Comfort Holberg Bergen
Strandgaten 190 Bergen, Hordaland, Western Fjords, 5004, Norway
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Bergen Beckons By-Gone Years
Norway (or Norge, derived from Norvegr meaning 'the way to the north") beckons once more. Even before the seafaring journeys of the Vikings to do unspeakable things in lands to the south, Norway was a mythical land. For centuries a journey to Norway held untold perils. This mythical land of Ultima Thule was said to be inhabited by strange, barbaric …
Norway is something else!
This is our first trip to Norway, and it hasn't disappointed so far. Due to some issues with flight changes, Ben and I ended up flying from Paris to Bergen on separate flights, but eventually both arrived safely and found each other at the hotel in Bergen, a quaint little town on the West Coast of Norway. Other than Oslo, this is the big tourist …
Day 5~Stavanger~Bergen for 2 nights
After breakfast we should enjoy a spectacular journey as we island hop from Stavanger to the capital of the Fjords,Bergen.
On this coastal highway we cruise fjords and pass islands along the impressive coastline.
later we arrive in Bergen and experience the history of this picturesque city on our orientation tour.
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Mountains, fjords and Bergen
... 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 son, not really the king of the Norse gods (although try telling him that). Enter huge meals, large quantities of quintessentially Norwegian food including (for breakfast) herring, caviar and mackerral pastes and the prescribed cod liver oil (to combat vitamin D deficiency and ...
Gateway to the Norwegian fjords
... going to be speaking Norwegian in just an hour or so. He said that always when he imagined sailing into Bergen again it was with the fog covering the mountains and cloudy skies. Instead, we had clear skies and beautiful sunshine. We had read that the only time it doesn't rain in Bergen is when it snows, so we were pleasantly surprised.
We took the shuttle bus into town and walked ...



