Our first sound of Bergen was walking across Festplassen square pulling our suitcases. There was a man, wearing the hat with straight hair, singing Neil Young, tunes. We also watching some tiny children flitting around with scooters. Our place is in a cute neighbourhood--it is painted Cheese Whiz orange, has a orange, rose tree at the front door and is close to everything. There is no microwave but lots of other things.
After a much needed sleep-in the next morning, we used the Funicular to get to the top of Mont Floyen. There is a park at the top--great view of the city and many, many trolls. We have pictures. We had lovely pastries and coffees. It was a long walk down but pleasant. I thought "this would be lovely in the summer". Wait, this is the summer! We strolled in the town centre and there was another troll. The fish market was interesting, We will eat there on Sunday unless we go to the McDonalds we found. The building that houses it, is white, was built in 1710 and has no outside markings. We usually feel it is part of our job to eat at the big M sometime during a trip!
Norway in a Nutshell was an amazing tour! We left our place this morning (Saturday) at 8:00 and travelled by train, boat, coach and train again. We saw waterfalls, mountains, fjords, very green forests and grass, goats and water the colour of Lake Louise. There was a siren singing to us from a cliff in the middle of a huge, steamy waterfall. We returned to Bergen at 21:00--a wonderful, day full of Norway. Some breathtaking sights to behold. Driving back to Voss, the road was so twisty that I had to hold my breath a couple of times. The Driver was excellent.
Today is a laundry day. Seems like washers in this neck of the woods wash for hours. We have taken to stopping and advancing the machine to finally get things washed. We have been in many homes since November--usually like to use AirB&B places. It is always an adventure to see what is where and how to make things work. Getting groceries is also interesting as there isn't always English on the labels. In Iceland, we bought double-yoked eggs which I find gross. Here, the egg pan was so great, I could actually turn them over with no breakage. So far we have slept in 31 beds. By the time we return to Ottawa, maybe we will know what kind of bed to buy.
We had a lovely stroll around the downtown area--had ice cream and coffee. While having coffee, a little girl,maybe 4 years old, and her Dad sat down next to us. The little girl looked over to George and said, "Dad, he has the same book as you.". George was reading Rick Steves. We visited a few markets, saw many people in the square and some buskers. It isn't a surprise that Norwegions are lean, there are so many inclines and stairs to walk on. Bergen is a delightful place.
This evening we attended an organ concert at the Domkirken The Cathedral.- a Lutheran Cathedral. This concert was part of a series--the organist was from Russia. George thought that there were parts he could have played with both hands and feet. Did you know that Norway is 76% Lutheran? Did you also, know that sometime in the past the Lutherans killed the Catholics and there was a bounty on priests? The music was classical--organs really are amazing. We strolled through the Festplassen and then home to pack.
Tomorrow we leave here on the train. And so to Oslo.
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