{"id":3487,"date":"2012-09-12T22:33:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T21:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3487"},"modified":"2012-11-03T17:34:15","modified_gmt":"2012-11-03T17:34:15","slug":"norway-day-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3487","title":{"rendered":"Norway Day 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Wednesday 12th September<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We spent the night on the coastal ferry in a small but well-equipped cabin.  The movement of the boat awoke me several times during the night so I wasn&#8217;t well-rested in the morning, but what sights we woke up to when we opened the cabin&#8217;s curtains! The coast is simply stunning:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2249edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2249edit-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Coastal scenery\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2249edit-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2249edit-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2250edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2250edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Coastal scenery\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2251edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2251edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Coastal scenery\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3142\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2254edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2254edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Coastal scenery\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3146\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just to give a sense of scale, check out the buildings in this one:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2260edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2260edit-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Coastal scenery with buildings\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2260edit-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2260edit-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were miles and miles of stunning scenery so I&#8217;ll wrap it up with the highlights:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2277edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2277edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Coastal scenery\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2281edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2281edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Coastal scenery with rainbow\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3154\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2282edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2282edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Coastal scenery\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3155\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, Bergen came into view.  Our wondrous coastal journey was complete.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2292edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2292edit-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Approaching Bergen\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2292edit-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2292edit-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After checking in to our hotel we went to the tourist office and had a look around Bergen.  It&#8217;s a pretty place:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2297edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2297edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Bergen\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3161\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2301edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2301edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Bryggen, Bergen\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3163\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2300edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2300edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Bryggen, Bergen\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3162\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We ended our first night in Bergen with a very good dinner at Swedish restaurant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Restaurant_Review-g190502-d952695-Reviews-Naboen-Bergen_Hordaland_Western_Norway.html\">Naboen<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2302edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2302edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Starter: smoked reindeer with loganberry sauce\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2303edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2303edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Starter: Gravadlax\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2304edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2304edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Main: lamb\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2305edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2305edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Main: fish\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3171\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2306edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2306edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Dessert: chocolate truffle\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3172\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday 12th September We spent the night on the coastal ferry in a small but well-equipped cabin. The movement of the boat awoke me several times during the night so I wasn&#8217;t well-rested in the morning, but what sights we woke up to when we opened the cabin&#8217;s curtains! The coast is simply stunning: Just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3487"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3489,"href":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3487\/revisions\/3489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}