http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Norway , Vestlandet en-us Sat, 12 Dec 09 07:00:26 +0000 Sat, 12 Dec 09 07:00:26 +0000 the short of itWeather ... sunny with some wind ... nippy by late afternoonBlog entry ... successfulLeper Museum ...closedBergen School ...closed Bryggen Museum ... a little disappointingA wander through Bergen's history on Bryggen'Fisheries Museum ... GreatPicture taking ... goodWindow shopping ... exciting ... bought nothing ...tempted but was able to resist.Walking ... not too too far and wi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-446588.html Salhus Tricotagefabrik ... the sardine version of a very wet and interesting day went with girl from Prague to buy batteries in the Galleriamarched to the bus stop to catch the 280 bus at 1211 to Stalhus Tricotagefabrik.changed buses at Asan ... Ikeatook the circuitous route to StahlhusRolls Royce plantmuseum clearly markedwatched a twentyfive minute film with English subtitles ...had a priv http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-445468.html When speaking to the girl at the desk we realized I had made an appointment at the wrong hairdresser. She kindly agreed to phone the place an cancel the Thursday appointment. After a breakfast of the night befores leftovers I walk to the proper hairdresser. She gave me a 1230 appointment. This left some time to scout around the old wharf. First Oleandar Knits a shop with traditional and new loo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-445420.html Bergen and Marken GjestehusThe day began at 0530 because I was most anxious about reaching the 0930 bus in good time. Had packed and needed only to put away my toothbrush and the laundry hanging from the curtain rail over the heater. The Tillys underwear ARE drying overnight.At breakfast I saw the men who work all night at refurbishing the tunnel. The tunnel is closed from 2100 till 0700 ever http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bryne/blog-445415.html I walked along the fjord on a footbicycle pathfor about 4km to get to the sign and the farm ...Otternes 0.5. The half Kilometer to the ancient site was almost straight up. Well not quite... Once on the site I met a man who worked the farm but lived further down the mountain. He said his ancestors had lived on the farm in the 1700. Now he rents from his brother. He did not go into details. She http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Flam/blog-445020.html Bergen OneThe story in a peanut shell 159km from Flaam by bus walk to the hostel from the bus terminal get organized in room go out to dfind hairdresser and food return to eat and go on Skype go out to the movies find my way back at the night time find room mate sleep well in Ikea bunk bed. Here's the whole papayaThe day began at 0530 because I was most anxious about reaching the 0 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-444873.html Spent quite some time at the Info Centre using the internet. At the souvenir shop it costs 60nok for 60 min. The Italian Davide who works in the Info Centre is extremely helpful and kind. His computer even had Open Office. Downloading pics was a problem because I did not have them on my USP. He offered coffee and cookies. He even phoned Stalheim ... that hotel so high up in the fjord ...no answ http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Flam/blog-444471.html According to Trudethe post office lady and a sign in the Info Centre 30km from Flaam by busin Laerdal there is a shop for the hobbyist. I am off to Laerdal. Pay my senior fare of 41NOK and take a seat in the front ready for more spectacular scenery. And then we enter a tunnel. And then a second one. Of the 30km to Laerdal almost 27km are inside a tunnel. The one tunnel is 24.5 km long the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Flam/blog-444101.html At 0930 in the morning took the bus to Gudvangen .. On arrival walked down the road to the wharf and there waited for the ferry .. wandered about to a soon to be completed when they get money replica of a Viking village. Crossed a wooden bridge to get there. Because it was early in the morning there was a less than tissue paper thin layer of ice on the wooden planks. Was careful on the w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Flam/blog-444077.html From Oslo to Myrdal to Flaam 0705 1320 October 8 2009 I had picked up my train ticket after clearing customs the day before. Knew the trian was a level below Departures at the airport ... and of course went to the wrong track. Climbed back up ... I am carrying all I will own for the next three months on my back ... asked and was informed that there were two railway companies operating tr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Flam/blog-443789.html Day Three had to be my favorite day in Bergen. It didn't start off the greatest though as bad dreams constant snoring from the Spanish guy and people whispering and packing up their stuff to leave early in the morning caused mine and Destinee's sleep to be a little interrupted. The joys of staying in a hostel though I guess However we were surprised to find that two of our 6 roommates were A http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-440806.html The past week has been a bit of a blur as I set off on my first Norwegian vacation. But there were things that occurred the night before I departed during the trip and last night when I returned that I have been thinking about a lot. I did something...something very unlike me. I finally found my anger and I did something sneaky. And perhaps the concept was for the right reasons but in actuality http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-440395.html Bergen was once the capital of Norway until someone had the wonderful idea to up and move the the production to Oslo. Ive never seen a city with houses in the mountains until Bergen. Very beautiful. I actually thought about jumping on the overnight train back to Oslo but settled on staying in Bergen. For three nights. The city is surrounded by seven mountains one of which I hiked up one morning http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-438809.html Again I have been quite lazy when it comes to writing blogs thank god I can roll the date back on this site The past few days have been very full. Thursday I took a train from Oslo to Bergen on the west coast of the country. Norway actually reminds me a bit of Vermont with all the trees and mountains did I already say this in a previous entry The main difference is the number of ponds and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Flam/blog-438798.html Going from Bergen to Oslo I took the specialroute which includes a regular train a special train called the Flambana which stops along the way at the points with great views a 2 hr boat ride through the fjords a bud around the hills and waterfalls and a train to Bergen. Altogether took about 14 hours but it was really prettyBergen is a small city very quaint quiet relaxing. I would ha http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Flam/blog-437560.html Motorhome News from Europe 33 Norway 23rd August 2005Travels along the big fjords to BergenIt was lsquoTurn up the WowMeterrsquo time as we pulled on to narrow winding roads edging steep mountains cascading dramatically into the fjords with Janice at the wheel. We were entering the spectacular deep cut fjords for which this country is famous and its fruit growing centre where cherries raspb http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-436690.html Motorhome News from Europe 32. Norway 17th August 05Around about the middleThe school holidays have come to an end here and fields of buttercups have been sacrificed to the hay barns for the long winter ahead. Martins and swallows are heading south and the sun now sets at night as we prepare to travel with them for our migration across the seas from Bergen to Shetland on the 23rd August. But th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-436533.html Backpacking has changed now with all the hostel reservation websites. One of the great backpacking experiences is to just rock up to a hostel and find out your intended place to stay is booked out. It is then a dogfight to find any available bed in town. So when my two friends form home Jay and Kirsty asked for the authentic dribbleman backpacking experience I gave them thishellipWe agreed to me http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-428175.html DAY121I have arrived in Oslo Norway it is 6 AM and have been on the bus all night with very little sleep. I was awake at every stop that were just in the middle of nowhere I was waiting for a bathroom break when on one of the stops I asked the driver and he said use the toilet on the bus. Oh for heaven's sakes First of all I am in seat 4 up front and never has there been a toilet on a bus http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Bergen/blog-427171.html Wow what an awesome drive from Oslo to Flam. The first half was incredibly beautiful the second half even better. We went through so many tunnels and daddy and I would yell all the way from start to finish of each tunnel. Some of them were many miles long and I became out of breath and laughing at the same time. After passing lakes and mountains we arrived at the first view of an incredible http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Vestlandet/Flam/blog-426330.html