Bergen Experience

Gales Whales and Fairytales!

Advantages: Spectacular scenery, rich cultural heritage, ideal base for Viking adventures....
Disadvantages: A long way to travel by sea, astronomical beer pricing

...Norway's second largest city of Bergen has been an internationally renowned trading port. Its historic and breathtaking harbour front featuring the World Heritage listed "Bryggen" - in essence a unique collection of colourfully painted and beautifully preserved wooden houses - helps ensure its status as an extremely popular destination for tourism. I'll be honest from the outset. Frankly, as an unattached 24 year old setting out on a week's adventure, ...
...similar state of disgrace. Now Bergen also happens to be known as "The City Between Seven Mountains", and Pete decided that I needed to sample the ultimate Norwegian hangover cure. So with barely time for a Falderee let alone Faldara, we set off, minus the knapsacks, into the hills out the back of the campus. He assured me, a couple of oranges, and a quick hike to the top of Mount Floyen would sort us out in no time. Despite the blinding sunlight ...

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Review of Bergen & fjords (Norway)

City set in Seven Hills

Advantages: Plenty to do in small area, beautiful scenery
Disadvantages: Expensive and tends to be wet!

Bergen was the last stop on our cruise, I had visited before and could remember lots of small islands as we flew into the airport, but then we headed off for Norheimsund on the Hardanger fjord and didn't get to see Bergen itself which I know now was such a pity. We were moored alongside other large cruise ships and disembarked straight onto a coach for a tour of Bergen. Our guide was exceptionally good and told us lots of facts and bits of information ...
...and we enjoyed the views. Bergen is built around the harbours and every sort of boat was on show, trips were also available. Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of around 252,000 as of 1 January 2009. It is located in the county of Hordaland on the south-western coast of Norway and has developed amongst a group of mountains known as "De syv fjell" literally The Seven Mountains, but some nationalities dispute the fact they ...

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Review of Bergen

The seaside beauty (bring your chequebook)

Advantages: Gorgeous scenery, great atmosphere, nice parks
Disadvantages: Expsensive!

...for booking a ferry to Bergen in Norway on the first of July, and booking a ferry back from Amsterdam at the beginning of August, as it was one of the most conveniant and cheapest alternatives available to us. So, Bergen was our first town on our tour, and let me start of by saying that I am glad that we went. Bergen is a beautiful town on the west coast of Norway, and is in fact the second largest town in Norway, after Oslo. The town is a port, ...
...for a few days, then Bergen should suit you down to the ground, as a lot of the restaurants we passed which were out of our price range still did look really good. You can still have fun on a budget though, as there are lots of beautiful parks in the town where you can relax and have a chat or a sunbathe (try the one next to the central station - the fountain's gorgeous, and it´s right next to a modern art museum, though it was too expensive for ...

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Looks like rain again

Advantages: Scenic, loads to do, lots of fish, clean, friendly, cinnamon buns
Disadvantages: Expensive, rains all the time, need a mask to block out light to sleep in summer

...for an unexpected trip to Bergen on Norway's west coast. We did the minimum of research save for digging out a rather elderly copy of the Rough Guide to Scandinavia which informed us that we had chosen to visit at the time of the International Culture Festival which rather put a dampener on our plans to pick up some accommodation when we arrived. A quick look on the Internet proved that there was barely a bed left and those that were available were ...
...know you can fly to Bergen from London, Newcastle and Aberdeen if there are other UK departures then please mention this in the comments section). Bergen is also well connected to other European cities and there are also plenty of domestic flights including several each day to and from Oslo. Another way to get to Bergen is by ferry and there is a DFDS service from North Shields (Newcastle upon Tyne as they class it). However, this entails a long ...

fizzytom 13.04.2008 · Read full review
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Norway at it's finest!

Advantages: Unrivalled scenery
Disadvantages: Cold weather-not for all. Can be expensive

I went to Bergen with the aim of seeing spectacular scenery, and I wasn't disappointed! A picturesque harbour town which boasts a variety of shopping and eateries, I can't imagine it not appealing to anyone's nature. Bad points: Although I hate to say it, Norway doesn't work out well in the exchange rate, therefore I'd take quite a bit of cash even for a short break. The weather can get pretty cold which I know isn't to everybody's taste, however ...
...absolute must for anyone visiting Bergen is a trip up the tallest mountain on the tram. this provides unrivalled scenery both of the city, and of course, the famous fjords. There are also enough shops to keep you happy, however they aren't all that different from the shops you'd get at home, and are more expensive. The people are very friendly too, and on the whole speak very good english, useful when you can't understand a word of Norwegian! Overall, ...

sillymilly123 30.06.2007 · Read full review
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