lifestyle MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The Troll Tongue rock.

The Pulpit rock where visitors contemplate the beauty of the “fjord” from above.

The Kjerag rock.

wood foundations undergo mainte- nance work every 50-60 years to pre- Team of the trip serve them. The nicest activity in Bergen is ascending to the top of the city by train to see it from above, walk and take stunning pictures, before com- ing back to wander through the old city and its markets before taking some rest in one of the cafes over- looking the harbor. Bergen has a buzzing night life and Arab restaurants. A tourist guide can be helpful in visiting and enjoy- ing its landmarks.

To ‘Flam’ in the most popular tourist tour in Norway “Norway in Nutshell” is the most famous tourist tour in Norway, mov- ing by train from Bergen to Voss and from there by bus through deep val- The trip team hosted by the Turkish Airlines staff members: Cem Ongen, leys to Gudvangen with its berth and Sinan Dilek and Melike Gundogdu in the Lofoten restaurant in Oslo. the boats of the Vikings who inhabit- The Flamsbrygga Hotel in the town of Flam. the “Kjosfossen” sweet water falls. go back to the period between 1880 ed the country in the past, and from In brief, Norway is a hymn for and 1930. As indicated by its name , there, with the wonderful scene of beauty played by the sea, sung by the museum shows the history of the the embrace of the sky and the fjord, the mountains and enjoyed by the canning, fish balls, salted and a ferry trip in the “Naer fjord”, which Stavanger is also famous for its Bergen ... the Seven ing the towns along its banks. The visitor as one of the most beautiful smoked sardines industry which fed is also included in the UNESCO world old quarter adjoining the harbor Mountains City beauty of the arrival by sea to the old countries in the world. the populations of the country and heritage list, to the town of Flam. where large ships bring tourists to A cruise trip lasting about 5 hours Bergen is hard to describe. The city, Europe and which Norway was Flam is a small town with a mari- wander through it and visit its hous- in sunny weather took us from which is over a thousand years old The Canning Museum famous for. The museum also fea- na for ships and large yachts, two es and the “canning museum”. Stavanger to Bergen, the second looks like a painted picture especially One of the useful stops in the city tures a lounge that screens historical hotels one of them is the On the margins of our Stavanger largest city in Norway which is called its harbor and the “Bryggen Bergen” of Stavanger is the visit to the films about this industry and a shop Flamsbrygga with its traditional visit we went to two special hotels, the “Seven Mountains City”, during buildings built with hard wood and “Canning Museum” whose displays selling souvenirs. the first was the “Sola Strand Hotel” which we enjoyed along the length included on the UNESCO world her- design which offers the guest the located on a sandy beach on the of the fjord the rich nature surround- itage list. It was built in 1702 and its original Norwegian experience. north sea where the most beautiful Flam is an ideal place for recre- surfing competitions in Europe are ation and calm. A railway station at held, and the “Hummeren” located at the bank of the marina would take a yachts berth and is famous for its the visitor back in a 5-hour trip to sea food. The location of the two Oslo via Myrdal, with the train mak- hotels with their surrounding coun- ing stops along the way to provide tryside made them famous as two the passengers with the chance to main stops for the visitors of take pictures of beautiful natural Stavanger. sights the most famous of which is

The Hummeren hotel and restaurant overlooking the beautiful Yachts marina near The Opera and Ballet Stavanger. House in Oslo.

The museum director The canning industry is a Piers Crocker. traditional profession in Norway.