Saturday April 30
Yesterday our entertainment was Mike Sterling. His repertoire includes opera, rock and roll, and crooner songs. He has an amazing voice. Also, it was farewell to the captain night. We have a new captain for the last leg. Hopefully the new one is as personable and fun as captain Rune Lockling is. We sailed the turbulent North Sea. There are dozens of oil platforms in this sea!
Today marks the beginning of the fourth leg of our journey. We started with the Bergen Walkling Tour. We walked through the fortress and along the historic UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bryggen, the scenic wharf that developed with the growing power of the Hanseatic League during the Middle Ages. We went into the Bryggen museum where we saw fascinating exhibits and the foundations of the original buildings. There was a display of Viking rune writing which reminded us of the writing we saw in Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the ruins we saw in l'Anse-aux-Meadows, NL.
We decided our guide was too slow, so we went off on our own. We walked through the labyrinth of cobbled streets. Old Town’s beautifully preserved houses now house a variety of shops, restaurants, outdoor cafés and pubs. It is a most interesting area. We were pretty excited to find the fish market. We have never seen such a variety of fish and seafood. You can choose something and they will make a meal for you. You can eat it right there in the outdoor cafe. So different! So great!
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