Noring Pensjonat Hordaland

Norway has been a beautiful country. It was so special because of the time with friends old and new and also the ancestral connection. We are glad we made the effort to travel so far north and have one last town to visit which is the 2nd largest city in Norway, the western port town of Bergen. Bergen is an old charming town along the ocean. There are some beautiful ships in the harbor along with cute shops lined up like a ...

... with the best prices, so we took advantage and picked up a few treasures.

Karen’s mom planned a salmon dinner for us at the farm where they were staying and we made crepes for dessert filled with sautéed bananas, or fresh strawberries made into a sauce, or Nutella. The salmon was fresh from the area and absolutely tender and delicious. They also served famous Norwegian potatoes, creamy and buttery. We ...

... gung-ho about it...but then, after the first rapid site, I was like....umm....I am not so sure anymore....I was dunked and pushed through the rapids gasping for air. It was a scary feeling at the time. I also realized that you need a good amount of upper body strength to hold onto your board and you are burning a lot of energy to keep moving. I was exhausted after one run through ...

... Bangkok. Hĺper dere skriver noen ord til oss innimellom med oppdateringer og hilsner, det hadde vi begge satt veldig stor pris pĺ. ... og vi vil selvfřlgelig takke alle vĺre foreldre, venner, kollegaer og bekjente for ĺ vćre snille, greie og alt det der. Vi savner dere litt allerede, men... You know. Takk for oss, Bergen!

... Travelling by train is the most pleasant way to travel, in my humble opinion. I like how gentle and peaceful the ride is, the comfortable and roomy seats (sure beats sitting in the window seat on a five hour flight from Dulles to SeaTac!), and the picture sized windows. It's really quite lovely, but after taking the 8 hour ride from Oslo to Bergen, I understand why train travel isn't nearly as possible in the United States. I was having a terrible picture day (which is one thing ...

... village, so they of course have a fresh seafood market for real cheap (I guess its all relative, but 3 salmon steaks and 3 smaller whole fish cost us 106 Kroner = 16 US dollars). Yesterday, Gina, her sister Jill and I walked around Bergen the entire day checking out all of the sites and putzing around. It was a nice chill and relaxing day. We cooked a sweet ass dinner ...

... pack of the crappiest beer in the supermarket is roughly 130 Kroner which is equal to almost 21 US dollars, thats ****ing crazy. The beer price isn't justifiable, but the country is extremely beautiful. I took the train ride from Oslo to Bergen (the 2nd largest city) and it is about a 7 hour train ride through some of Norway's most beautiful country side. And actually that isn't entirely correct since this whole country is incredibly ...

... gy gondoljátok! Tehát, július 12.-16.-ig voltam Bergenben. Már szerda délután elindultunk, méghozzá a tanórák után, tehát már kedd este bapakoltunk (szobatársam, Mara is jött). Mielőtt bárki azt hinné, hogy Bergen nincs is messze Oslotól, hát megmondom, asszem több mint 300 km. Viszont megéri ide elmenni, szinte több turista látogatja, mint Oslot, de meg is lehet őket érteni. Sokkal nagyobb élet van ott, na meg sok a fiatal, még úgy is, hogy nyár van (mivel egyetemi város is ...

... looking around. It's a fairly small city and really easy to walk around. The oldtown area is just by the water and has all these long 3 story wooden buildings that were originally warehouses and trading businesses and now are full of souvineer and sweater shops (The Norwegians must love their sweater shops - they are every where I go). I headed around the waterfront to discover the world renowned ...

... is the only country in Scandinavia using the €uro currency and Norway is not a member of the EU. There seems to be some apprehension among the people about the EU...that it's corrupt and going to become a "big brother" entity. While travelling around Scandinavia, I heard people from most every country commenting on how crime has gotten worse with the influx of new immigrants from Afghanistan, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East. It's ...