Bergen by Night, 14-01-2013

During one of the cold periods we have had here in Bergen this winter, I decided to take a trip after work to one of Bergens best view points - Fløien. It was freezing cold, and I am not particularly fond of the cold, so I didn't stay long. However, you have one advantage when it is cold - the air is very sharp, meaning your pictures will be sharp too. Here is some of the pictures i shot that afternoon.

Gamlehaugen

Gamlehaugen is the official residence of the Norwegian Royal Family in Bergen, Norway. Today it is surrounded with a nice park, which is open for the public, and quite popular in the summer. Historically, the area was used for farming. Around the turn of the 1900 century, the Swiss chalet style mansion, was demolished, and rebuilt in a Scottish baronial castle style, by Christian Michelsen, the first Prime Minister of Norway. Upon his death, Gamlehaugen was donated to the Norwegian state as the Royal residence.

The first two pictures below, were taken late October with the 100-400mm, and the last was taken two weeks later with the 70-200mm. As you see, all the leaves are gone.