Despite being the second city of Norway, Bergen is actually pretty small. But it seems like there are still loads of things to do there. The thing is, you might not have ever so much time. We don’t, so I was delighted to find a blog post entitled:
Explore Bergen In 1 Day – The Complete Guide
Thing is, I’m now just a bit unsure exactly how long 1 Bergen day is. Because the blogger in question managed to fit: 1 funicular ride to a scenic viewpoint, 1 historical UNESCO heritage site, a market, an aquarium, a castle, 4 museums and 2 hours of shopping into his one day in Bergen.
Blimey.
I can’t imagine that Parichay Mehta (for it is he) saw any of these places in great detail. Allowing for a reasonable amount of travel time between them, we’re looking at about half an hour per visit. Still, it has at least given us a bit of a heads up as to what’s on offer, given that we have… wait for it… a whole 1 AND A HALF days in Bergen.
Which of course means 45 minutes per attraction. And given that tourism is very much our secondary reason for visiting, that seems more than reasonable.
Oh, and we’re going to do one of these as well, because you don’t go to Bergen and not do The Sognefjord (apparently). Cannot wait.
(Obviously, when we go, I’ll do a more sensible ‘Bergen in a limited amount of time’ post.)
My trip to Norway was a long time ago (so last century: student, minimal money, mainly camping, no alcohol), but looking at your link has reminded me that although we never made it to Bergen (we went North, not West), I did go on the Flam railway and that Fjord is very pretty!
Dr F > Well, given the current exchange rates, I’m probably going down the minimal money route, which may hint towards the no alcohol thing (ja right), but I draw the line at mostly camping. Actually, I draw the line well before there.