Bergen Norway

Bergen, Norway is a clean, colorful, port framed by mountains and water. The rich colors of many buildings draw attention to their architecture and stimulate thoughts of children's stories.

After arriving by ship, we walked a short distance to the center of Norway's second largest city, we walked through a fish market, which also sold inviting fruits and vegetables. Close to the market is a tourist center with free WIFI.







A local item of interest is the brown cheese featured below.






Part of the attractiveness are the shops along the waterfront. The quaint shops and restaurants of the Bryggen (Hanseatic Wharf) link the city to the Viking Age some 900 years ago.




You can ride a tram to the top of the nearby mountain (Floyen).






--or walk up like we did.







-- to enjoy fantastic views of Bergen







There are historic places as well including St Mary's Church and the Bergen Museum.








We found the people friendly and helpful. Most of the people in the shops spoke English. Credit cards were widely accepted--even for small purchases.

The local currency is the Norwegian krone or crown.

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Nanortalik Greenland Photos and Notes

Nanortalik is in southern Greenland. It's a small and friendly community on the world's largest island. My wife and I visited on 1st September, 2016.

When I reached the shore, the sky was blue and the sun was bright. But you will see a change in later photos.

Amidst small houses and building, you can find sculptures.

Fresh meat? Some sites are more intriguing than others.

Transportation by boat has a long history.

You can listen to a local choir at a small church. There's a small fee to go inside.

There's a small hotel.

 A restaurant...

An outdoor museum

And friendly people

Many coastal scenes kept me busy. The natural beauty changed as fog rolled in after I came ashore.

Qaqortoq Greenland

We arrived in Qaqortoq, Greenland 31 August, 2016 via small tenders. It's a small settlement with a Viking history. Most of the people of Greenland are Inuit.

The popular stone carvings called "Stone & Man" are not far from the dock. The project organised by artist Aka Hoegh attracted other artists from several Nordic countries.

Up the hill tourists perused items in the grocery store before checking out historic sites.

An old church has incredible views of the ocean.

As we climbed a nearby hill, we noticed a lot of teens gathering blueberries.

Here's a video clip of the Inuit gathering blueberries.

 We stopped by a cemetery on the way down and noticed how the community respects their dead.

It's a picturesque village and a great escape from the summer heat.

As others have observed...

Iceland is more green than Greenland.

The population of Greenland is about 56,000-- about 1/6 that of Iceland but

Greenland is much larger than Iceland.

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My wife and I took all posted photos.

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