Norway Adventure – Bergen 3

Friday, 8 March
Steps: 15013
We got up early as we had a busy day ahead of us. We planned to visit all the museums which were only open from 11 to 3pm. The sun was shining and we had a brisk walk to the Funicular which goes up to the top of Mt Floyen. From the top you get a really good view of Bergen. They were busy renovating the restaurant there. David enjoyed watching them do some construction and drilling. We walked to the lake and decided to walk the 3km back down to town. However, luckily plans changed as I needed a pitstop, so we took a quick loop back to the station. We took the funicular downhill and as we got off, it started to snow. By the time we had made it to Starbucks, it was showing heavily. As I might have mentioned before, snow is not my natural element and I was a bit glum. The snow stopped after about 15 minutes and we set off to the museums only to find that they were closed for renovations! We finally gave up on visiting museums and returned to the hotel to do some washing.

Later in the afternoon, the sun was shining again, so we took a little ferry across the water and walked to aquarium. The wind was icy. As we got to the aquarium, it started snowing again. The aquarium was pleasant enough, but not anywhere near Cape Town standard.
It was still snowing when we had had enough of the aquarium, so we caught a bus back to town. We went to the Fisketorget (fish market), which is held outdoors in summer, with a smaller indoor version in winter. It was fascinating to see all the different fish. We bought a takeaway of tempura prawn, salmon and cod as a snack. They were delicious.