Blogs from Bergen, Western Norway, Norway, Europe - page 10

Europe 2015 Blog 2 Tuesday 30 June – Train from Stockholm to Oslo, Norway - departed the hotel with heavy suitcases and golf bags for another walk to the railway station – having been there so many times by now we knew exactly which platform to head for – platform 15 to board the 7.58am Stockholm-Oslo express. Boarding was like a cattle stampede and of course we had to heave all the luggage up the stairs along with others who were unable to lift their gear up the steep train steps. Then the aisles were jammed with people trying to locate seats and shove luggage anywhere it would fit. We ended up with our gear spread from one end of the carriage to the other. A lovely young tall Norwegian guy helped Graham lift the golf ... read more

NORVEGE 21 : Bergen – NORRUEGA 21 : Bergen Photo du jour : 5 juillet... une visite au Parc Vigeland, mais surtout notre 47ème anniversaire de mariage... Cette visite au parc venait bien à propos... puisque la beauté de la sculpture de Gustave Vigeland nous rappelle la douceur qu'on peut vivre un jour comme celui-là... Retour en arrière, le 30 juin, date à laquelle nous passons notre journée à visiter Bergen. Cette ville est la deuxième de Norvège, très agréable et surtout très peuplée de touristes comme d'habitants... Ceux-ci en sont fiers mais il ne faut pas leur parler de pluie. Nous n'en avons pas eue donc, le sujet n'a pas été abordé... Bergen se trouve au centre d'un microclimat et est bien une des villes le plus arrosées du pays... C'est aussi la ville natale ... read more

Well here we are back with the family in Bergen. Great to see the kids again and to see the new alterations in the house. A new kitchen and extended lounge with a revamped bathroom downstairs, along with a lot of new outdoor living areas. The house is certainly different since we were here last year. It is looking great. Also this year the Rhododendrons are still in full bloom which is unusual for when we come. Apparently everything is running a month late this year. Bergen became known as the City of Rhododendrons after the first ones were bought here in the mid 1800's and since then they have been planted in their thousands. Most of the roads have hundreds planted along them and along with Azaleas this make a fantastic showing when they are ... read more

Day1. We decided to hire a car and we're lucky enough to be given an upgrade at the airport to a great big Volvo something or other (I hate driving and cars, can you tell?). We drove out of the airport with the sat nav set up for the hotel but something went wrong and we found ourselves in Bergen going through a toll tunnel which we obviously had to then go back through so that was a good start. We got to our hotel, the Radisson Blu in the city centre which is well and truly in need of an upgrade but I'll leave that for trip advisor. The hotel carpark is ridiculously small, especially if you've been upgraded to a massive Volvo but Andy likes a challenge so he managed to park it. we ... read more

My first full day in Norway DID NOT disappoint! After making some new friends at the hostel the night before, we all planned to do a fjord cruise together to get a real taste of what this gorgeous country has to offer. We were led a little astray as we tried to book the tour at maaaany different places, only to eventually end up starting a line at the docked boat an hour before it was supposed to leave to ensure we got our tickets! But we got on, and man oh man was it worth it. We drove through spectacular fjords (for those of you who don't know what a fjord is, it was also explained to me yesterday as a narrow passage of water with steep banks or mountains on either side) and snow ... read more