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Relaxing view over Bergen
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This picture is taken uphills after having taken the 'floibanen', a cablelift which takes you up to enjoy the view over the city.
Maybe a little more info:
From the 13th century Bergen was Norway's first proper city capital and up until the 1830's Norway's biggest town. It has always had wide contacts with other countries. The way it is sited makes it natural for Bergensers to orientate themselves outwards, over the sea, towards the rest of the world. As far back as the year 1100 Bergen was an established town of size and renown by European standards, and busy with trading ships from any countries.
Bergen is often referred to as the gateway to the fjords. And, it is indeed the natural starting off point for exploring what many consider to be Scandanavia's number one tourist attraction -- the fjords of Western Norway. It is also the starting point for "Hurtigruten", the coastal steamer service which plies all along this scenic coast to the Land of the Midnight Sun in the very north of Norway.
Bergen is also referred to as "the town between the seven mountains". |
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