Monday, July 18, 2011

Norway Backroads Hiking Trip & Bergen, Norway

Ok, here is first of a series of posts about the awesome trip I just got back from.

Backroads Norway trip was good.  Good group of people, but hikes not as hard as I hoped.  Scenery was as picturesque as you can imagine and it basically never got dark out. Food just OK.

Best parts of trip: 
1)  Ferry ride through the Sognefjorden, beautiful.
2)  Sitting on the veranda looking out over the Fjords
3)  View on top of Flattebrehytta

I would recommend it if you want just a medium hiking experience and more of a cultural experience.

Bergen was a nice little city, more of a 2 day weekend getaway.  It rains a lot there, but it is more of a drizzle.  There are a few museums but not that great.  The art museum has a lot of art from local artists, but it isn't necessarily good.

All in all, I would come back to this area to explore other parts of the western & northern side of Norway.

View from Stalheim hotel -- valley of a fjord

First night's dinner - reindeer pelts for cushions

Awesome ferry ride through a fjord -- you gotta have a beer

Second Hotel's veranda

View from the veranda

Glacier hike

Hut at top of Flattebrehytta

View from Flattebrehytta


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