Trainin' to Bergen

Early yesterday morning, I packed up and headed to the Oslo Central Station to inquire about catching the train to Bergen.  To my surprise, I was able to secure a spot on the first train out that day, and my cross-country train trip began.  The scenery reminded me a lot of Alaskan and Yukon scenery, with massive mountains, lakes, streams, and forests.  I alternately napped and scene-watched on the 7-hour ride, and arrived in Bergen mid-afternoon.



After finding the hostel, I set out planning on doing some laundry, but they don't have facilities (and the staff was utterly incapable of agreeing on where a laundry place was), so it looks like I'll be stretching my clothing for a day or two until I get back to Oslo.  I'm also getting rather tired of rice.  Purchasing the train ticket and a little breakfast completely drained my discretionary spending for the day, so it was rice and garlic again for dinner today.

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It's almost like I can't affjord this place!

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At least I shouldn't need a ticket for the train ride back.

Yesterday I was in no real mood to wander the city, so I stayed in the hostel and socialized - ran into an Australian gentleman that I met in the Oslo hostel, as well as ladies from Madrid, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany.  I also happened to meet a young man from Indiana, of all places!  This networking was extremely helpful, as it kept my spirits up and gave me my plans for the next day.

There's a mountain nearby that overlooks the city, and with luck I'll be able to get some rock climbing in.  I plan on making a full day of it, so I'll stop wasting both of our time on posting more, and get out and do it!  It's a sunny day in Norway (finally), so I plan to enjoy it!  Maybe even get some real food, too!

Brian out!