WHEW. This is a tough climb. I'm moderately fit and it took me about 35 minutes of huffing and…read morepuffing. Totally worth it though. You'll feel proud of yourself and the views are amazing! You can do an easy hike about 40 mins afterwards across Mount Floyen and then take then trolley down (I don't think most people go back down the steps). Definitely worth it!

My absolute favorite mountain in the Bergen area; granted I've only been up to two out of the…read moreseven, but this will always hold a dear place in my heart. There's several ways you can hike to the top, but my favorite and the most famous way are the 800+ steps. There's even a race every Fall to see who can run them up the fastest. Crazy if you ask me, but I guess Im only jealous!

The cable car is a must do for the view and the hiking at the top, Do be aware that some of the…read morehikes that are far from the cable car are not well marked particularly the Vidden trail, and there are a lot of social trails, so bring your All Trails or Kamoot app to make sure you do not get lost. The Vidden trail is very rocky, be sure to have sturdy boots.

The Ulriken cable car (aka Gondola) is a great way to get a view from the top of a mountain. It is…read morea modern cable car and very fast and efficient and safe. It is a little bit of a hassle to get to if you don't have a car and are staying in Bergen, but there is an express bus or you can take the light rail closeby and walk to the entrance. We took the light rail there and express bus back (bus was definitely more efficient and door to door from central Bergen). There is some food at the top, but not a big restaurant. All and all if you like mountain views and/or hiking, this is worth a trip. We saw many take the gondola up one-way and then hike down.

7/4/2024 - we made reservations online at Booking at www.esicapebryggen.no and the website can be…read moretranslated into English. The escape room is in English as well to read about it. More to come. Total cost was about 1.005 NOK or about $33 US dollars each for the reservation tonight. They have several games to select from. We arrived at 6:45 pm and had to walk up to steep sets of stairs and almost hit my head cause the cloning is so low. The game was fun but hard, did the detective version. It is in English or Norwegian . The video to start to the escape room you couldn't hear it all. I'm giving it a total of 4 stars. I would have given it 5 stars but they didn't allow us to take a photo at the end where others did. So a total of 4 stars. See photos.

This was ESCAPETHEROOMers second stop in Bergen, Norway. Escape Hunt is a franchise that started…read morein 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. Currently, they have spread all over the world. However, they do not produce the same games for each location. A lot of the escape room themes are particular to that region such as the one we are trying today. As we climbed up the stairs to the escape room, we were quickly impressed by the lobby décor. It was very welcoming with a safe place to lock up your belongings before entering the lobby area with tables/chairs and water offered at every location. There's even a "fireplace"! As we got comfortable, we were debriefed on the storyline of "Escape from Akershus Fortress". The story takes place in May 7th, 1945, the day before Norwegian's Independence. We were the last "Pelle-group" of prisoners that must escape the Akershus Fortress before being executed by the Nazis. Time is of the essence! We started out in two different jail cells and had to work together to reunite at the end. We were impressed by the set design as well as the maintenance of the condition of the room. The décor and the props implemented kept with the war theme throughout the entire gameplay. There was one puzzle that we made difficult for ourselves again and had a "duh" moment after. So like all other review posts, for the expert players, don't over think a puzzle. There was definitely a "bombdiggity" ending! We always appreciate a great experience from beginning to end. So if that's something that you are looking for,, this is definitely one of the locations to visit. Feeling competitive? You can book the same identical room and compete with each other! They also have another game currently at their location called "The Central Bank Robbery" that we would love to try when we return to Bergen in the future. *For more info, check out my Yelp profile.

This is ESCAPETHEROOMers third escape room tour stop in Bergen, Norway. This location was a bit…read morefurther out from the city center and we really appreciate the owner picking us up so that we can fit this into our schedule. With that said, this location has plenty of parking. It is located in an old warehouse area which is quite fitting for the theme of the two rooms that they offer. The lobby area is quite spacious, and they even have their own workshop located on the premise. I'm sure they will produce a lot more intriguing games in the future as they definitely have the space. The games that they are currently offering at the location are "The Cubbyhole" and "Contagion". We were "lucky" enough to become the victims of the "The Cubbyhole" room. Since the room is quite spacious, we definitely recommend that you book with a group of friends as it was a bit challenging for just the two of us. To start the game, we were told to close our eyes and hold on to the person's shoulders in front of you as they lead you somewhere into a basement. As we opened our eyes, we found ourselves locked up in a cell. The eeriness of the semi-dark room gave me some goosebumps and immediately made me feel like a victim of some psycho killer. All I can think about at the time was I better hurry before time runs out and he comes in from somewhere! For those of you that know me, I'm a scaredy-cat (I must be prepared for all situations). Luckily, this room doesn't have a live actor, so I was basically just scaring myself. The music was quite fitting and set the tone for the room. While some of the puzzle pieces were a bit "dangerous" in terms of sharpness, it definitely added authenticity to the props. We are sure the owner has made some adjustment by now. We liked some of the unique puzzle designs in there that we've never seen before. Some challenges would test you on what can be utilized if you were actually in that situation. It was a bummer that we couldn't play the full hour since we were late for returning back to our cruise ship. But based on the explanation of the game from the owner, we felt that we could've completed it in time if we had the hour. This game is meant for a bigger group as there are a good number of puzzles to be solved and of course for some extra courage, you can "cuddle" together in the "cubbyhole"! *For more info, check out my Yelp profile.