Wednesday, June 22
Today started out cloudy and cool, but the forecast was for sunny breaks so we were hoping they were right. We set off from the ship and visited the Rosenkrantz Tower on the way to town, swinging by St. Mary's church, the Hanseatic building complex and the Cathedral before arriving in town. Bergen is Norway's second largest city, and is a World Heritage city, with lovely old weatherboard buildings, more modern brick ones and many others in the Norwegian style with a variety of roof lines and traditional colours.
The harbour is the real hub with lots of cafés, restaurants and shops, as well as the Fish Market. The produce here looked amazing, and we tried some Reindeer, Moose and Whale salami, but they all tasted like any salami! It was interesting seeing whale meat for sale too - it looked like it had been smoked as it was black.
The sun was coming out so we decided to take the Mt. Floyen Funicular to the hill top 320 metres above Bergen, and fortunately we picked the right time as there was no queue to board. It was a short but spectacular ride and the views were amazing, but from the peak they were even better. We walked around taking lots of photos in the glorious sunshine, and you could see for miles over the hills surrounding Bergen as well as the waterways that it is built around.
The ride down was fun, and from there we wandered back to the ship. The city was really buzzing now with lots of people enjoying the sunny afternoon at the outdoor cafés along the harbour, combined with the tourists from a couple of cruise ships. Back on the Prisendam we decided to sit in the Crows Nest (a lounge on deck 12 at the front of the ship) for the sail out, and it was spectacular!
Another memorable day in Norway.
Today started out cloudy and cool, but the forecast was for sunny breaks so we were hoping they were right. We set off from the ship and visited the Rosenkrantz Tower on the way to town, swinging by St. Mary's church, the Hanseatic building complex and the Cathedral before arriving in town. Bergen is Norway's second largest city, and is a World Heritage city, with lovely old weatherboard buildings, more modern brick ones and many others in the Norwegian style with a variety of roof lines and traditional colours.
The harbour is the real hub with lots of cafés, restaurants and shops, as well as the Fish Market. The produce here looked amazing, and we tried some Reindeer, Moose and Whale salami, but they all tasted like any salami! It was interesting seeing whale meat for sale too - it looked like it had been smoked as it was black.
The sun was coming out so we decided to take the Mt. Floyen Funicular to the hill top 320 metres above Bergen, and fortunately we picked the right time as there was no queue to board. It was a short but spectacular ride and the views were amazing, but from the peak they were even better. We walked around taking lots of photos in the glorious sunshine, and you could see for miles over the hills surrounding Bergen as well as the waterways that it is built around.
The ride down was fun, and from there we wandered back to the ship. The city was really buzzing now with lots of people enjoying the sunny afternoon at the outdoor cafés along the harbour, combined with the tourists from a couple of cruise ships. Back on the Prisendam we decided to sit in the Crows Nest (a lounge on deck 12 at the front of the ship) for the sail out, and it was spectacular!
Another memorable day in Norway.
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