Bergen Norway
Oh, to be able to sleep late is so nice. This trip has given us so many wonderful
times, but a lot of days that have needed us to get going pretty early. Dick is still not back to his normal energy
level, so extra sleep is appreciated.
After a breakfast in our apartment (having found the nice
grocery store the night before,) we were off to explore the wharf area and then
go on an amazing guided tour. Our young costumed
guide was very knowledgeable and able to give an excellent tour filled with
history and stories about the history of the city. We went through a couple of
museums, and had the chance to see a rather secret ruins of the old courthouse
that has been hidden away in the basement of a parking garage. This has been open to the public only for the
past 10 days. Very cool!!
The museums focused on life in the middle ages, as well as basically a working house where the Hanseatic merchants would have worked. Filled with such treasures. We also saw some examples of runes that appear to be written by average people, things like items to buy, or a note asking a husband to come from maybe from the local bar. Fascinating!
The museums focused on life in the middle ages, as well as basically a working house where the Hanseatic merchants would have worked. Filled with such treasures. We also saw some examples of runes that appear to be written by average people, things like items to buy, or a note asking a husband to come from maybe from the local bar. Fascinating!
After another lunch at our favorite fish and chips place, we
made a half-hearted attempt to go back to one of the museums from the morning,
and then gave into the idea of another nap.
A couple hours later, we emerge ready to find food.
We wandered around checking out the outrageous tourist restaurant prices, including a VERY expensive Chinese restaurant (it turns out that there are a lot of Chines tourist here). We finally settled on a $44 vegetarian pizza to go which we ate at the side of a local lake. A lovely final evening in Bergen. Dick is finally feeling well enough to do some more work with the photos. He stayed up until midnight, playing with pictures and following the World Cup game. Brazil had to be devastated losing in the semifinals. Then off to sleep for both. Another lovely day.
We wandered around checking out the outrageous tourist restaurant prices, including a VERY expensive Chinese restaurant (it turns out that there are a lot of Chines tourist here). We finally settled on a $44 vegetarian pizza to go which we ate at the side of a local lake. A lovely final evening in Bergen. Dick is finally feeling well enough to do some more work with the photos. He stayed up until midnight, playing with pictures and following the World Cup game. Brazil had to be devastated losing in the semifinals. Then off to sleep for both. Another lovely day.
“To
be on a quest is nothing more or less than to become an asker of
questions.” Sam Keen
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