Takk for good

Bergen is ringed by seven mountains and offers an easy escape into nature.

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The highest, Mount Ulriken, can be reached by cable car from just outside the city centre (ulriken643.no, around £10). At the summit is the Skyscraperen restaurant and cafe, boasting the best beer garden view I've ever seen out over the city.

Inside is no less spectacular, with floor-to-ceiling windows immersing diners in the craggy landscape. We dine on a seasonal, set menu including Jerusalem artichoke soup, beef sirloin with Chinese cabbage, and a rhubarb and raspberry sorbet.

The meal is paired with craft cider and the champagne-like Alde Sider we drink is from nearby Hardanger, a region with its own Protected Designation of Origin (my bags are later clanking with bottles from duty free).