Incity Hotel & Apartments Bergen

... were served with Norwegian style 'mushy peas' which were delicious, new potatoes &amp; carrots, and the portions were MASSIVE so it was so worth it! I was stuffed halfway through, but there was no way I was letting it beat me!! <br><br>On Sunday we toured the city, which, like Oslo, is really easy to walk around and is quite small - but oh so much prettier! The buildings were all stunning, and the houses so traditionally colourful. As it was ...

... br>Military service is compulsory though. One son is currently doing his service in the navy. Most boys on the West coast get into the navy. East coast is army and central is airforce. Strange concept for me. But frankly, if I could move to Norway, I would. High tax rates, but if you get sick, you get taken care of! I like it here.

... carry it to the Airport without too much difficulty. Satisfied I could do no more with the pack I decided it would be nice if I made dinner for tonight and set about preparing and cooking a Chicken Stir-fry which I had volunteered to do several days before. With this all done it was time to get showered and go out.<br> I started the hobble into Sentrum around 3.30pm to get there for around Four. It was a killer walking up and down steps. Reaching Bocca's, Frank had ...

Early arvo arrived in Bergen and headed straight for our Hostel. Walked around in front of the Hostel for a few minutes before we asked at the flash restaurant/café next door which turned out to be as close as a reception area as they got. Greg asked 'is this the reception?' to which she replied 'sort of - close enough'. They did however have our booking on their comp and our keys even though they didn't know much about the hostel - all very weird. Threw ...

... tourist from St. Petersburg why she approached me in Russian of all languages. I did not appear very "Russian" to anyone's eyes. She answered proudly in Russian, "Why not? Is Russian not a world language?" I politely refuted her, "No." "Then how come you could understand me?" she retorted. Good point... Tip: When getting lost anywhere in Norway, English is really sufficient unless you really want to practice your Norwegian. Almost everyone ...

... on. Our hostel overlooked the giant lake, which was actually nice when the weather fined up, so we got to watch a guy parasailing behind a boat for most of that night (The sun still doesn't set until about midnight!) When we got up the weather was absolutely beautiful (would have been awesome in Eidsfjord!), but we had already decided to go back to Oslo. Caught the train back and .... it broke down!!! Stuck on the tracks for an extra 90 minutes, but we eventually got there!

... from the train station. But the strange thing about it was that the reception was in a cafe beside the hostel. You are given a key card that gets you in to the hostel and then after that you never see a member of staff again. The hostel seems to look after itself. The hostel was modern and clean but the bunk bed looked like they were custom made to fit perfectly in the rooms. They were about 4 to six inches shorter than a standard bunk. If you are over ...

... beer, they chose Italian. (We are definitely getting smoked fish as soon as we get to Montalcino, though.) At Pasta Central, a student hangout near the fish market, we got big plates of pasta, decent pizzas, and one $8 beer. But the real treat of the evening was the discovery of...Americans! Even better, a very nice family from New Jersey, and better still, with two of the three wearing football ...

... into the wood of the trees. It's fantastic! it's like being in a fairy tale. We have a very good time there with our 'friends' the trolls! At lunchtime we eat smoked salmon (of course!) with potato &amp; macaroni salad, and pudding dessert. In the afternoon we visit the Fish Market, a very nice place with fruit stands, souvenirs and, of course, fish. In every stand people offers us to taste wild salmon, fresh cod, shrimp... I dare to taste whale meat (although I'm a ...

... elevation of 1095 feet from the top, so it's not quite climbing the Empire State Building, but close. Up near the top, perched right on the edge of a cliff, is a nice viewpoint with a cafe and souvenir shop. It's also where the funicular railway terminates, for those too lazy or not able to walk to the top. There were lots of people up there, and for the couple hours that I was up there it was sunny and a lot of people were eating outside. I ...