Høstferie Dag 3

This morning we woke up to- yes, you guessed it- more rain. But it wasn't enough to dampen our spirits. Olof, Ivar, and I suited up in Goretex and took to the mountains. There's a tramway in Bergen which has become a fairly popular attraction. From my online searching and planning, I had in mind to take this up the mountain. It turned out, however, that this would be a fairly pointless endeavour, as our lodgings were already located over halfway up the mountain. We hiked up the hill, against the wind, and into the rain, but it was well worth the sweat. At the top we took in a cloudy and rainy panorama of Bergin, which, considering the weather, was still quite impressive.

We took the tram down and then walked around the famous Bryggen wharf. Unfortunately, it is Sunday, so even if hadn’t been for the weather, we wouldn’t have seen much of the Fish Market anyways. Nonetheless, it was interesting to wander about the back alleys and into a few of the shops that were open. We hit up the Hanseatic Museum after lunch. The most interesting aspect was the building itself, erected after a fire in 1702.
Of course, we couldn’t miss the Chelsea-Arsenal match, so we watched it on the big screen at The Scotsman. Two great goals made for a Chelsea victory, but not without consistent cheering throughout the game.
It was a good day, and time was well spent with friends. Nothing like Norwegian pizza to top it off, a long walk up through a maze of streets to the house, and a good LAN party (computer social gathering) to end the night.