Bergen, Norway

 

June 17

Last night we watched to see if the sun stayed out.  Here is a picture of 1am.  But, the sun did set.

                                                 

The first view of cute Bergen

 

         

Today we took another hop-on/hop-off bus.

                                                         

Bergen is at the end of a fjord that looks more like a bay.  No high cliffs.  That is supposed to come tomorrow.  Bergen is a city with 7 hills.  We only spent time in the old part of town.  In 1944 a munitions ship exploded in the harbor and destroyed one whole side of the city and set fire to most of the rest.  So there is not a lot of old original buildings left. 

This church was rebuilt after the accident.

So we rode around the city and got off at the only Catholic church in town.  We weren’t able to go inside because someone was getting married. 

                                   

 

So, we walked back down the hill to the port area. 

Then we walked around the rebuilt tower and church area.

Then we walked to the fish market, an area with booths of all kinds of fishes, cooked and raw, and lots of crafts boots.  Some of the most fun is going shopping for non-touristy stuff, like hair conditioner.  Some languages are harder to guess at than others.  Luckily, 90 % of Norwegians speak some English.

By then I was very tired and we got on the bus and went back to the ship.

                                                                   

These kinds of baby carriages are very popular here.  I don’t see them at home.

   Guess they let dogs driver here….

 

                                            

Of course I had to post this….