A Whale of a Time

           I am now in Norway, home of my ancestors, in the wonderful city of Bergen. We only have one full day in Bergen, but we were surprised by our deans to find out that we would have tonight to explore the city after docking this afternoon. Since we didn’t have much planned, we mostly hit up all the tourist shops and checked out the amazing fish market. One commodity seen in Norway that is not often seen in America is whale. Vendors were selling whale and because I pretty much will try anything once, I knew I needed to try it. I found some whale salami/sausage thing and tried a piece, and I’ve got to say, it was pretty good. It tasted fishy, but also not like fish. Yea, that’s about the only way I can describe it. Next we walked up and down the main drag where there were too many tweenagers for my liking, and for my patience, so we headed back down to the dock area, picked up some fabulous Norwegian gelato which had flavors we could not even begin to pronounce, and sat down on a bench and watched and listened to the people around us. It was really quite nice and relaxing. On the way back to the ship we stopped by a garden where Sidney ate what we think was a crab apple off a tree. Since she’s not dead yet, Emily and I assume she’ll be just fine. I’ll keep you posted.
My View of Bergen from the Ship

Welcome to Scandinavia! 
One of the Many Vendors Selling Whale


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