Bergen Norway

August 9, 2015  Bergen, Norway

I was up early and had breakfast in the Lido.  Earl, a man from the Singles and solos group, asked if he could join me on my hike.   At 8:30 we set off walking to the funicular.   It was raining lightly with a pretty strong wind.  Since it was Sunday the funicular didn’t open until 9am.  We decided to have a coffee at McDonalds and wait. We were hoping the rain would stop.

At 9am we went and took the funicular up the hill.   It is the longest funicular that I have ever ridden.  At the top  there is a great view of the city.  After taking the obligatory pictures, we decided to hike.  There are a few hiking trails at the top and we hiked 3 of them. The best took us to a lake.  As we walked the rain stopped.

After riding back down, we went to the Fish Market.   Beautiful fresh fish including whale. They sell cooked fish meals.  The cheapest price we saw was $25 for a plate of fish and chips.

We hiked all over the city taking pictures of the brightly colored houses.

After lunch back on the ship, I went out to spend my last 150 Norwegian Kroner.   It wasn’t easy since everything is so expensive.  I finally bought a little troll.

I went to the Le Cirque dinner. It was delicious.  I had the lobster salad,  green  pea soup, rack of lamb, and, finally, sorbet for dessert.

Tomorrow is a sea day before we get to Amsterdam.  200 passengers will be leaving and about 100 will be coming on board.  It is hard to believe this cruise is almost 1/2 over.