Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Here are a selection of some of my favourite photos I took while the Tall Ships were in Bergen. I have made a group on Flickr for people who want to add their photos.
For photos of the ships departing see here.
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
And just like that Bergen is back to normal. When the Tall Ships left Lerwick in 1999 the place was a ghost town for about a month. It felt empty and depressing. Bergen is not like that tonight. If you had arrived in Bergen tonight, there would be very little to suggest for the last 5 days that the Tall Ships in town.
Well, very little evidence. The “Picton Castle” is still in the harbour. They’ve lost their ships cat of 11 years. Chibley was on board when they arrived on Friday, but now no where to be seen. It doesn’t look like they are in a hurry to leave without him.
Wasn’t too sure where I was going to watch the ships leave today, but as we crossed the Askøy bridge in the car it was clear that there was the place to stand. So I spent 3 hours this afternoon standing on a bridge. I took over 300 photos. Put the new camera to good use.
And the best weather of the past 5 days has been this evening. After the boats have left. I can’t imagine they will be going anywhere quickly, there is literally no wind. And Tall Ships rules state that they must use their sails and not their engines. Will be a long trip to Den Helder in the Netherlands.
David
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.
