In September, I had the pleasure of traveling to Norway and visiting the quaint city of Bergen. This Unesco town still retains much of its charm. The old wharf area, known as Bryggen, showcases many of the original timber warehouses. Unfortunately, these monuments to history are slowly disappearing as they are all wood and susceptible to fires. As a matter of fact, while I was there, one of the old timber buildings a few blocks off the wharf caught fire and the plumes of smoke could be seen for miles.The city itself, is easily walkable from the wharf to the art museums to the fish market. The fish market is a great place to wander around. Test your taste buds by tasting the wild and farm raised salmon, and see if you can taste the difference. Here is a great place also to stock up on unusual foods such as reindeer or moose sausage. The mustard with dill sauce is not be missed.
While in Bergen, I checked out the Clarion Hotel Havnekontoret-not be confused with the Clarion Admiral hotel. This hotel is not what I expected from the name Clarion. The hotel is only 2 years old and is built in the former harbor masters building.
The lobby is very chic with lots of chandeliers and velvet and purple touches (but not too over the top, it didn’t look like Prince lived there!). They maintained the original concave ceiling entryway with its beautiful murals. Guests can take the original stone stairs to the tower for great views of the harbor. The rooms all feature dark hard wood floors, leather headboards, flat screen TV's and L’ Occitane bath products. Some rooms have harbor views.
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