Art and Food in Bergen

We certainly are a family that marches to the beat of our own drummer!  

After breakfast, we left the hotel just in time to see a marching band playing Norwegian music marching by.  Naturally, we decided to follow them past the hotel and through a small park.  Someone also following them explained that they were the Naval Band, practicing for Norway's national holiday coming up on Friday.  

After we got tired of keeping up with the band, we headed further into Bergen, and came across a small market.  There was an assortment of fish and meats being sold, and across the street there were tables of handmade items also being sold.  We looked around, picked out what we wanted, and went on our way (don't worry, no fish!).

Onko tuo taytetty poro myynnissa?

I went into a sshopping mall and poked around on all six floors while my parents went to four art museums: contemporary, design, Norwegian, and European.  The Norwegian Museum surprisingly had some cutlery from Connecticut on display.

The museum collections included a lot of work by Munch. A special exhibit was dedicated to his life and changes in his work over time. There were some happy and lighter times for this artist, and the works from those years was refreshing after all of the sickness, worry and despair portrayed in the majority of his work. (Lisa)

Before my parents went into the last museum, we all reconvened to check in and have lunch, then returned to the museum complex.  On our way to the fourth museum (I sat outside people-watching while they went in) we had to stop and take a picture of the view.

On our way back to the hotel, we stopped and made dinner reservations at a highly rated Trip Advisor restaurant, Escalon.  Then we rested until it was time to eat.

Dinner was delicious! We ordered a fixed tapas menu made for a group, and shared ten dishes that were a variety of meats, fishes, and starters.  We ate shrimp, chicken, meatballs, salmon, tomatoes, olives, bread, and more.  Escalon definitely lived up to its reputation!

Today is our last day in Bergen, and we plan to make the most of it. We return to Boston tomorrow.