Quality Hotel Edvard Grieg Hotel & Suites Bergen

... were all very flat. We English speakers are very lucky because this is now our 7th country this trip and we have hardly ever encountered anyone who did not speak English and many of the signs are also in English. Thank goodness for ATMs which also have an English option because in addition to the ruple we have had to deal with the Kroner, Krona, Krone, and the Kroon as well as the Euro.

The most fascinating thing in the outdoor fish market were the ...

... 6pm!!)

You can certainly notice the brightness of the snow when it surrounds you, my current glasses tint with the sunlight and they got blacker than I'd seen before - and it was difficult to take photos where you could actually see my face without the flash. After lunch at the top of the pass, I started making my way back - I came across a herd of wild reindeer, they were quite curious and got relatively close to me before running off.

I can ...

... glass doors leading to the outside seating area. This is where the Bar has huge potential and will be a hit once word gets round because the outside layout is massive compared to Bocca's and nearly four times the size with a sheltered and open area complete with it's very own small horse-shoe shaped Bar. We were soon seated beside friends of Frank who were also checking out the Bar, a guy called Gat (Gert), another DJ who works at Bocca's ...

Last night I slept for 12 hours straight. Horizontally, on a real bed, with a real pillow and it was fantastic. Not to mention when I woke up I looked out the window and remembered I am on an island in the Norwegian Fjords looking out at the North Sea. Norway has had the most beautiful landscaping and scenery thus far on my trip. It is breathtaking, and after living in Alabama for 4 years I forgot how beautiful fresh snow covered mountains can ...

... realize that it would be silly to do that - why not just eat the kidney, and avoid the middleman? I tried booking my Stockholm-Helsinki ferry online, but couldn't figure out how to take care of my railpass discount so need to find a way to call directly, or use a travel agent. Found a nice walking area along Standgaten, but it was quiet at this time of morning. Then it started to pour - even with an umbrella, the ...

... recuperation. In the evening, we went and listened to a local choir perform a summer solstice concert at Domkirken (another medieval church). Day 2: Today our big discovery was that busses are more difficult than trains. However, even after waiting for 20 minutes in the wrong spot, we still managed to find the bus that took us to the Fantoft Stave Church (see photo). The church was ...

... and translates a "crazy",I'I'm sure many races opeoplele have thought similar things about me along my travels. On Saturday Helena and Jörgen had arranged a picnic down at the beach, only a short drive from the city centre. When i say beach well there wasnt much sand that i could see but there were plenty of rocks that you could spread out atowell and catch some rays. We were later joined by Calle, Johan, Douglas and his girlfriend Nina, and Anna, and over a few beers we chatted ...

... you can imagine, the Bryggen was destroyed by fire many times, and these buildings were rebuilt as we see them today in the early 1700's. The site is a Unted Nations World Heritage Site. For a great description and history of the Bryggen copy the following URL into your browser. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryggen Our second day we walked the city. We hiked the ...

Long train ride to Bergen, but we enjoyed 'comfort class' with endless cups of tea and coffee. Dan was envious of all of the other people around us with laptops, as we couldn't open our new purchase until we left Norway.

The train car classification system was pretty good. There was economy, which was fairly comfortable seating and fairly spacious. Next up is family. We didn't see that area, but I can imagine it's a vicious hell filled with ...

... and we were all so excited to be there. We started the mission to find our hostel. Which, we found, was right in the city center of Bergen. Pretty exciting. There was so much life that night too. It was really exciting compared to the Friday nights we sometimes see in Hamar. The people and the culture made the experience so great. One thing we all heard that we didn't expect was English. I understand that Bergen is a big tourist attraction, but I didn't realize how often I would hear it ...