The tour took us high on a hill overlooking the central city and harbor. A major position exists by the local university, which specializes in high tech education. A large hospital that is keep to the region also has some key specialties, one being development of a potential skin cancer drug.
Population is around 130,000, with 30,000 students.
A large cathedral with a 2000 capacity took 250 years to construct out of stone with stone statues as part of the front facade. Pics below show the size and intricate nature of the structure and statues.
Many of the center city houses are constructed of wood and they are very proud of them. Red continues to be a very prominent color dating back to when copper mines existed in the area and oils could be obtained for free to create the red color. A few of the pics show the wood structures.
One building houses a restaurant deemed by some worldly writer as the most cozy eating place. It is shown as the orangy colored building below.
Another one of a kind item is a bike funicular, that will carry biker and bike up a steep hill in town. The pic with biker is demonstrating how it works. Basically, biker places right foot on a plate, presses a button and a piece of metal is placed against the heel, then a second button pushes the foot, bike and biker up the hill. Similar concept that happens in automatic car washes.
This is our last night on the ship as we arrive in Bergen tomorrow.
The first pic is of an old wooden church dating back centuries.
Second to last is pic of our travel group and the last is the top of their music museum, that has an exhibit to Heavy Metal. The guide seemed quite proud that not only did they have the museum, but that Heavy Metal was represented.
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