We returned from
our holiday late yesterday, so I'm slowly trying to get thousands of
photos sorted. The holiday in Norway was of course absolutely
amazing, it topped all my expectations. The landscapes were
unbelievable and the weather was great, not a drop of water fell on
us and it wasn't too cold at all.
First of all we
spent a few days in the historical coastal town of Bergen. There was
a lot to do there and the place is very beautiful itself. Already the
views from the plane took my breath away when landing in Bergen.
On
the first day we took the funicular Fløibanen up
to the top of Mount Fløyen to see the view over the city and the
surrounding fjords and mountains and have a lunch picnic there. The
surrounding woods are very good for walks and there are cashmere
goats roaming in the area.
The historical
Bryggen area in the town centre, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage
site, is very pretty and interesting. It consists of colourful wooden
hanseatic buildings from the Medieval times. Of course Bergen was an
important hansa trading town and this heritage has been well
preserved.
The food and drink
scene in Bergen is very vibrant and quite a few vegetarian options
are available. We quite liked the Royal Gourmetburger and Gin, and
ate there twice. They had just a divine falafel burger with hummus,
tabouleh, harissa and fried halloumi served with chucky chips.
The harbour area
in general is very pretty, as are the surrounding hills. We enjoyed a
few good sunsets here. There is a lovely food market building in the
harbour, but unfortunately it is mainly a fish market, so we didn't
eat anything there. It looks nice though and has several restaurants,
some of them must also serve vegetarian food.
We also visited a
couple of microbreweries and craft beer bars, like Mikrobryggeri,
Henrik øl & vinstove and Una serving many different local and
Norwegian craft beers, which we enjoyed very much.
More Norway themed
posts will follow soon. Here are still a few random photos with street art, autumn colours and an interesting find that someone had the same idea as I did with the cabbage like plant decoration. I just haven't put mine into action yet, but will probably do now.
