FUNicular

Normally on Christmas Day we have an early start for presents, around 6.30 or so. Today it was 9.45 before the girls came and woke us up, it was the previously unheard of Christmas lie-in. We needed to get some pastries for our breakfast as a first order of business so we popped out to the closest Godt Brod and picked up a selection of Norway’s finest. It was a different start to the day from what we are used to and I have to admit, I did miss the way we would all sit around in our bed as the girls opened presents from their stockings. But filling up on a range of pastries certainly helped cheer us up.
The day was ours to do as we pleased and although there was not much to choose from given it was Christmas Day and Bergen is a fairly sleepy town, we did see that there was funicular in town and the only word in my vernacular to describe this discovery is spectacular. Our decision practically made itself so we headed off! It was a fairly short ride up a fairly steep hill and when we got to the top there was an amazing view of Bergen with a completely different perspective from up high. We had a bit of a wander round in the fresh air and took some photos but after a while it was time to head back down. There was no need for us to rush, we only had our meal to prepare so we leisurely made our way back home where with a team effort we whipped up a truly delicious meal, given the limited selection at the supermarket and the shortage of equipment we had to work with. One thing that was the same as pretty much every other Christmas, we had way more food than we needed so we were all too full and needed to spend some time vegging out in front of the television, with the Jonas Bros Christmas movie the perfect level of intelligence for us all. After some tv chilling time there was more food to be had, with some apple pastries with ice cream that Lily and Allegra whipped up, they were really good. All in all it was a very lazy day. Merry Christmas everyone.Læs mere