Full day in Bergen (Friday)

We did not have a tour or guide today so we were left to our own devices. Here are some cool things we saw and have no idea of the significance:

(My iPhone says the bottom right is a monument to Sailors….)

Light rain off and on today but didn’t disrupt anything. (16,850 steps)



Near the Harbor, we saw this robot/transformer from the movie Bumblebee:

Pop quiz: guess which of these restaurants is local???

Lunch at the only certified Neapolitan pizza place in Norway:

Fish Market at the Harbor:


Dinner at this Tapas restaurant: excellent!



We haven’t seen any “un-housed” people here but did see this statue. The plaque reads: No one is just what you see”.



Then this happened…


…and this:


We did not get a chance to go here but it was connected to the tapas restaurant in a hotel and looked very cool.




Tomorrow morning, luggage out at 8 am, then head to the ship at 11:00 am. We sail tomorrow night.



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