2025 trip to Norway and Denmark - day 3

• Start of day: Bergen, Norway (Hotel Park)

• End of day: Bergen, Norway (Hotel Park)

I start the day after a huge sleep, logging almost 9 hours on the CPAP. One would like to believe my jet lag has been remedied and my internal clock has been reset. [Spoiler: nope.]

As I mentioned at the end of yesterday, I intentionally booked a walking tour for this first full day in Bergen, to get me up and moving earlier than perhaps my body wanted to. I skipped hotel breakfast and casually made my way through downtown Bergen:

Arriving at over to the Bryggens Museum next to the waterfront for my scheduled tour:

Our group for the tour was unique. There were only six of us¹ , and the other five people were all together – an older, blind couple; their two guides; and one other person with them. I ended up speaking with the couple quite a bit once they learned I was American and interested in Norway and its history, as they were both Norwegian.

The tour itself was fascinating! Not to spoil it for you but: there were lots of fires. I mean, they built with wood and all. Each time there was a fire, they built a little bit closer to the water. And, as you might imagine, they took lots of precautions to avoid future fires. Our tour guide described all of this in a much more engrossing way, naturally.

After the tour I wandered around the museum some on my own, after which I strolled over to the top of the harbour where they have a bunch of outside stalls selling mostly seafood (raw and prepared). I enjoyed this very fresh salmon sandwich and people-watched:

The rest of the afternoon I wandered aimlessly. I did have to stop in an “apothecary” for some flossers and took a momment to check out the sunscreen prices. These are about $40 US, so I’d advise bringing your own.

For dinner I opted for another bento box, this one from a place at the main train station.

With a 7:50am express ferry in the morning, I call it an early night.

1. My understanding is this tour accommodates up to 25 people and can sell out in the summer. ↩