My name is Marion Vermazen. I am a traveler, hiker, reader, Sun alumnus, computer geek, YouTuber, Spanish and French language student, knitter, weaver and genealogist.
This morning we did laundry. While we were waiting for it to finish I had a great time browsing in the yarn store in the train station across the street.
This afternoon we took the funicular to the top of Mt Fløyen overlooking Bergen. From the top we took a short walk around the lake.
For dinner we had reindeer sausage with lingonberry sauce, mustard and onions. As we ate we walked along the harbor by the old shipping warehouses. The area is called the Bryggen.
Our train from Voss to Bergen was at 2 this afternoon, so we had time this morning to walk to the Voss Folkemuseum. It was really interesting to see the 16 old farm buildings some of them date back to the 17th century.
One of the interesting things we have seen throughout Norway is the variety of roofing material. We have seen a lot of sod roofs on both old buildings and new. In many areas we have also seen a lot of slate roofs.
In Bergen we are staying very near the harbor. This afternoon we enjoyed exploring.
In the fish market we saw many interesting fish but I have never seen crab as big as the enormous king crab in the market.
For dinner we had fish sitting at a restaurant overlooking the harbor.
Today we took the train through the mountains to Vass. The scenery of glaciers, waterfalls and mountains was stupendous.
In Vass we are staying at Store Ringheim overlooking the town. Once we were checked in we went for a beautiful walk.
We ate at the restaurant in the hotel. We started with beet soup and chicken livers.
Then Duke had lamb and I had beef.
And for desert we had strawberry cheesecake and mango sorbet. They grow the strawberries in the hotel garden. It was all wonderful.
It’s always nice to spend two nights in the same place. Today we went up the chairlift at the Geilo ski resort. There were lots of people taking their bikes up the lift and riding the various trails down.
From the top of the chairlift we took a hike to Hakkesetstølen where we bought coffee and hot chocolate and had a picnic.
The vegetation here reminds me of the high Sierras near the tree line. Although our altitude was only about 3,500 feet today we are now at about 60 degrees north latitude which is about as far north as Anchorage, Alaska.
Since we are staying in such a cozy little cabin we decided to stay in and have cheese, crackers, and salami for dinner.
After dinner we went for a short walk by the river.
Today was a rest day. We took a short train ride from Ål to the mountain town of Geilo.
We are staying in a cute little apartment that I think is primarily designed to be used by skiers in the winter. It has rained off and on all afternoon. We spent the afternoon relaxing and reading.
During a period of lighter showers we went to the grocery store to get some food for dinner. It is always fun to see what local grocery stores carry. Below you can see caviar and reindeer meat.
We bought some beer and a frozen pizza and had a gourmet feast!
Tomorrow it is supposed to be dry so we are planning a hike.
