Blogs from Bergen, Western Norway, Norway, Europe - page 11

So. Is this all just part of Global warming or is it just the way this summer is. Bergen and surrounds has been experiencing the most amazing and record breaking summer. So what to do? Go to the beach, sit in the kids paddling pool, soak up the sun and sleep with no covers on. I am sure that there is some negativity out there to go with this hot stuff but we are making the most of it, as are all in Norway. We got back from Scavenger which was great and Chris and I went for a days fishing to a place called Hoyanger, were a very good river flows down and enters a fiord. A 3 hour drive with ferries involved, but boy, was it beautiful and so calm and sunny. We saw ... read more

We have 2 nights in Bergen which is a treat because up to now we have stayed at each city for 1 night and then bags out early a.m. Today, we woke and had a leisurely breakfast before meeting our local guide for a city tour of Bergen. We visited Troldhaugen, the home of famous Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg. Grieg’s home stands majestically overlooking the fjords and was a great inspiration for his music. Sharyn remembers being in the choir in her school play, Song of Norway, which is an operetta written in 1944 by Grieg so had an interest in visiting Grieg’s residence and separate building that was his office overlooking the fjords where he wrote his compositions. We visited the 750 year old Hakon’s Hall scene of the medieval Royal courts solemn ceremonies and ... read more

Hello all. We have now left Spain and flew to Bergen with Chris, Hege and the kids late Monday night. So Spain is finished and our 4 weeks in Bergen begins. Spain was fantastic in all ways, apart from the fact that I caught a tummy bug which shot me down for 3 days, but all is well and thats what happens. We spent most of the time at the beach, pool or wondering the towns, but also visiting a Safari Park and a fantastic water park called Aqualandia Benidorm. The safari park was interesting with all sorts of animals and we were driven around this on trailers towed by 4 wheel drives. We managed to hand feed giraffes and Lilly rode a camel. The water park I missed due to being stuck at home unwell, ... read more

After a brief stint in our room, we discovered a whole new Bergen, off the wharf and into the city. It turns out that our son is a fountain lover, and Bergen is full of fountains. The best fountain for kids is the statue of Ole Bull (a violinist) and a mock rocky waterfall, and stepping stones through the fountain base. All the kids were playing in it, on it, climbing up it, and I believe this was a true highlight for K. We also continued through to the park with the lake fountain, and to the Grieghallen, where there is another cool fountain, trying to find a restaurant A. had heard of. It turned out to be some of the best food we've had on the trip (Norway is turning out to be quite good ... read more

On our last day in Copenhagen, we were sad to leave the Axel Guldsmelden. The wonderful smell of their own moisturizer, and the delicious taste of their home-made yogurt and granola. The kindness of the people working there. It is truly one of my favorite hotels of all time. We were able to leave our bags and spend the day exploring after check-out. We spent a long time at the National Museum, during which it rained heavily. I loved this museum, such amazing artifacts and set into an evocative setting. My particular favorites were the pre-historic artifacts of ancient Denmark, the sacrificial peat bogs, the horned helmets worn by the pre-historic priests of the sun god, an ancient past that remains un-written and mostly unknown aside from these finds. The children’s museum there was quite clever, ... read more