Monday, October 23, 2000

Sognefjord to Bergen to Os-Day 14

Today we ascended the Vikafjeil to Voss and then descend to Bergen, Norway's most cultural and naturally beautiful city.


Our trip across this area the last two days was called "Norway in a Nutshell" and included train, ferry and bus to catch all the views.  Norway is a beautiful, beautiful place.
 


We have a sightseeing tour which includes the home Edward Grieg and one of the Stave Churches originally built in 1150 but reconstructed after a fire in 1992.

A Stave church according to Wikipedia is a medieval wooden church with a post and posand beam construction related to timber framing. The wall frames are filled with vertical planks.


 
All of the surviving Stave churches except one are in Norway and we saw a few along our journey. 

Home of Edward Grieg

We finally arrived  at our hotel in Os for a wonderful supper and free time to explore.
 

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