The rain was coming very heavy and I walked 15 mins to the other side of town to two more musuems included in my day pass.The first was the Maritime Museum. Along with Viking ships this explored all aspects of maritime life from mast heads, commercial shipping, sail boats, and explorersNext door was the Cultural History Museum. This was probably the best museum in Bergen and most underrated.Over the four floors it spanned Christian art, folk history, music, Ibsen...

Today I had the full day to explore Bergen but unfortunately a heavy rain system had settled over the city. Undetered I went to the tourist office to buy a day pass and exchange some moneyA day pass cost 200K ($40) including museum admissions and full city and surrounding transport pass. I'd got a feta cheese burek from the 7-11 to give me some food.Bergen is famous for the Bryggen district and its historic hanseatic wood houses. Unfortunately many of the tourist...

This evening a local was going to take me on of a walking tour of some of the old town homes. Usually people skip these and just take the funicular car to the top for the city viewLuckily the rain had died down somewhat from the afternoons massive downpour. Although the streets may seem touristy these were peoples homes so it was interesting to see the detailed care they had taken of their homesWe walked up to the city fortress for some city views which again mos...

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...