Walked, strolled meandered, mondered, around Bergen with stops in 2 art museums Boarded the MS Nordnorge in late afternoon. Departed Bergen at 8:30pm Currently ferrying in a northerly direction.
Seeing Bergen
Bergen photos from today’s wandering https://photos.app.goo.gl/6xA1GdYvGTVHQntD9
The Hanseatic lean
Post by Grubb. In 1360 a guild of German merchants, the Hansa, created an overseas office in Bergen. These merchants, the renowned Hanseatic League, dominated trade between north-east and north-west Europe for the next couple of hundred years. The area where they had their offices in Bergen, the Bryggen, has retained the original architecture from that…
The longest distance between two points
Post by Grubb. Ella’s frustration mounted yesterday when, on our trek back to the AirBnb I elected, once again, to choose the path that zigzagged uphill instead of just using the stairs. Today, descending from the upper reaches of Bergen, the switchback route was designed to meet my meandering needs.
Our route, Monday, May 22
Two objectives today: Beyond that, we wandered up small lanes ever higher And back down to the neighborhoods around the quay Let’s just say we zigzagged our way around the town
When Icarus went hang-gliding
Post by Grubb. While our train was slowing to a stop at Voss Station (way back on Saturday), I drew Ella’s attention to a hang-glider in a red rig that was swirling way too fast for a safe landing. The lake at the bottom of the Voss valley warms up during the day and the thermals…
Rooftop apartment in quiet area
At Professor Keysers Gata 4, a rooftop, small but airy two bedroom apartment (AirBnB), just a few blocks up a hill from the center of town. A quiet area. Three flights of steepish stairs.
Bergen weather jokes
Post by Ella. Time for a little googling about weather in Bergen. It rains all the time. 98 inches (2490 mm) per year. The driest month, May (yay!), gets 4.3 inches. The wettest is December coming in at 11.4 inches – which is more than New Mexico gets in a year. During the summer, even…
A little bit of Bergen
Post by Ella Present day Bergen, second largest city in Norway, population not quite 300,000, seems dominated by the University and tourists. The University of Bergen (one of six Universities located here) is well known as a marine research institution with 17,000 students. Cruise ships regularly dock here bringing thousands of tourists, while the train…
Early troll sighting
Post by Grubb Mythological creature come to life, or Internet monster?
Photos from today’s hike
Some photos from today’s troll hike. https://photos.app.goo.gl/DCEBmmr2V4HwiVf17
The daily food report
Post by Ella. Last night we ate at Bryggen Tracteursted, a little place tucked away from the busy dock area. They serve “traditional” Norwegian food. Aquavit of the day. It’s growing on me. But pricey. You can see what we each chose. Mine was a disappointment. Stock fish prepared Italian style? What was I thinking?…
Troll-steppin’
Post by Grubb. This morning we took the Fløibanen funicular up Fløyen Mountain overlooking Bergen. We joined a scattered group of Indian tourists on a terrace that provided a view of bayside Bergen. Then we took a path into the woods and paid heed to the warning signs. In our search for the “Troll garden” we saw…
Our route, Sunday, May 21
Post by Ella. In case we left you behind, we are in Bergen. Walked to the funicular and did a ride to views and hiking Rode the funicular back down Wandered the dock area Another gorgeous weather day in a town where it rains all the time
Students rallying in Bergen
Post by Grubb Bergen is known for being a university town. Most of the college is centered in the heart of the city so the streets have the rushabout clamorous energy that students bring with them. Yesterday, after we checked in at our AirBnb, we walked down to the docks to mingle with the Saturday afternoon strollers and…