Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Bergen Norway

The Thon hotel is where we have stayed in the past. IT SUCKS!! If you visit my blog and look at the post called My Cell... you will see what I mean. That said the rooms aren't US standard in any European hotel really. Nor are the amenities the same...you'll want to take your own shampoo and conditioner.
From the Bergen airport you can get to the Harbor a couple of ways. You can take the Flybuss (airport express bus) or you can take a taxi....taxis are expensive and the flybuss is 80 NOK. The last bus stop is right in front of the Radisson hotel. If you get lucky enough to stay at the Radisson. If you have to stay at the Thon Hotel you will walk a block from the Radisson bus stop.
There are a lot of restaurants along the hotel street. The better restaurants are usual a bit more expensive. You can get pretty good food at the Harbor Cafe which is a 5 min walk back toward the city center right on the main road. There is also a nice place along the boardwalk by the hotel that has an excellent seafood salad.
There is a Dubliner Pub up near the tram (The Fløibanen)that goes to the top of the Mountain which is a must do....there is a beautiful view of the city and the harbor. http://www2.tellus.no/tellus/db.dll?icp=visitbergen/product&sp=GB&PR1_43_1
You can walk to several malls, the fish market. There are a few bookstores, Norli is the big one with English books.

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