Winter Wonderland

Today I climbed another one of the seven moutains - Løvstakken.

Gamlehaugen

Gamlehaugen is the official residence of the King of Norway (Harald V) when he is in Bergen. It is about a 20 minute walk from my apartment, and since today was unusually pleasant, I took the liberty and going down and taking some snapshots. It lies right on the fjord, surrounded by various islands. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get able pictures of that because the sun was just too bright! Not that I'm complaining...

Sognefjord

On Sunday, we took a fjord tour down the Sognefjord, just north of Bergen. It is the World's longest and deepest fjord. The sights were absolutely amazing! From there we took the train from Flåm to Myrdal, and then Myrdal back to Bergen (see the previous post for some pictures of that journey). The whole adventure took about 10 hours, but it was definitely worth it!! In parts, it reminded me of both the Rockies (only on an ocean) and of remote Iceland (only with more trees).

Flåm og Myrdal

These are some snapshots of the scenery around Myrdal and the Flåm Valley, deep in the Sognefjord.

Bergen Brann

Tonight's game was between Bergen Brann and Brugge.. unfortunately Brugge won by a score of 1-0 but it was still a fun game! Here is a quick clip.. so you can get an idea of the surroundings.

Bergen pt. 2

Hello Everyone!

I took some more random pictures of Bergen today - the first picture is of a typical downtown Bergen shopping mall (there are 4 or so like this one). The last picture may not be that exciting, but it is my department building where most of my classes are held.

I promise I'll start going more places soon so my pictures will be a bit more diverse!!

Ulriken

Bergen is surround by "De Syv Fjellene" - The Seven Mountains. Today, Laura and I climbed the highest of them, Ulriken. The weather was for the most part miserable (making the paths muddy, wet and slippery), but it was a great hike! The vegetation was very lush but none at the top (at which point we were in a cloud). Here are some pictures..

Pictures

Some quick snapshots of Bergen..

Første post!

Welcome everyone!

The first post is a video of Bergen from the top of a mountain. The weather wasn't the best, but it gives you a good indication of both Bergen and the typical weather!!