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Rosendal to Bergen
Day 6
We woke up in Rosendal to fresh air from the open windows overlooking the Hardangerfjord, and enjoyed our first morning as an engaged couple with a delicious breakfast at our hotel. We utilized the hotel’s sandwich bar to pack our lunches for the day. After leaving the hotel, we drove up the road to Barony Rosendal and enjoyed the rose gardens in the morning light. Afterward, we stopped at Rosendal Stone Park before our drive to Bergen.
In 1658 there was a wedding between Norway’s wealthiest heir, Karen Mowat and a poor but proud Danish nobleman. Karen Mowat and Ludvig Rosenkrantz were given the farm Hatteberg as a wedding present. They built their home here, and called it Rosendal. It was finished in 1665.
Rosendal is surrounded by beautiful and historic grounds, including a renaissance garden, a romantic landscape garden, and the kitchen garden. From the gardens you get a grand view of the enveloping mountains and of the waterfalls Hattebergfossen and Hardangerfjorden. The gardens have been built up through changing styles and fashions, here you can experience more than 300 years of garden history.
Rosendal is surrounded by beautiful and historic grounds, including a renaissance garden, a romantic landscape garden, and the kitchen garden. From the gardens you get a grand view of the enveloping mountains and of the waterfalls Hattebergfossen and Hardangerfjorden. The gardens have been built up through changing styles and fashions, here you can experience more than 300 years of garden history.
Barony Rosendal
Baroniet Rosendal
Baroniet Rosendal
Hordaland
The Hardanger Bridge is 1380 meters long, one of the longest suspension bridges in the world, the longest in Norway. The bridge was built as a 2 lane suspension bridge with lanes for bicycles and pedestrians and completed in 2013.
On our drive from Rosendal to Bergen, we stopped at the Hardanger Bridge. We walked to the lookout point for photos and enjoyed our packed lunch.
Hardanger Bridge
Hardangerbrua
Hardangerbrua
Hordaland
Once we arrived in Bergen, we settled into our hotel, from which we had a wonderful view across the harbor of Bryggen. That afternoon we walked to Bryggen and explored the local markets. We decided to test out our GoPro’s live stream feature and share some of our experience with our friends on Facebook. As per our Norwegian friend's recommendation, we tried a reindeer hot dog from a walk-up window and it was delicious!
The very first buildings in Bergen were situated at Bryggen, which has remained a vibrant and important area of the city for many centuries. In 1360, the German Hanseatic League set up one of its import and export offices at Bryggen, dominating trade for almost 400 years.
Bryggen has been devastated several times by fire, in 1702 the whole city was reduced to ashes. Quickly rebuilt on the foundations that had been there since the 11th century, Bryggen has been able to remain the same, and is today one of the most well known city areas from the Middle Ages in Norway.
Bryggen has a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and the city of Bergen is a designated World Heritage City.
Bryggen has been devastated several times by fire, in 1702 the whole city was reduced to ashes. Quickly rebuilt on the foundations that had been there since the 11th century, Bryggen has been able to remain the same, and is today one of the most well known city areas from the Middle Ages in Norway.
Bryggen has a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and the city of Bergen is a designated World Heritage City.
Bryggen
Bergen, Hordaland
That evening we took the Fløibanen funicular to the top of Mount Fløyen. Unlike the Gaustabanenn funicular, this one was on the exterior of the mountain. Due to the proximity to the city, Mount Fløyen was a very popular tourist spot with gift shops and restaurants on top. We walked the trails, up to a secluded mountain lake and then back to the scenic overlook and enjoyed a waffle cone from the café as we watched the sun set over the city.
The Fløibanen funicular in Bergen is one of Norway’s best-known attractions. Fløibanen can be found in the heart of Bergen, 150 m from Fisketorget – the fish market – and Bryggen wharf. The journey up to Fløyen (320 m above sea level) takes about 5–8 minutes. Only a short walk away from Fløibanen's top station, you will find the beautiful and idyllic lake Skomakerdiket.
Fløyen
Bergen, Hordaland
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