Port Day in Bergen, Norway

Our second port was in in Bergen, Norway--the storybook city that I fell in love with on our first visi.  Having fully explored the historic wharf on our last trip, and docking in a slightly different part of town with the Serenade (a bigger ship than what we had previously sailed in Norway) we decided to start the day by walking to the light rail station and heading out to Fantoft to see the Stave Church.  Here are some photos of the city as we walked to the station:

I had read that we should get off in Fantoft as the walk from the other direction was quite steep.  As we headed uphill, we thought I must have gotten it wrong, but when we went down the other way afterwards, we realized we had indeed climbed the gentler slope.  The stave church is tucked away up in the forest and no matter which way you approach from, there are uphill paths through lovely trees:

The church itself was originally built in about 1150 and moved to its current location in 1883.  It was destroyed by arson in 1992 and the rebuilt version seen here was finished in 1997:

At the time we were there, the church was not open for inside visits.  I am not sure if it is sometimes or not.

After exploring at the church, we headed back into the main part of town and down towards the historic (and oh so very picturesque) wharf.  

Our final stop as we headed back towards the ship was the fish market:

I wish I had put something in for perspective--these guys were HUGE

I am still enchanted by Bergen and hope to make it back there many times in the future.

--Hadley