Bergen to Vaerlandet

The light train stop where we caught our train this morning...off to the airport to pick up our car...the huge building on the other side of the road is the central train station.

I took a few photos on the way....in the suburbs...Norway, like Denmark seems to have very good architects as all their modern buildings are unique and interesting.

There were many apartments but also some rather old houses like these.

Bergen airport....

Our rental car is an electric Toyota BZX which is an SUV. And it only has 3000km on the clock. Pete drove it like he'd been driving it for years. This is one of the suspension bridges that we drove on when we were leaving Bergen.

We were on our way to an island called Vaerlandet....three and a half hours away...it felt rather strange to see so many trees on the mountains (after no trees on the Faroes). 

Plenty of tunnels in Norway too...

Our first photo stop...I think I'm going to love Norway.

Lakes, fiords and brooks everywhere....

Gradually the weather changed...it became rather cloudy.

To get from one island to another we had to catch two car ferries...

I took this photo whilst on the second ferry to our final destination...the little town we are leaving is called 

Askvoll.

And this is where we are staying for two nights...we were so thrilled when we opened the door....the island across the water is Alden.

View from our balcony at 5ish....now at 8ish we can't see the island at all (and it is still light here)...thanks to the fog.

We did a little exploring before dinner...

There are two groups of four chalets...our's is the third from the left. 

 

Good Morning  Bergen

I'm loving our breakfasts in this part of the world. Their bread is delicious and so is the smoked salmon...I have yoghurt and muesli before my eggs and a pancake and coffee to finish. 

Walking to the Floibanen (name of the mountain) Funicular.

Pete and I noticed many Rainbow Flags...I was curious so did a search in Google. It was Pride Week in Bergen at the beginning of June.

The queue to travel up the mountain on the Funicular was a mile long so we decided to visit the Bergen Fortress. It is one of Norway's oldest and best preserved fortifications. There are a number of buildings, including a castle within the fortress.

The views were wonderful...

Quite an amazing place with plenty of history...

The queue was still long so we walked up the mountain....

...it was a beautiful walk...a little tiring..

....but worth the effort to see the fantastic views at the top...

And what a glorious day to see this attractive city.

 

Faroe Islands to Bergen Norway           

A couple of photos I took this morning in our street...notice how clean everything is...

We caught an early flight from the airport in the Faroes Islands to Copenhagen. We had to walk out to the tarmac and up the back stairs.

And after a two hour wait in Copenhagen we caught a flight to Bergen in Norway...and had to go out onto the tarmac. Both flights were enjoyable.

Pete and I caught the Light Rail from the airport to our hotel. Obviously they allow dogs on the light rail...when this charming fellow left the train another popped on.

The light rail...more like a tram but goes much faster.

Walking to our hotel....

Our hotel...Hotel Zander K...

Since the sun was out we left our bags at the hotel and went for a long walk to see the sights in Bergen.

Some gorgeous old buildings ....we are near the centre of town and the old town.

So many flowers...

It is so much warmer than the Faroes...

I'm so impressed....so much to see in Bergen...looking forward to tomorrow.