Norway Part 2 - Bergen

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Our second main stop on the Norway trip was Bergen, which we reached by a lovely seven-hour train journey. It's a pretty town and our hotel was next to a park with an interesting statue in it:



The park also commemorated Norway's first Prime Minister, who always seemed to have a seagull on his head when we went past:



The bandstand had recently been restored and was evidently very well maintained:



There was a large pedestrian shopping area, which had an imposing monument to Norway's seafaring history:



Down by the harbour, a large sea mine had been converted into a charity collecting box:



The pretty St Mary's Church was the second oldest building in Bergen:



I thought this statue was a somewhat odd way to celebrate noted Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen:



We took the funicular railway up to the top of the mountain, where the view was spectacular:



This friendly gentleman was guarding the children's play area:



And we came across this fine fellow on a random wander through the less touristy bits of town:



The Rosenkrantz Tower gave one of the humans the opportunity to try his hand at being a guard - though I'm not sure how well he can see...



And I got to be king!



We really enjoyed exploring Bergen, but there was still a lot more to come...