Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
After four fantastic days in Bergen, the Tall Ships left today with their parade of sail. Their destination is Den Helder in the Netherlands.
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
The Tall Ships continue in Bergen. Waved goodbye to Emma today. She is having to head back to Aberdeen for a resit in one of her exams. Had that been me I would have probably decided the exam wasn’t worth it, possibly the reason I’m not at uni?
Weather has been mixed. Perfect for the fireworks last night (above). Not so good for the parade this afternoon (below).
One thing about Bergen (and I’d imagine Norway and possibly Scandinavia as a whole), it’s very easy to spend lots of money on very little. 2 Cokes the other day at one of the outdoor bars was the equivalent of about 9 pounds. A pint (well, 500ml) of beer and a 500ml of cider came to the equivalent of £13. I recommend Bergen a lot to people, but never to those who I think would go on holiday to drink, can you see why?
Emma slowly drinking the very expensive drink.
David
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Up the funicular to Mount Fløyen in Bergen this evening to see the fireworks to celebrate the Tall Ships being in town. Surprisingly it wasn’t as busy as I thought it would be, given the clear views that it provided.
Friday, August 8th, 2008
The Tall Ships have started to arrive in Bergen ahead of the event starting tomorrow, and so far perfect weather for it.
There is always an atmosphere in Bergen, but it seems to be particularly good this weekend.
I’ll update my blog over the next few days with some photos of the event.
David
Friday, August 8th, 2008
We’ve been in Norway since Sunday now, and a few days back we were treated to an Eric Clapton concert at the Bergenhaus. We and 20,000 other folk.
Honestly, I’m not the greatest connoisseur of Eric Clapton songs. I know the hits and that is about it. Despite that and that Eric isn’t a man of many words, it was a fantastic concert in a lovely location. Even if it had been rubbish, the live version of Layla would have made up for it.
Just one downside to it all. I now want to come back in a couple of weeks for the Neil Young concert at Bergenhaus. And a couple of weeks after that for REM. Don’t think it’s going to be possible.
David
