Norway in 2018, Bergen
Parts
Saturday, August 11
 |
| Part of Bergen City Park. |
 |
| Part of Bergen City Park. |
 |
| Part of Bergen City Park. |
I arrived in Bergen in late afternoon, checked into the hotel, and made my
way to Pingvinen for dinner of reindeer crepe with lingonberry sauce, potatoes,
broccoli salad. I also found Konfektgalleriet, a chocolate store I visited
several times while in town.
The park visible in these pictures was near my hotel. You can see a small bit
of the hills for which Bergen was named.
Sunday, August 12
 |
| Alley. |
 |
| Stairs in Håkon’s Hall. |
This passageway is from the historic/tourist area around the waterfront. I
spent a lot of the day visiting various museums there, including
Theta Museum, in a
room used by the Norwegian resistance during World War II.
From memory, I also visited an office of the Hanseatic League, an archeological
site, a castle,
Old Bergen Museum,
the Norwegian Fisheries Museum, and more, although I am not sure on which day I visited which thing.
Leprosy Museum.
 |
| People waiting to ride the Fløibanen. |
 |
| View on route to Fisheries Museum. |
 |
| Mural. |
I also scoped out the Fløibanen, allegedly a train to the top of Mount Fløyen.
You can see people waiting in line in the image to the right. I took a peek
inside the building, and it goes down, and you can see there are no tracks
behind the building going up the hill, so I had my suspicions.
 |
| Do-not-feed-pigeons sign. |
 |
| Translated sign. |
These two images show a translation app I was using at the time—original
photo on the left, iPhone display on the right.
Monday, August 13
 |
| Bergen from Mount Fløyen. |
 |
| Bergen from Mount Fløyen. |
 |
| Sign on Mount Fløyen. |
I avoided the Fløibanen line by going early. On the top of Mount Fløyen, some
goats were making themselves at home. I walked around a bit, did not feed any
trolls, and walked down.
 |
| Goats. |
 |
| Goats. |
 |
| Goats. |
 |
| Warning sign. |
 |
| Looking back up Mount Trøyen. |
Later in the day, I visited the Bryggens Museum,
wandered the tourist shops, and had Bergen fish soup.
Tuesday, August 14
 |
| Fanafjorden. |
 |
| Fanafjorden. |
Today, I visited the
Hordamuseum.
That involved a train ride out of town, then a bus ride, then a walk. The
Hordamuseum includes some relocated old houses with actors exhibiting
historic handicrafts and life. It also has indoor exhibits including a boat
hall. The images to the right are from the adjacent shore.
 |
| Dinner at Lysverket. |
Back in Bergen, I ate at Lysverket (“Light Work”), a Michelin star restaurant in
the art museum:
- Toasted sourdough with duck fat, served with kimchi.
- Glazed carrots with carrot falafel and feta cheese from Grindal Ysteri.
- Roasted fish with turnips and lovage.
- Sorrel ice cream with marinated plums.
 |
| Hills across Smålungeren, the pond in the city park. |
Wednesday, August 15
Wednesday was a travel day: a train to the airport, a flight to Trondheim, and
a bus into town.
© Copyright 2022 by
Eric Postpischil.
