Posted in Bridges, Norway Cruise, Seaside Scenes, Trips at 12:00 on 30 June 2021



This one shows the ship we were travelling on (extreme right):-

Close up on lake with fountain:-

A road bridge in central Bergen from Mount Fløyen:-

Part of Bergen with sea inlets beyond:-

A distant suspension bridge (photo is fuzzy due to zoom function.) Due to its sovereign wealth fund – a legacy of the oil boom – Norway is festooned with infrastructure like this:-

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Posted in Norway Cruise, Trips at 12:00 on 28 June 2021
One of Bergen’s attractions is the Fløibanen funicular railway which ascends from the city centre 320 metres up a mountain, Mount Fløyen.
This is the street that leads up to the lower station:-

At lower station:-

Inside tunnel-

On the ascent:-

The summit terminus leads on to a viewing area where there you get a magnificent vista of Bergen:-

We decided to walk back down the path as it would give us a chance to see parts of Bergen visitors would perhaps not normally encounter.
There were goats near the summit:-

An attration for children it seems:-

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