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The Montana Hostel is quite good, with a very accomodating staff and friendly TV room. While in Bergen I highly recommend the Bergen City Museum, which has an incredible display of Dahl’s paintings.  Even if you are not really into art, it is a simplay stunning exhibit, due to its hightech lighting and Dahl’s ability to capture the drama of nature in his paintings.  My 13-year old son and I stumbled in quite by accident, and it was one of the highlights of a 3-month round the world trip. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> [...] I know that there are three youth hostels in >Bergen? Which one is the best for us, do you think? >    I’d avoid the Bergen Vandrerhjem YMCA (downtown, near the water).  I > spent a night there last August; it was without a doubt the worst hostelling > experience I’ve ever had.  Everyone was bunked co-ed in one gigantic room; I > was kept up by groups noisily coming and going at all hours of the night. > Sanitary facilities consisted of a couple of toilets and a broken shower for > the entire building. >    To be fair, they had a lot of signs up stating that they were renovating, > so it may be a paradise on Earth *this* summer; however, it was difficult > for me to see where they were doing any work, and I think there’s a reason > why they still only have one star in the HI-Norway directory. >    Most guidebooks seem to recommend the hostel "Montana" outside of town. >   — Kevin

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> Getting to Montana is very easy. Just take bus 31 towards "L