In my previous blog, I wrote about Oslo, Norway. This blog is about our visit to Bergen in Norway. The trip was memorable so I remember everything about it, though it will be a year of the visit in May.
To reach Bergen from Oslo by train, it takes around 7 hours.
The journey offers beautiful views of the fjords, rivers, lakes and snow-capped
mountains.
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| View from the train |
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| View from the train |
The train passes through Finse Station which is the highest station (4000 feet above sea level) of Norway. We could see many tourists with ski equipment getting down at Finse Station. At the Myrdal Station, the train halts for around 10 minutes. We got down to click few pictures, there was snow everywhere. The weather was very cold with cloudy weather and a bit of drizzling.  |
Finse Station
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| Myrdal Station |
Our hotel in Bergen was walking distance from the station. After taking some rest at the hotel, we went to explore the nearby areas. We went to the famous and scenic wharf with old and wooden buildings in different colours known as “Bryggen”. It is on the UNESCO’s list of world heritage site. There are some shops, galleries, museums and restaurant on this wharf. We bought some woollen caps from the shops. For us the best thing was, we could find Indian restaurants in Oslo and Bergen easily and they offered very delicious Indian food, though costly. |
| Bryggen |
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| Bergen |
Next day, we had a fjord tour in the afternoon. The fjord tour was from Bergen (Zachariasbryggen) to Mostraumen and back. The tour takes around 3 hours. It was drizzling that day and we were not carrying our umbrellas. The weather was very cold. Our caps and
jackets saved us from getting wet. Inside the cruise, it was warm. We went exploring on the deck only after an hour. While
buying coffee from the shop in the cruise, the shopkeeper told us this weather is the
best to explore the fjords as one can see the waterfalls everywhere. The cruise came to a halt at a big waterfall for ten to fifteen minutes and
all the tourists were on the deck to click pictures of surrounding areas and
waterfall. The fjord tour was amazing.
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| What a beautiful place to live! |
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| Waterfall |
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| A big waterfall |
We
went to explore Floyen the next day. Floyen is one of the mountains of Bergen.
There is a cable car from Bergen which takes you to the top. There is a
viewpoint which gives spectacular view of the city. There are playgrounds for
children. My little one was totally busy playing there. There are also some goats which roam here and there. One can pat
them, if they want to. This place is good for hiking and walking. We went to
explore the beautiful lake Skomakerdiket. Before heading back, we had ice-creams at a shop.
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| lake Skomakerdiket |
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| Goats at Floyen |
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| Playground at Floyen |
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| View of Bergen city from Floyen |
Bergen zoo is small but it was fun exploring it. |
| Bergen Zoo |
We also went for a day trip to a small village called Flam. I will write about it in my next blog.
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