Things to do in Bergen??

inkie

Have a day in Bergen as part of a free mini cruise, courtesy of this site:j
What are the must see things considering that time is short??Going feb 1/2 term - 2 ad & 2 kids.

TIA
Inkie

KathrynPenguin

Stay on the boat and enjoy the facilities! Thats what we did on the QE2 - in each port we got off for a short while and had a walk around, I think we got a shuttle into town in Bergen and walked around a market where there were loads of furs hanging up (with the heads still on!). There were fountains, lovely ones and some nice cheap jewellery on one of the market stalls. Eating and drinking in Norway is very expensive so we got back onto the boat where food was free.

There are always trips but they can work out pricey, from Bergen they will be trips to the Fjords. Visit the bergen site for more info.

mutley74

theres a cable car that goes to top of hillside..excellent views all round.

theres an aquarium..but not sure how good it is never dont that before

the old side of the town is nice.
the shopping mall near the bus station is okay
you can do boat rides to the fjords.

walk around and just anjoy the town centre its nice.

Rachie_B

KathrynPenguin wrote:

Stay on the boat and enjoy the facilities! Thats what we did on the QE2 - in each port we got off for a short while and had a walk around, I think we got a shuttle into town in Bergen and walked around a market where there were loads of furs hanging up (with the heads still on!). There were fountains, lovely ones and some nice cheap jewellery on one of the market stalls. Eating and drinking in Norway is very expensive so we got back onto the boat where food was free.

There are always trips but they can work out pricey, from Bergen they will be trips to the Fjords. Visit the bergen site for more info.

aww the lil train ride looks fun ,my son would have loved that ! but it only runs from may

blue_haddock

Take the funicular railway up the hill and enjoy the views of the town. The kids will like the aquarium - especially the penguin and seals feeding time.

Rachie_B

blue_haddock wrote:

Take the funicular railway up the hill and enjoy the views of the town. The kids will like the aquarium - especially the penguin and seals feeding time.

aww that looks fab :beer:

have i got it right though ive priced it up as 106 NOK which on currency converter equates to just over £8 ?!!!

is that right cos everyone has been saying how expensive things are over there ?!

blue_haddock

Yes it is expensive over there - think £8 for a meal in Macdonalds, £7 for a pint of beer, £2 for a bottle of coke etc.

The cheaper method is to take the funicular railway up the hill then take one of the many walks down through the woodland.

Rachie_B

thanks blue the kids play area at the top looks lovely and the views ?!!! wow

blue_haddock

My worst case of "how much?!?!?!" was in the Hard Rock Cafe in the centre of oslo - £15 for a single Jack Daniels and Coke!

Rachie_B

OMG ! lmao

so enjoy the views / walks etc but dont get hungry / thirsty there ? right ? lol

blue_haddock

Thats about right!