Because, when you go to Norway, you have to visit Bergen
Bergen is beautiful seaside city with a historic harbour district, and is a UNESCO World Heritage City. If you do an internet search for Bergen, you will get stunning photos of amazing, colourful buildings, straight out of a fairy tale. The whole time we were there, it rained. We did attempt the funicular (cable car) up the side of the mountain. The views weren't too bad because the clouds were high enough, but the winds threatened to blow us right off the mountain. We took pictures, to prove we went up, but they would not make good postcards! It was obviously time to find indoor things to do. The buses and trams were simple enough to get where we needed to go, so we didn't bother with the Hop On Hop Off bus. We spent the morning at the Aquarium, which was much bigger on the inside than it seemed. There were outdoor areas for the penguins and sealions. There were demonstrations throughout the day - feeding penguins, sealion show, tide pool talk etc. Then you descended into t...