View from the front seat of the funicular rail car in Bergen

Day 5 Bergen - god dag!

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June 2nd 2011
Have finally cracked some basic Norwegan so watch out for lots of god dag, ja tak, nei tak and tusen tak - all genuine - and quite of lot of "bad dog" from Richard (he gets confused with god dag (good day). Went up another mountain today in Bergen - this time on a funicular railway. People used to live up that lump before the railway got built - now know the original of the Troll stories as thos ... read more

Europe » Norway » Western Norway

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more