Thon Hotel Sandviken Bergen

... I cannot access e-mails here for some reason.

Weather is cooler here (hooray) and cloudy but no rain today. We stay here 2 nights and then take the train, ferry and bus to Flam for one night. More later. At least the internet is free here.

Baltic Bob
In addition to checking the Eurodam web site, you might also check out the Vasa Museum in Stockholm ,
certainly one of the most outstanding museums of its type. Not only are ...

... saved... and celebrated by treating myself to a much needed trip to the karzee!
If you are ever in Bergen and come across Bocca's- you must try one of Frank's 'Apple-Crumbles'. Just make sure you haven't got a plane to catch! They are that good.
As the Norwegians say in farewell " Hardet-Bra" (...pronounced 'Harda-Bra)... "Have-it Good."
I certainly had it good!
"Thank-you very much..." (For reading my Blog) Ellis-vis has left the Bergen!

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 ...

... m simply going to ride the airport buses, since I seem to meet more cute senoritas that way! On the bus - I gotta say that their luggage racks suck. They're too small to accommodate most suitcases, so nobody uses them. I was pulled aside as I went through security - as I took a seat in the office, I was quite worried that the security guard would pull out a rubber glove ... but luckily, he asked if I had a metal fork in backpack. Whew ...

... many started and then deleted journal entries. As you are aware I was experiencing all the highs and lows of my trip by myself and therefore it was beneficial for me to try and share these with you. Also as I was by myself the experiences were 'heightened' and this medium gave my the opportunity to sort through the realisations and to reflect on there importance and relevance. I also had to keep in contact ...

Sa var det endelig klart for at vi skulle legge ut pa den o store turen var, som vi har underholdt dere alle med det siste aret! Etter noen rolige dager hos familiene vare var vi klar for eventyr!! Vi hadde et lite stoppover i London hvor vi flydde videre med Air India

... at the pub that the spanish guy recommended, the one with the cheapest beer in the city. A jar of beer costs NOK46 (about €5.50), and that's the cheapest price you will find in this country! Norway is a terribly expensive country, especially for spanish people with low purchasing power. Before returning to the hotel we stay a while in a park next to the hotel. It's cute with a lake and a fountain in the middle, in fact people meet here to celebrate de National Day.

15-May:   ; The Bergen Tour Today we stayed in Bergen to see the churches and places that were closed on Sunday. We purchased a "Bergen Card" which gave us free admittance and bus rides to many areas in Bergen for 24 hrs. This can be a good bargain however you must really plan and work at it. Some places open only between 10am and 3 pm and some others don't even open ...

Most of the Oslofolk I had spoken to had had a negative opinion of Bergen (and of Trondheim, but I didn;t go there)- this stems from the fact that Bergeners are considered arrogant. I am not an expert on Bergen, but during the middle ages it was a Hanseatic port, which meant it was practically independent and heavily populated with Germans, which obviously made different to the rest of Norway. All I had been told about Bergen ...

... our way up to where the ship, the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, was moored. Being an old sailor, I had to have my picture taken by this beautiful veteran of the Seas. Gamle had a lot of shops catering to the tourist but it was still charming with the multiple colors and decided slant of the old buildings. We finally spotted one of the famous old Norwegian trolls at a storefront! We ...