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Bergen Slideshow
Bergen
Travel Blogs from Bergen, Norway
Hanging out in Bergen
... matters even better there was a Spainard in the cabin with the worst smelling feet I have ever smelt. We made it to Bergen in Norway and we are staying with Christian´s cousin and his family. Yesterday we did a day tour called `Norway in a ...
beautiful Bergen!
... the stops (i think it was 1222 m above sea level) there was a glacier and little patches of snow and ice... Bergen itself was great... the hostel was awesome and everything is fairly close together.. the fish market, same kind of deal as the ...
Best train ride in the world
... spent the entire train ride with my eyes glues to the outside. It was worth every minute of that train ride. We arrived in Bergen and found our hostel about a 5 minute walk from the train station. They have an elevator that was certified in 1934. You ...
Jan 07, 2010
$30 what?!
Oh boy. Talk about a random weekend. Christy, Lauren and I packed our bags and headed to the west coast of Norway to see Bergen. The second largest city in Norway. It was so much fun. We started our day by going to school with the group and listening to ...
Bergen
We are going back down south-west along the coast of Norway and this morning our ship is slowly coasting to Bergen. I will give you only minimal "statistics" on this second largest city. You can always Google it. Oslo, the capital, is twice as big and ...
Buzzing Bergen
... panorama unfolded – the Bergen archipelago at our feet. Pastel houses, islands, sea, huge ships, marinas, mountains. Just breathtaking. Bergen is surrounded by seven mountains, Mt Ulriken being the highest at 643m. We took loads of pics and soaked ...
scandinavia
from munich i shot straight up to norway via denmark and sweden. didnt stop in them spots but i am on the way back cos they seem pretty cool. i came up to bergen because iv got friemds here from past travels and it was really good to hook up with em ...
going to Bregen
cooking our own breakfast the cabin in myrland bicycle tour in flåm good lunch (Guy ate hamburger, John had Chicken) nærofjord in Godvangen, bad try going to the Finse glacier and we couldn't find an hotel room ...
Loveliness
... beautiful and had a lovely relaxing atmosphere. I would never live there though, as it has a few major flaws. It's in Norway, so it is still ridiculously expensive, and it gets 2m of rain per year with an average temperature that is far too ...
Cruisin' fjords
SATURDAY. 19th August BUT...breakfast was extraordinary. Just the two of us. Upstairs in milady's chamber or living room a veritable feast was laid out. From cereals to cold meats to smoked salmon to eggs to juice, coffee and tea and it kept ...
Hunger strike
... ; If only Spanish women were so crazy about Chinese-Canadian men with bad Spanish accents ... Did a tour of the Bergen and Hanseatic museums - the tour included admission to both museums and surprisingly, it was the same price as going to ...
Final day in Bergen
Our last day in Bergen - mixed emotions about this. We are sad to see our family vacation come to an end, but we are definitely getting homesick and looking foward to getting back to the states. I'm sure you all are getting ready for the big weekend, so ...
Day 13 - Revised plan to Oslo
... of the mountain and took the highway back through the tunnel and then wanded our way more sedately to Voss. Although this "Norway in a nutshell" tour has become very popular with tourists its fame is justified and is well worth doing. However we would ...
Day 10 - Bergen
... for not basing ourselves in Bergen but in Voss was because of its reputation for wet weather and the distance of campsites from Bergen. However today turned from a cloudy start to sunny and almost hot day! We toured the city for a bit getting our morning ...
Norway in a Nutshell
... minutes) for a short nap. We're all just completely exhausted. The last leg (another train) brought us to our final destination - Bergen, Norway. There we met Morten, who is renting an apartment to us. It's quite nice and very modern - think IKEA and you ...
Strategy change
... for what little I received, but it turned out to be a bargain compared to the obscene prices I would soon see in Norway. While traveling, I love listening to songs about being away from home - today, it was Stone Sour's "Zzyzx ...
Mountains, fjords and Bergen
... which is a tiny fjordside town that apparently grows heaps of apples and pears and is a cider powerhouse for Norway. Who knew?! Spent most of the day getting to Bergen and there we met with Mim's cousin Dion and his wife Anh, and Odin (!) who is their ...
Trolling
... was strange. In 1½ hours we were in Norway. The city bus drew up outside and 1/2 an hour later we were in the centre of Bergen. It was a warm, sunny day so we sat at a table outside the Louisiana bar and whilst I had a beer and Anne a tea we ...
Family Fun in Bergen
... went out to a nearby bakery to get breakfast. I am getting way-too accustomed to fresh baked goods! Our first visit stop was the Bergen information to find the best place for just some family pool fun. I think we are all getting a little max-ed out on ...
Norwegian Coastal Cruise
... is about US$10. . . . . . . . . . .. . September 24 & 25, 2010; BERGEN: Although most on the west coast of Norway are natural ports where its cities and villages were established, it also helps that the Gulf Stream keeps its climate warmer ...
Bergen: Bryggen & Floibanen
... até então, tudo gira em torno da região portuária. Incrível! Amsterdam, Estocolmo, Helsinki, Tallin, Narvik, Oslo e agora Bergen, cidades que se desenvolveram devido a seus portos e fizeram disto uma atração (e não repulsão como em outras ...
Watching football in Bergen!
... had a huge screen! After the game I didn't fanct walking back to the van to cook dinner as planned so we wandered around Bergen and bought a Calzone from a Deli. Went back to the same Pub for the England v Algeria game. This time EVERYONE was ...
Norway Fjord trip
Trip Norway Visited Bergen Leikanger Bergen, Flam, , Breheimscenteret It was very cold, Kayaked on a lake to the largest glacier in europe. Then did a ice hike up the ...
Norway Fjord trip
Trip Norway Visited Bergen Leikanger Bergen, Flam, , Breheimscenteret It was very cold, Kayaked on a lake to the largest glacier in europe. Then did a ice hike up the ...
even more expensive than LONDON!
... explain, but it reminded me of the horseshoe bay area in Vancouver. We sailed for about 10 hours in the Fjords of Norway! It was really beautiful...waterfalls, adorable little towns on the coast.. Anyways, off to Ireland after this! Going to have ...
We are implementing your proposals, but need more
OK, thank you for your ideas. The villagers were very grateful! They are safely back in their homes now. You are more than welcome to use my blog to ask them any questions about their ...
Russians & Moscow Mules in Bergen
Woke up late to find the Weather Gods were smiling again and so a top priority was take a stroll into Town to get some food shopping done for dinner- before they changed their minds! Frank also needed to pop into Bocca's to see the other ...