Day 10 - Fløyen exploration (Norway) -> Copenhagen

I mentioned that on my first day here, I did a quick hike up the mountains, towards the brightly colored houses that sit upon the cliffs. Today, Soj and I hiked up in a similar direction, heading first to Fløyen, then went further up to the Ulriken Mountain. The plan was to take the Funicular up to Fløyen, but I decided it'd be much more fun and scenic to walk it. It turned out to be the right decision.

Our destination: The top

Starting the hike from the bottom

The hike took about 4 hours, 3 hours up, taking pictures and rests along the way, and about 1 hour down. This hike is probably my favorite (beating out the waterfall hike the day before, and the Yosemite Falls hike few years earlier), simply because of its uniqueness. As you walk up the mountains, you are surrounded by verdant fauna along the way. The really tall tress providing shade, with a cool breeze cooling your warm back. It is almost like a normal mountain hike -- except that when you look to your horizon, you see the ocean and the cute little houses of Bergen all along the coast. You look to another direction, and you see the magnificent cliffs of the mountains. The composition of these things makes this hike really unique, and I don't think I'll see anything like it (although Soj says hiking around San Francisco has a similar feel -- I'll need to try that).

I'm currently sitting in my hotel in Copenhagen. I arrived late, so no time to explore (and even skipped dinner). I'll start early tomorrow, and then I'll head to Rome.

View going up

View from Fløyen Lookout

Coming down from Fløyen

Had 2 hotdogs from here. One reindeer sausage (with lingonberry sauce, fried onions, and mustard), and one curry sausage (mustard, ketchup, and fried onions). Reindeer sausage was really good, with rich flavor and tender meat. No gamey flavor at all. Each hotdog was 58 NOK (or about $7 USD).

Had to take another photo of Bryggen once we were back down.

In case anyone was wondering, my travel pack - Farpoint 40 (only for going to and from airports)