Rica Travel Bergen

... mediocre) and a delicious creamy Bergen fish soup which is a specialty here in town. We ate outside at picnic tables at the fish market at the harbot and this only cost about 40 dollars but better than our more than 100 dollar dinner last night which seems to be the average for a dinner out in a restaurant.

McDonalds is everywhere. They even have McDrive and a Big Mac meal here in Bergen is about 16 dollars!

All for now-

Bergen Bellolis

... of the Norway in a Nutshell route.

Then it was onto Bergen via the train from Voss, where finally we could get a hold of some reasonably priced food... starving!! My first impression of Bergen is that it has a really compact centre, cos the train literally came out of a long tunnel and within a minute or so we were in the central station which isn't very far from everything.

A direct consequence of this is that all the hotel room prices in ...

... not being told! Going back inside I made it clear to Sam that he was being wasted at his current location and should be DJ-ing outside where he would be more appreciated and increase atmosphere... which he definitely took on board because 10 minutes later he told me... "Mick, I've had a word with the Manager and asked to be outside next time." Having had a couple of Beers it was time to move on and the next stop was Metro a more robust Bar ...

... is tons of short term work here and with the strength of the Norwegian Kroner, it's worth a lot almost anywhere you take the money home to. There are also many Spanish workers at the various fish stalls. I guess I all the Spanish tourists go crazy for the salmon here, because they can't get any back home. If only Spanish women were so crazy about Chinese-Canadian men with bad Spanish accents ... Did a tour of the ...

Only 30 hours until we port in Norway!! There has been a lot of action on the MV Explorer the past few days, last night we had a talent show, today we hit rough seas, and now I'm going to sleep. HAHA, don't worry more than that has happened. The talent show was really good last night; we had stand up comedians, singers, poetry reading, and river dancers. It was very interesting to ...

... Ireland and used to swimming in the Atlantic, couldn't be colder than that surly. The choking feeling in my throat, as i struggled to swallow my balls that had risen in complete shock at the cold, was telling me that yes indeed Helena was correct about the water temperature and heeding the advise of people in the know was probably a good idea. I wonder what Thai word would apply to me getting in for a second dip just before we left, I'm sure i can think of a few English ones ...

... når vi tar kveld. Vi må gå ca 25 km pr. dag for å være i mål til lørdag 26.april. Snakkes underveis. Hildegunn og Tor Tirsdag 18.mars - 5 dager igjen Tiden går heldigvis fort - for det er vanskelig å være tålmodig nå. Sekken er nesten pakket og vi gleder oss til å komme i gang. Du er selvsagt velkommen til å stikke innom blogen vår underveis, og om du legger igjen en kommentar eller hilsen er det ...

... general morale of the car was declining as everyone else in the car was glaring balefully in their offsprings wailing direction. The dad decided to excuse himself and carried the wee bundle of joy into a different, less occupied, sitting area.
More tea! Train trip got a lot better. The scenery... breathtaking.

As we slowly ascended into the mountains, the mirror still lakes and rolling green hills with forest and quaint wooden cabins ...

... breakfast. We each had a latte to go and a fresh baked scone with jelly. It was delicious. While we were eating, we made our way to the tourist information to buy our Bergen Card. This card was good for free fare on the bus, discounts almost anywhere and even free entrance to most museums. To take advantage of this card, we took the half hour journey to see Edvard Grieg's summer home. Of course, I was the most excited because I love Grieg and I really enjoy playing his pieces. It was ...