Adventure building with historical buzz!

Hardly particularly practical.   But still very aristocratic and charming .Not least the location of Gamlehaugen. The Crown Prince chose to rather live in the gardener's home when he studied in the city. He is a modern type.Here you find a very nice tour with a lot of exciting information about important Norwegian history. Incredibly good that they are trying to restore it as it has been before, as opposed to modern interpretations.

Incredibly nice to walk in the garden there too. This is a gem, a little outside Bergen city.

Gamlehaugen stands there so majestically with a well-kept and beautiful park around.Artful and unorthodox building with towers, inspired by castle-like brick houses according to Scottish-English tradition and role models. It can be visited all year round, but personally I think it is so mighty beautiful to visit in the month of May and in the fall.In the Middle Ages and until the Black Death, farming was associated with the place where Gamlehaugen is located today. In 1665, agricultural land was again connected to Fjøsanger main farm. In 1808, the property was separated to Danckert Krohn's niece, Marie Krohn. Nyhaugen was also taken over by his nephew Albert Henrik Krohn. New farmhouses were built on both properties. These were almost identical single-storey buildings with a central sheet and a sloping mansard roof. Gamlehaugen was later converted to Swiss style. Nyhaugen was also rebuilt before it was demolished to make way for new buildingsGamlehaugen was bought in 1838 by Schack Stenberg. In 1864, Ole Bull's son, Alexander Bull, bought the property. After two years, he sold it on to coppersmith Ole Andreas Gundersen. The last owner to run Gamlehugen as a farm was merchant Anton Mohr, who bought the property in 1878. When he died in 1890, widow Alethe Mohr sold property.ThenThe place was built by Norway's first prime minister and responsible for the agreement in 1901-1905.  Christian Michelsen's office contains a rare collection of memories from 1905. with Norwegian history and our secession from Sweden in 1905 .   Gamlehaugen was taken over by the state in 1925. A major refurbishment work was completed in 1991.The second and third floors, with 13 rooms, are privately managed by the royal family when they visit Bergen. When the royals do not use the property, the ground floor is open to the public
It has a beautiful park (open to the public all year round) and a small "beach" which is very popular in the summer.It is very well maintained and is ideal for picnics and barbecues when the weather allows






The pleasure place Gamlehaugen

In the park you can stroll or calm down on the beautiful lawns. About 8 km stroll back to the center for the pedestrians.The bus from the city center and out stops about 700 m before the place

The Gamlehaugen gate
Here in the Portner buildning The crown Prince stayed when he lived and went to millitary school 

Go on a guided tour, Lots of history in those walls!

 Old and new flower beds with plants for large parts of the year. In the park you can stroll or calm down on the beautiful lawns.
Nice place for an afternoon tea or morning coffe!

I have to tell the rest of this story. I was not really going to visit the castle. I had plans for visiting a farm and see the animals when I saw these Swans with six children who came swimming.They are going to the castle I said to myself! I hurried to reach them (I was on the other side of the bay) and this is how this story came about. Yes, one thing takes the other ! Nice! The concierge or gardener of the area, an elderly gentleman told me from the time here at Gamlehaugen. He also told me it was a lot of salmon and trout in the water and I have to come one afternoon so they would take out the boat to fish with me! I thanked heartily but out of old habit from when I was a child and told not not go with strangers I greeted nicely and thanked for the chat. Another time! 

Here comes mother with the six babies.
Father has inspected the area and found it safe.

Thanx for warching! 
Anita