Bergen is Norway's second largest city with a population close to 400,000. It was founded in 1070 and is seen as the entrance to the fjords. Now today we were lucky with sun as Bergen has many rainy days exceeding over 200 days per year of rain.
We started the day with new friends Barbara and Alan from Toronto and we took the local HOHO bus tour. Lots of scenery in town some of which I tried to capture in this first set of pictures.
At one of the stops we got off the bus and took the funicular to the top of Mt. Floyer. In Norwegian the O in Floyer has a / through it to give a different pronunciation. As the next set of pictures show the views from Mt Floyer are spectacular.
After the mountain trip we wandered through the historic fish and flower market area. We had lunch in the fishmarket, and Barbados friends will be able to compare it to Oistins(except for the prices which in Norway are a lot higher).
Some more wandering including through the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bryggen. I had to purchase a sweat shirt there to mark the occasion and Deen has now pointed out to me how my purchases have greatly exceeded hers. I also had to include in this next photo set pictures of my two brothers or at least how I see them.
Eventually we ended up back on the ship in time for the ice cream social and the cruise critic (and we' re not really critics) Roll Call get together. Alan and I thought it was appropriate to dress for the occasion.
Following a couple of glasses of wine there and then another with US friends in the Crows Nest it was time for dinner. Deen said "I hope to sober up" and friend Phyllis from Texas replied " that's not important to me".
Tomorrow (Monday) will be a sea day as we go through the North Sea heading south to Amsterdam .
From RCD's iPad
Location:Bergen,Norway
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