odd symbols near Bryggen
2009 August 4 · 9:44AM · Tuesday
monument
2009 August 4 · 9:45AM · Tuesday
This is a WWI monument, I think that is a mine; it says it was erected in 1921. I’m sure someone (ehem, Johannes) can correct my translation, but it’s something like “Because of the sailor’s moaning and death, we now have peace, security, and bread.” It’s always about the bread with Norwegians.
walking along the harbor
2009 August 4 · 9:59AM · Tuesday
cathedral in Bergen
2009 August 4 · 10:09AM · Tuesday
in the cathedral
2009 August 4 · 10:11AM · Tuesday
pulpit
2009 August 4 · 10:12AM · Tuesday
detail on pulpit
2009 August 4 · 10:13AM · Tuesday
Hold it… right… there…
altar
2009 August 4 · 10:14AM · Tuesday
holy water dish, I guess
2009 August 4 · 10:15AM · Tuesday
pipes
2009 August 4 · 10:17AM · Tuesday
saints
2009 August 4 · 10:18AM · Tuesday
every church in Norway needs a big ship
2009 August 4 · 10:19AM · Tuesday
graves outside the cathedral
2009 August 4 · 10:20AM · Tuesday
These graves were all very old, 1850’s or so; there were only 3 or 4 different families present. I assumed the most important church patrons.
cathedral door
2009 August 4 · 10:21AM · Tuesday
weird triangular lamp on the cathedral
2009 August 4 · 10:22AM · Tuesday
outside the cathedral
2009 August 4 · 10:23AM · Tuesday
filming the grandkids
2009 August 4 · 10:23AM · Tuesday
by the cathedral
2009 August 4 · 10:23AM · Tuesday
fortress in Bergen
2009 August 4 · 12:53PM · Tuesday
You must be this tall to enter the medieval fortress.
Katy doesn’t like the dungeons
2009 August 4 · 12:55PM · Tuesday
more dungeons
2009 August 4 · 12:56PM · Tuesday
It’s not immediately obvious in this picture, but I was seriously freaking out there… somewhere along the line, I’ve developed a good deal of claustrophobia, without being in any small enclosed spaces. This was the first time I’ve gotten to experience the irrational abject terror… hyperventilation, nausea, the works. This was a tiny dank hole of a room, I had to duck to get through the door, and my arms brushed both sides of the doorway. I’m shuddering thinking about it.
inside the fortress
2009 August 4 · 12:59PM · Tuesday
head inside the fortress
2009 August 4 · 12:59PM · Tuesday
Ruby in the narrow stairwells
2009 August 4 · 1:01PM · Tuesday
good to know they had a sense of humor back then
2009 August 4 · 1:03PM · Tuesday
clouds over the Bergen, shot from the fortress
2009 August 4 · 1:12PM · Tuesday
on the roof of the fortress
2009 August 4 · 1:13PM · Tuesday
I can’t believe they let us go out on this roof — lawsuit waiting to happen!
more tiny stairs
2009 August 4 · 1:14PM · Tuesday
um… nice codpiece… and what is that in your hand??
2009 August 4 · 1:18PM · Tuesday
Håkon’s Spinning Wheel
2009 August 4 · 1:32PM · Tuesday
This was part of banner that went along the edges of Håkon’s Hall, I assume celebrating important parts of Norwegian life/history. Giving the love to the fiber arts!
the king’s hall in Bergen
2009 August 4 · 1:33PM · Tuesday
other end of the king’s hall
2009 August 4 · 1:35PM · Tuesday
A German munitions boat blew up in the harbor, right next to this building and blew the top right off (and destroyed a lot of other buildings, and a large part of the fortress) in 1944. They rebuilt it after the war, so now everything has a slight 50’s flavor to it. At first I thought it was unfortunate that they did that, but then I remembered various cathedrals around that were completed over hundreds of years in the current styles. So you might end up with a cathedral with a gothic spire and a rococo nave.
