Bergen

Arrived in Bergen on a rare sunny afternoon - rare because Bergen experiences around of 250 rainy days a year. Funny thing is, we were in Bergen in 2017 and that day was also fine and sunny. The hotel is well located, very close to the city centre and while some others rode the funicular to the top of Mt Florien, we wandered around the streets and shops.

The next day was totally different weather wise - cold and drizzly... and did I say cold! We had a city tour of the main points of interest including the Bryggen (the wharfside timber buildings) that are UNESCO listed. The city of Bergen has burnt down several times in the last 10 centuries due to the close packed timber houses - fire takes hold and it is very difficult to control.

We also visited the house of Edvard Grieg, composer and pianist, who composed music for the Peer Gynt play - Hall of the Mountain King and Morning Mood - which most of us are familiar with even if we don't know the name. There are a few other points of interest in Bergen that are in the photos.Read more