2009 - Scandinavia - Day 4 - Bergen and Oslo, Norway

Today was a free day in Bergen. We slept in till 8:30, and went down for breakfast at 9:30. We had to be checked out of our rooms by noon, so we went back to our room and packed up, then read until noon. We had until 4:00 pm. until we had to leave for the airport, so we walked down the street to see the Bergenhus Castle. We walked the pretty grounds and got some pictures. The castle was built in the 1200’s and was mostly used as a military fortification. Then we walked through the city to a lake, or pond, and sat on a bench and ate lunch. We had our sandwiches made from breakfast. It started to rain after a bit, so we started to head back towards our hotel. We stopped to look in a few shops on our way back, but neither of us bought anything. We were back at the hotel at 3:30. A lot of our group was in the lobby and there were no seats, but there was an open couch in the bar, so we went in there and read some more. At 3:50, Mike came looking for us. Everyone was on the bus ready to go to the airport. We were the last ones to get on, and as we did, Mike told everyone he had found us in the bar. Everyone laughed, and now we keep getting teased, about being lost in the bar. We then went to the airport and flew to Oslo. We came to our hotel, and we have an early morning, so we plan to get to bed soon. Yet still no luggage has been delivered to our room, so we are just waiting. I was able to send an email to my family today while we were waiting at our hotel in Bergen.