Ruby in the king’s hall
2009 August 4 · 1:38PM · Tuesday
C in the king’s hall
2009 August 4 · 1:39PM · Tuesday
beneath the king’s hall
2009 August 4 · 1:40PM · Tuesday
leaving the cafe by the king’s hall
2009 August 4 · 2:06PM · Tuesday
walking by the harbor
2009 August 4 · 2:11PM · Tuesday
on the Bergen tourist train
2009 August 4 · 2:37PM · Tuesday
Our first morning out in Bergen, C saw the silly little tourist train/bus thing and really wanted to ride it. I tried putting him off, but the thing drives through downtown like once an hour! I knew it wouldn’t be high on anyone else’s agendas, though… but we ended up having a free hour right at the end of the day. I was happy we could make this happen for him. It was silly, but I think he really enjoyed it.
cutie-girl on the train
2009 August 4 · 2:38PM · Tuesday
Ruby looks bored
2009 August 4 · 2:39PM · Tuesday
ack! I didn’t even notice her when I took the picture…
well, I wouldn’t say C looks bored…
2009 August 4 · 2:41PM · Tuesday
on the train
2009 August 4 · 2:44PM · Tuesday
tourist train rest stop
2009 August 4 · 2:59PM · Tuesday
view of Bergen
2009 August 4 · 3:00PM · Tuesday
houses overlooking Bergen
2009 August 4 · 3:00PM · Tuesday
oh, I loved that little place with the little walled garden… so lovely!
Apl’s having fun on the train
2009 August 4 · 3:08PM · Tuesday
making tough faces
2009 August 4 · 3:13PM · Tuesday
adorable baby!
2009 August 4 · 3:15PM · Tuesday
express boat to Stavanger
2009 August 4 · 3:28PM · Tuesday
having fun on the boat
2009 August 4 · 4:17PM · Tuesday
having fun on the boat
2009 August 4 · 4:17PM · Tuesday
bye-bye, Bergen
2009 August 4 · 4:25PM · Tuesday
that ship is riding awfully high
2009 August 4 · 4:33PM · Tuesday
jetskiers outside of Bergen
2009 August 4 · 4:33PM · Tuesday
there are no vertical walls in Bergen!
2009 August 4 · 4:35PM · Tuesday
Seriously… I can’t tell you how hard it was to align all these frickin pictures.
they have their own mini-lighthouse?
2009 August 4 · 4:36PM · Tuesday
There were tons of these mini-lighthouses all over the fjords.
No, Flynn, THAT is a big door.
2009 August 4 · 4:38PM · Tuesday
we must have been near the airport
2009 August 4 · 4:40PM · Tuesday
We saw many planes landing as we went by.
unknown flag
2009 August 4 · 4:40PM · Tuesday
Anyone know what this flag is? It’s like the inverse Cuban flag. It was on the express boat.
Ruby in the wind
2009 August 4 · 4:41PM · Tuesday
It was crazy windy on the express boat. Ruby couldn’t breathe if she faced into the wind. The only reason you can even see her hair is because I shot this at 1/1000 of a second.
totally awesome house
2009 August 4 · 5:44PM · Tuesday
Want.
I don’t know what it is, but it’s American!
2009 August 4 · 6:13PM · Tuesday
oil rig
2009 August 4 · 6:16PM · Tuesday
It was huge! Like the size of a city!
American backside… sure is big
2009 August 4 · 6:17PM · Tuesday
The title of this picture made me burst out laughing at my parents’ house while everyone else was asleep. Thanks, Chris!
enjoying some iPod on the boat
2009 August 4 · 7:49PM · Tuesday
iPod touch = magic
commissioned photo
2009 August 4 · 8:54PM · Tuesday
I didn’t want to take this one, but they made me do it.
Our second day in Bergen was also a lot of fun. We saw some more of the Bryggen world heritage site, visited a cathedral, the fortress and the king’s hall. To squeeze every last bit of fun out of Bergen, we spent our last ½ hour on the silly tourist train. We had perfect timing and made it onto our ferry to Stavanger in time to get good seats. This was a high-speed ferry, so it was very windy up on deck, but we managed to enjoy some of the fjord views and marvel at the industrial equipment out there.