I'd arrived in Bergen just after lunch so had the whole day to explore but the rains were also starting to move in following me from my flight from Trondheim. I still needed lunch so was going to do some light exploring and continue on my full day in Bergen tomorrow.My hotel is in the central district which leads thru the pedestrian shopping zone to the historic wharf area. There was a large tourist info office where I went to plan my next 2 days in BergenMy imme...

Today I had another morning flight so had to be up early again to be at the train station to get to the airport. I was flying to Bergen but rather than a direct flight I chose one that made a stop in the coastal town of Alesund.I'd seen photos of Alesund which seems to float on water but it was too out of the way to make an actual trip there. I thought with a brief layover it would be fun to see more of Norway's coast by air.I was out the hotel by 630am as the dr...

Walking back from the Folk Museum I needed to get something to eat as I hadn't had lunch or anything except snack foods.Coming back into town I passed thru the old hospital district where many of the old homes were.I couldn't find much to eat in the town centre. I found a Burger King but they were 100K ($20) didnt have fish, and I didn't come all this way to Norway just to eat Burger King.There was a kebab shop whose prices seemed way too high until I figured out...

People in Iceland had told me Norway was 3x more expensive. I thought they were exaggerating. How can Norway be 3x more expensive when Iceland is a remote island that has to ship everything in.But Norway sticker shock was slowly setting in. I wanted to visit a folk museum the other side of town but city bus fare was 50K ($10). OMG $10 just to take a bus 1.5km. I can walk it thanks! And that was just a one way ticket, its 50K ($10) to come back again!!Before walki...

After leaving the wharf district I went to visit the Cathedral which the town is famous for. The Cathedral didn't open till 11am which is why I planned other things first.A combo ticket was 140K ($28) for the Cathedral, Museum, and Treasury, but the ticket was good for multiple entries throughout the day.Before entering the exterior front façade was quite impressive with its intricate rows of carved figures. Maybe in France they have Cathedrals like this tho...