Day Hike Up and Around Mt. Fløyen in Bergen
Wedneday morning, April 17, Stephanie and I hiked up Mt. Fløyen.
It was a series of roads that had switchbacks. The individual
trails weren't too steep.
The hike started by some parks. One had a fountain. Another
had a playground. Then we walked through a wooded, forest area
with lots of mossy rocks, at least on some parts of the path.
Eventually we got to the top. There were a lot of people around
there, including a lot of kids. We had lunch at the restaurant
there, then explored the top area, which had goats there to help
eat the grass and find any extra sleep that might be might be missing.
As a bonus, I saw Martin, the guy who took our picture the previous
night when we were riding the funicular up here. Yes, I met a total
of 1 person in Norway and then run into him the next day.
After that, we hiked back down taking a slightly different route,
passing through some neighborhoods and eventually reaching the bottom
(and a bathroom). We headed towards the Bergenhus Fortress east of
the peninsula where we were yesterday, but that's the next folder/album.
2019 Norway pictures
Part 6: Bergenhus Festning (Bergen Castle Fortress)
Part 7: Fjords: The Train to Voss
Part 8: Fjords: The Bus to Gudvangen
Part 9: Fjords: Gudvangen
Part 10: Sognefjord by Boat
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The Hike Begins
The Skansen Brannstasjon, which is the old firestation, was the first
place we reached. There's a main building and a shallow but fairly
wide fountain.
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The old fire station (Skansen Brannstasjon) and fountain.
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A few of Skansen Brannstasjon as we started up the Mt. Fløyen
trail.
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A bit of silliness with my wide angle lens, the remote
shutter control, and an...(more)
Super Fun Happy Slide
We next passed a children's playground.
There was a long silver tube that snaked its way downhill and stairs
next to it to get to the top. It was a pretty long slide. Stephanie
gave it a try, and had fun without injury, so I did the same. Then
she did it one more time for good measure. There are some spots
where there are panels to let light in, so you're not going through
it completely in the dark. And yes, the title of this section is
a Simpsons reference.
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Frank heading up the stairs to get to the top of the slide.
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Frank waiting in the distance at the top. I wanted to
make sure it was clear...(more)
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Just beyond the slide was a statue of a reindeer.
Stephanie loaned her hat to...(more)
Forest Area
As we wandered further up the hill, we entered a more foresty area
with tall trees and moss-covered rocks. It had a very different feel
to the place, some of it seemed almost tundra-like. Some of the shapes
and colorings of the rocks and trees put one in the mind of Scandenavian
trolls. The giant ones, not the sexy ones.
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Looking down the hill to the bay and southern peninsula
of Bergen.
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There were tall trees and some steep rock faces.
I guess everything is tall...(more)
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The path winds through the trees going up to Mt. Fløyen.
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Roses are red, violets are blue, moss is green,
with a slightly yellow hue.
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Looking up at the base of a tree and a rock with a tree
growing up from its top.
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This one kind of reminds me of the Swamp Thing.
I wanted to see if I could...(more)
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It was surprising how green things became.
There was a little water run in...(more)
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One more of Sandviken as we're' pretty high up the mountain.
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Bergenhus Festning in the center with a large cruise ship
docked to the right,...(more)
Reaching the Top
We got to the top. Not more to say.
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Stephanie posed by a weather- vane that looked like a harpoon.
Add Photoshop...(more)
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Bjørn! There was a small teddy bear in a tree.
I assume it's a Viking thing...
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A panoramic view of eastern Bergen from Mt. Fløyen.
Facilities at the Top
The top of the mountain is 320 meters above sea level (about 1050 feet,
just 50 feet below Ithaca's altitude).
We had lunch at the
Fløien Folkerestaurant,
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There was some odd caterpillar thing on a playground
so I posed riding it. I...(more)
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The viking child seems to think that me riding the
caterpillar is an...(more)
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Now where was I...? Or where do I want to go from here?
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Note that everwhere except the Smoking Area is in thousands
of kilometers.
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Stephanie's lunch at the Fløien Folkerestaurant.
Some kind of vegetarian...(more)
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Frank's at the Fløien Folkerestaurant, a traditional
Norwegian poke bowl. ...(more)
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The interior of the Fløien Folkerestaurant on top of
Mt. Fløyen.
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There were cool little egg-like-things hanging from a
vine-like-thing. I...(more)
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I wanted to witch up these pictures a bit,
but didn't have time.
Goats!
At the top of Mt. Fløyen there was a sign that mentioned how
there were a herd of goats there to help keep the grass short.
The goats have high tech collars that "fence" them
in to certain areas. It gives them a little warning buzz or
a warning shock if they stray from the area. I think it gives
up after a zap. They quickly learn and usually it doesn't take
more than a buzz, and they'll move to a different area. They
seem to be pretty mellow goats and don't mind people or being
petted and seemed to mostly enjoy taking naps.
While here, I ran into Martin from the visit to the mountain
top the previous night. He was here with his wife and child.
He had told me he lived nearby and that the funicular was part
of his commute. I didn't take any pictures of him, it felt
like it'd be rude. But I was amused that I ran into the one
person I met in the country. It also made me feel like this
place was worth going to twice, day and night, if a local does
the same.
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Side view of a goat hanging out on top of Mt. Fløyen in Bergen.
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People sitting in front of the Conceptual Telescope
enjoying the view of Bergen.
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A plaque that describes the wooden lens-like artwork.
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The disc is a "conceptual telescope" that was
a gift to Bergen.
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A goat on Mt. Fløyen just sitting around and goating it up.
Heading Down
After spending a couple hours at the top of the mountain (including
lunch and goats), we headed back down.
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A telephoto shot of the top of Mt. Ulriken and the
cable-car tower.
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The view of Store Lungegårdsvannet, a bay on the
east side of Bergen that...(more)
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We took a slightly different way down and wound up
at the Skansemyren Sports...(more)
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A panoramic picture of the track and field
at the Skansemyren Idrettsplass.
Residential Areas
At some point Stephanie needed to make a pit stop. Early on we
couldn't find any restrooms, and even though there were woods,
they were fairly sparse and there were a lot of people on the paths.
And some of them might be Vikings. We thought the Sports Field might
have a bathroom but while the track was open the buildings were not.
We continued and got into a residential neighborhood. There were
some houses with nice views, but that didn't help much. Eventually
we got back down and found a little bar and restaurant that fit
the bill. Since I was waiting around, I took some pictures of flowers.
For reference, the street was Nordre Skansemyren which is between
the sports field and the last station before the top on the
funicular.
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With great views come great responsibiilty, and a great many
steps.
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This house on the hill had a sort of bridge to connect it
to the road.
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Flowers with a restaurant (that had a bathroom)
in the background.
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Someone saw me taking pictures. He said something to me in
Norwegian and after...(more)
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I was here. And gate ("gah-teh")
is the Norwegian word for street.
2019 Norway pictures
Part 6: Bergenhus Festning (Bergen Castle Fortress)
Part 7: Fjords: The Train to Voss
Part 8: Fjords: The Bus to Gudvangen
Part 9: Fjords: Gudvangen
Part 10: Sognefjord by Boat
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