One of the two carts
The day after our first tour around Bergen we decided to go up another of Bergen’s seven mountains, Ulriken. This is a taller mountain with it’s 643 meters above sea level.
View of the Mountains at the top
To get up we took the cable carts that are called Perle and Bruse. The weather was a little cloudy, but quite good.
Photo of the cable cart towers
When we got to the top we had lunch at the lovely restaurant that serves local food. If I wasn’t driving I would have tried one of the local beer.
Smoked salmon salad
As we sat eating the wind started acting up and there was quite the amount of fog comming in a long with rain.
Looking down on Bergen
So when we were going down the cable carts was stopped due to the wind. We had to wait for about two hours for the wind to have calmed down enough for it to be safe for us to take it down again.
Me at the top
It wasn’t the best trip down from there I’ve had. Dangling in the cart not being able to see much. But it was completely safe and we where happy to come down.
View on the way down
You are so brave…I would have been freaking out inside (I don’t like heights at the best of times 🙂 ) Thank you for sharing your wonderful experiences…just fascinating 🙂
I knew they wouldn’t take us down unless they thought it was safe. Anyway it’s much safer than doing the hike down when the wind is blowing, the rain is falling and the fog makes sure you can’t see anything. I’m glad you enjoyed the post. Thank you very much for the kind comment.
Thank you for your generous “likes”!!!!!! 🙂
You’re welcome. My pleasure to go visit.
It’s nice to see you so happy Mas 😉 x
Thank you Jack. Glad the photo was taken before the weather turned bad and we were stuck. I wasn’t so happy then.
😉 x
Beautiful view for the time you had it. You look like you are having a happy day.
Thank you Marlene. It was a lovely day untill we got stuck.
Glad the view was better going up! 😀 We went up part of Ben Nevis in a cable car – fine going up and dreadful weather coming down. Just glad to touch ground again!
Sounds like a wonderful trip. I was also very glad to be down again.
I’ve been up that mountain – stunning views of lovely Bergen, below.
It really is! I’ve walked up quite a few times before, but as a student I never spent the money on the cable carts.
What a lovely adventure, Maja. Thanks for bringing us along. Hugs
Glad you came with me! Hugs
I am charmed by that smoked salmon salad.
It was very tasty!
Fantastic scenery, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed!
What beautiful views! Nice setting for lunch.
It really is.
Wooooow
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Wow what a view! :o)
Yes, it’s really something special
Beautiful view…until the rain. Lunch looks wonderful.
Thank you! Lunch was delicious!
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It is so rewarding climbing a mountain to see a new view!! AND the big bonus of something yummy to eat 🙂
It is! This was not my first time on this mountain, but it was a first for my other half. Not being from Norway he was very impressed with the view.
I would have been too! Must get to Norway, it is on our wishlist! Do you need a housesitter? 🙂
I don’t, but I will let you know if I hear of anyone who does!
Thanks, Maja, we really appreciate you doing that. We do belong to Trusted Housesitters though still do housesitting for people who are not signed up to this website.