NORWAY

BERGEN - Arrived in Bergen on the 10th-rainy and grey. I got done at airport security trying to smuggle marmite onto the plain! This brings up a very important question, is marmite really a liquid?

Bergen is an amazing town on the west coast with the Fjords surrounding. We went up the view point peak and got an amazing view of Norway's second largest city.


We had the most amazingly expensive fish and chips from the fish market. 10 quid. It has become clear that Norway is very expensive, beers 6 pounds or more, a very sober affair through scandinavia me thinks!

Next day we took the train to Oslo, i say train but it was more like bus then train, then bus then train again! It seems there are as much works on the train lines here as in the UK! We were very lucky with the seats we booked, we had our own little area to ourselves which made the 6 hour journey very comfortable.

The train journey from Bergen to Oslo is amazing! The Fjords make for awe inspiring scenery, which then, as the train climbs higher turns to almost moon like scenery with the occasionally snow topped mountain.

OSLO - We got to Oslo tired from our travels, baring in mind the weight f the bags we were carrying on our backs we decided to get a taxi. A nice taxi driver took us to our hostel. He seemed amazed by the trip we had just started and wanted a photo with us to show some of his mates, we obliged.
Oslo seems to be a cool place, quite small for a capital but still some interesting things to see, particularly the Opera house by Snøhetta! Amazing, one of the best buildings iv seen.


We walked over 13 miles that day and took in as much of the surroundings as possible, including the Royal Palace where i had a photo with one of the guards, far less disciplined than outside Buckingham Palace.

Since writing this post i have remembered something else which i must write about. In the hostel in the seating area i got my book out for a quick read while we were waiting. I was near to finishing it, The Di Vinci Code, and is sparked off an interesting conversation with a Spanish guy who had lived in Norway previously. We had a conversation about history, religion and ethics. All in all a very interesting chat.

We are off to Gothenburg tomorrow.
Signing off, more to come.

Sam, Clem and Karl