The trip from Jotunheimen to Bergen is only 350km, but it took us approximately six hours to reach Bergen. This is because the route goes via a small and long mountain toll road (the automated system only accepts credit cards). Before we passed the high mountain peak, we had clear skies with beautiful views. Unfortunately this changed as we drove over the mountain and were greeted by clouds. A lot of dark clouds! This was to be expected since we were heading to the wettest city of Norway: on average it rains 235 days per year in Bergen! We drove through many beautiful fjords, but due to the weather and our lack of energy (we were completely exhausted from the trip through Jotunheimen) we didn't stop to make any photos. As we arrived, Bergen was able to add another rainy day to its list. But the next morning when we woke up, we were greeted by sunlight! After a quick breakfast we headed for the old part of the town: Brygge.
So
mehow we managed to get two consecutive sunny days! As we took off to Stavanger, the clouds rolled in. Since there are many fjords in this area, we had to take two ferries to reach Stavanger.
As we arrived in Stavanger, we found out again that travelling off
season in Scandinavia also has some drawbacks: all the hostels and cheap hotels
were either full or closed down for the winter. Eventually we found a campsite
which rented out small cabins. That night we went early to bed as we would
visit Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen) the next day. Besides the beautiful fjords and cliffs around Stavanger, there wasn't much going on in the city centre.
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