Executive Summary - Bergen & Fjords Saw: Bryggen UNESCO World Heritage Area, Mt Floyen (and cable car!), Naeroyfjord, Hardangerfjord, Folgefonna glacier, waterfalls, fish markets, what drunk Norwegians look like at 4 am on a Sunday (not pretty), trolls/viking/sealskin/knit merchandise for sale Did: Hiked on a glacier - donning crampons & an ice axe!, sled down a ski slope, kayaked in a fjord, swam in a fjord, contemplated purchasing variou...

The Lazy Way of Blogging by Using Facebook Status Updates Sarah Reinertsen... organised her week in Bergen, went to the fish markets, and might have tried smoked whale meat today (but didn't pay for it!) (30/6/09) now knows her way around an ice axe and crampons thanks to a glacier walk today...wow...(1/7/09) had to tell her whinging co-kayaker to MAN UP and PADDLE several times on the fjord kayaking trip. (3/7/09) is avoidin...

Sea Kayaking The sea kayaking was the day after the glacier hike on a different fjord northeast of Bergen, a branch of the Sognefjord known as Naeroyfjord. This is probably one of the most visited because it is on the route between Oslo & Bergen. I took the train to Voss and met the guide and the rest of the group there - about 10 of us in all, a Swedish couple, a Norwegian couple, a couple from Pennsylvania, 3 guys from California and me. We had a 1-hour ...

The Glacier Hike Wednesday July 1st I went on a day trip from Bergen to Hardangerfjord and on to Folgefonna glacier for a guided hike across the ice. I had no idea what to expect, except that I was a bit nervous and unsure of what I was getting into. Getting there was a long-winded exercise involving 2 buses and a 15 minute ferry. Arriving at the meeting point about 10:30, I suddenly find myself next to a ski lift and hundreds of Norwegian snowboarders (who, in...

The Lazy Way of Blogging by Using Facebook Status Updates Sarah Reinertsen... has seen the sun set at midnight and rise again at 2:30 (21/6/09) is trying to plan her next move...major scandanavian capital cities tour or head to lappland and midnight sun wackiness? (21/6/09) had reindeer, herring, cured lamb, potato cakes and lefse (very, very strange lefse) for lunch today! (22/6/09) is finally getting around to starting that travel blog... ...