Thon Hotel Sandviken Bergen

... a very brief period. The fella I met in Uppsala (who was from Ghan) was the greasiest male I've ever met. I could have dropped a piano on his head and he wouldn't have taken the hint to leave me alone, I met another African <br>in Oslo who offered to cook me dinner at his place, but thankfully wasn't as arduous as the last so it was easy to brush him off. And finally I met a French Canadian while I was on the train ...

... guess so.<br><br>The boat ride was just a couple hours through the Sognefjord, but the whole trip was breathtaking. Todd was snapping pictures left and right. I'm not sure how anyone lives out this far, as it seems quite isolated at times, but the view is amazing! We had dinner under a covered area to take in the sights as it was starting to drizzle. Next came the bus. I would have thought that the short 1 hour bus ride would ...

... as we realized we had almost done it! There I decided to ask one of the First Aiders to bandage my knee which I hoped would help during the trail down into Town. We had done this route before on our previous hike, following a River gorge, and because of my injury I was not looking forward to it at all. <br> We finally reached the Trail-end at the base of Sandviksfjellet at 22.00p.m where the Sun had lowered above the Bay of Vagen and was about to ...

... you have to make your house warm and bright so you can feel like you're outside. (Did I mention that the floors are heated???) They also have a grey and white cat they call Kitty, though he has a proper name I can't remember. He's house broken, he doesn't even use a litterbox, just scratches when he needs to go outside! (That's my kind of cat!) That night we had a traditional Norwegian meal of meat pies, potatoes and veggies. A nice hot shower felt great. Angie fell asleep right after ...

It has been confirmed that Norway is insanely expensive - a Swiss couple (Barbara from Berne and Rafael from Lucerne) told me that everything here is 30% more than back home! If the Swiss find it expensive, it must be off the charts! I woke up late today and lay in bed for a while, waiting for the bathroom. Stupid Aussie girl took forever - I prefer to have hostel bathrooms down the hall because then you usually don't ...

... like beef jerkey, haha. For lunch I had a burger...but not just ANY burger, a MOOSE burger. It was actually very good! After getting lost in the sketchier part of Bergen and getting caught in a torrential downpour, I found my way to this internet cafe from where I write. I love this city. Tomorrow I will most likely be taking a tour of fjords and the day after I have a train trip around Bergen.

... attention to the fact i hadn't got a ticket. This went on for another 3 stops before he alighted and thankfully a further 2 stops later i was able to exit the tram, breath a sigh of relief knowing i had just had public transport escape number two, i also vowed not to put myself through that ordeal again. By the time i had checked into my room and sorted out the mundane tasks like washing my clothes all i was ready for was the nest. The sun was continuing to shine when i woke and ...

... i will be remembered as the American that almost forgot her backpack!!! so waiting around for the next train, i started chatting again with this couple that i had seen along the way, they gave me some information for hotels in bergen as i did not have a reservation. found out they were father and daughter from Turkey! she is getting married end of may and is the only daughter and father has not come to grips with this quite yet and she does really want ...

... Because here is where the tourists swarm. Because of the tourists, you don't just find fish on the Fish Market but all sorts of kitsch: Trolls, Norway-jumpers (i almost had forgotten that they ever had existed!) and reindeer fur. The mass of tourists had obviously forced the Tourist Information Centre to introduce a ticket system where you have to pull a ticket and wait until your ...

... believe that's what it's called). Suddenly, the trees and vegetation disappeared and we came upon these rocky hills covered in moss and lichen, waterfalls that cascaded down with powerful fury, and the placid glaciers that created this barren landscape. I don't know what possesses people to actually live there, but they do. And to think that these people (theoretically) have the same access to quality healthcare, education, housing, and standard of living as those living in ...