We started the day walking the streets of Bergen. Flower pots spill over street curbs, doors painted brilliant colors, cats purched on windows.
Isabelle could not get enough of the bikes. Bike flower pots, bike door handles, bikes hanging above door ways
Down to the fish market. We left out some of the pictures of the craziest ones, but the kids loved the diversity of fish and huge crabs.
Exploring the downtown. Bergen is a fascinating city, for a long time it was the largest city in Norway and a major port throughout all of Europe. The town suffered many fires (and no surprise why walking though these all wood building / walkways) and towering on the edge of the water. It has gone through booms and buts and occupied by the Germans during WWII.
More bikes in the oldest school in Norway as we made our way up the hillside.
Up and up we went taking trail after trail, not sure really where we were going but loving the sun, the views and the beautiful path
Obligatory selfie at the top. It turns out those trails took us to the top of a cable car and the place was packed. The views were incredible, you could see in every direction, waters, ships, mountains as far as the eye could see. Languages from around the world floated through the air as we ate the lunch Isabelle made and soaked up the sun.
And let the fun begin! The top was amazing. The girls spent about 4 hours playing through a troll forest, running through a giant obstacle course, playing with the local sheep and goats. They said it was the best playground they had ever been on.
But hands down, the highlight of their day was this Robinson Crusoe style obstacle course / tree house and promises to come back were the only way we got them down.
And back home we came, exhausted but filled with gratitude and wonder. Our first full day on the road.