Bergen, Day 2

After 13 days of sunshine, we got our first glimpse of wet weather. The city of Bergen gets 260 days of rain each year and we saw it firsthand. This was no Seattle drizzle, but rather a solid shower for endless hours. But, we were leaving town that day, so we had our waterproof gear on while we spent the afternoon around the town.

We walked past the fish market again, tempted by the smoked fish, caviar and sausages, but we refrained from purchasing any "souvenirs." Next was the Brygga, which is a row of more than fifty 18th century buildings still standing. These are probably the only buildings in Scandinavia this old that have never burnt down. Seriously, look up the history of any city we've been to and you'll see that each city has burnt down at least once. This makes the Brygga that much more impressive.

Just down the street lies the old Bergen military fortress. The parts of the fortress that weren't destroyed in WWII were pretty cool, and we could tell that the fortress would've been quite imposing in its entirety.

The other attractions in Bergen consisted of a leprosy museum and numerous art galleries, which are not really our thing, so we wandered around in the rain for a while. We saw some old houses, statues and the lake and fountain (see pic) before catching the bus to Kvanndal for the weekend to see a fjord.