Bergen

Bergen is my favorite city looks-wise so far.  Quaint, adorable, and surrounded by hills and mountains situated right on the bay…  I was able to do some hiking here and rest a bit.  Also, we stayed in a hostel: it’s the best!  I did not take the first picture below! But it really shows what Bergen looks like!  The hostel we stayed at is located to the left of the church steeple that is visible on the center left!  Source: www.visitnorway.com!

Anna, Danielle, Bekkah, and I cooked our own meal the first night.  We went to a small grocery store and I’m pretty sure we purchased every vegetable in sight, some rice, delicious bread, and thai sauce. Oh my gosh. It was wonderful.

The next day, we went on a walking tour around town!  The tour guide was very informed about Bergen and beyond!  We were able to walk in the alley ways:

You can tell the buildings were built on the ashes of other buildings from a fire because the buildings lean!

 ... and see the backyards of the homes:

The back yard/plaza

gardens!

This is the backside of the houses- it's all beautiful!

 From there, we walked all around seeing the bay, famous statues/monuments...

Edvard Grieg! One of Norway's most famous composers.  What a pose!

Unreal.

Even the mail is quaint!  Also, I'm glad the blinds were drawn... I was being a creeper!

We had the afternoon free which was such a nice break.  I was able to nap and then a group of us took  gondola/train thing (called a funicular) up to Mount Ulriken to do some hiking.  It was a gorgeous day.  I didn't bring my camera with me because I wanted to hike uninhibited, but I am not kicking myself because everything was stunning and the view of the city was overwhelming...

But, that was my short time in Bergen.. after hiking we walked down the mountain to dine with the group and then the next morning we left.  Bergen was the only city where we didn't have a concert.  Next stop: Stavanger.

Cheers!

Hannah