill as this city is only flat along the waterways. Saw some amazing boats in the harbour - one from the Isle of Man which is privately owned (we chatted to one of the crew). Can’t imagine how much money you would need to have to own something like that. Had a good wander round Bergen, mainly down in the Bryggen area which is the old, traditional wooden fishing area and what Bergen is famous for. Has had a lot of damage from fires and is now heavily protected as a Unesco heritage site. Lovely place to explore and the frontage onto the harbour is very pretty ... read more

Well. That was certainly an adventure. My journey from Bergen to Lillehammer (via Oslo) was supposed to take 11hrs. Note the “supposed to” haha. Things started off innocently enough - when I grabbed my bag and left the hostel the girl working there warned me that NSB (the train company) had some electrical problems, so the trains might be slightly delayed. I’m like ok cool, thanks for letting me know. I then laughed - I waited all day for this train, what’s another hour or so? Silly me, thinking it would only be an hour. I got to the station and my train was already there - at this point it was 10:15pm and the departure board had us listed at leaving at 10:58pm - right on time. I smiled - there we go, no delays! ... read more

So, last night was the first time I made use of my sleeping mask - the curtains here are pretty weak, and considering it barely gets dark out… yeah, I used my fashionable mask. I originally planned on going to the science/tech museum, but by the time I found my way down there - and saw the bus load of kids arriving - I decided I’d rather walk around Nygardsparken, the lovely city park beside it. Apparently it’s a local favourite for enjoying the sun - I decided to join in this experience. I plopped myself down in the middle of a grassy hill and spent 3-hrs reading, people-watching and doing some sudoku puzzles. Love it. I wandered back into town after that - I would’ve stayed longer but didn’t want a sunburn thanks… On the ... read more