Why Bergen?
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Bergen is somewhat dull, but strategic for fjord peeping. But I wouldn't assume you want to base there; rather plan your fjord excursions and only then look where is strategic to stay.<BR><BR>For instance in the past I would have greatly benefited by using even duller Voss as a base instead of repeatedly training between Bergen/Voss. But if not including Hardingerfjord you may come to another conclusion.
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http://gofree.indigo.ie/~kieran/html/landscapes/bergen.html<BR><BR>www.vistaphotos.com
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The town is cosier than most Norwegian cities, with a very walkable centre and as being said, very strategically located for heading north towards the fjords.<BR><BR>The newspaper Bergens Tidende has a virtual Bergen roundtrip here:<BR>http://www.bt.no/kamera/panorama/
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Barry, <BR>I'm born in Bergen, but got away at 3 month's of age. Being ironic I'll state that the main reason to stay for log in Bergen must be to get a glimpse of sun. But that might take a lot of time.<BR>When that is said: Yes Bergen is special, locationwise and architechtural. Communicationwise, howevever, it is dreadful. If yo are after a base for fjord tips, smaller locations (even Voss) will serve far better, just because of distances. Look on a Norwegian road map, and you will understand. Bergen's location far north west on a peninsula isn't ideal.<BR>But: The town has great charm, great views and really is worth a visit. However, when going for Norwegian sites of spectacular interest, I doubt if I will put Bergen among the top 10.<BR><BR>Welcome to Norway. Also Bergen.<BR>Bjorn, Oslo<BR>
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I did a fairly extensive Fjord area and the Lofoten Islands trip through Norway last year and Bergen was the last stop. For me Bergen was very anti-climatic after all the wonderful places we had been prior to getting there. I guess whether to go there really depends where else you'll be going to in Norway. Many people say you must do the Norway in the Nutshell and Bergen-but I suspect for many those are the ONLY places they go (besides Oslo). I wish we would have skipped both actually. We found Aalesund to a fabulous little city, what we thought Bergen was going to be like.