There’s always more than one way to do something, and some days it’s good to try both options. We got out for a run this morning, with the target of climbing the hill behind our apartment. Most people take the funicular, we chose the trails. We didn’t quite bargain for the cold and wind… but hey, these are the runs that make you feel alive!
The view of the city lights was magnificent and well worth the adventure! Bergen has a population of about 250,000, and it spreads quite a way in the dark. Again, bear in mind these photos are around 8:30am!
Home, defrost, breakfast, and back out to take the funicular to the top with the girls and Rachel. A considerably quicker and more comfortable trip, and much better view in the light!
It was so different in the light – we discovered a playground and a troll garden – who knew?!?! I haven’t quite worked out the story or significance of the trolls, except that they seem to feature everywhere, and seem to prefer the forests to the bridges that I thought they frequented. One for further investigation…
Our next stop was the Edvard Munch (1863-1944) exhibition at the Kode Art Museum. Munch is most famous for his work ‘Scream’, and is considered a trailblazer for expressionism. His work explored connections with nature – the great in the small, and the small in the great. He painted in an incredibly broad range of styles, and mediums, often with the distinctive face in the foreground, and the background expressing the mental state.
The works were all donated by the estate of Rasmus Meyer, who had been an avid Bergen based collector of Norwegian artists. His focus was on collecting work that showed the progression of an artist throughout their career. When he passed away, his family donated over 1000 of Munch’s works, with a requirement that they would remain available and accessible to the public.
Munch also pioneered the selfie in about 1902, pursuing photography as an experimental medium. He never intended the photos to be published.
Andrew and Alex headed up to the Bergen hills this afternoon. We had seen many quirky, quaint and beautiful buildings in the dark this morning, so it was worth heading back to capture some photos in daylight. These houses are gorgeous, and so well looked after.
Final stop for the day was the Bergen Aquarium. The weather was fit for the penguins and seals, but the Gradys opted to stay inside to see plenty of fish and reptiles from around the planet. Enough to remind us that zoos aren’t really our favourite thing 🙂
The rain has settled in for the night so we’re hoping for brighter skies tomorrow for our last day in Norway!
Love M & theBunch x
Sun: 9:44-15:40
Temperature: 7-8, wind 17km/h
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