Sim did not have such a good day today. Not only did he lose his sunglasses but he also got dragged around the art museums.

We think he might have left his sunnies on his bed at the hostel and someone has walked off with them. Not a good start to the day. sim: pretty sure they were in my jacket pocket and got removed while we were in the kitchen ! Lesson learnt

Took in the cultural museum and learnt a little bit about the Vikings. Seems they got around – Ireland, North America and Russia. Followed that up with the art museums. Paintings by Picasso and Munch plus some very weird contemporary stuff.

Noticed a lot of youngsters around town in uniforms carrying swords and beating drums. Not sure what the event was that was going on. It might have been some sort of competition or something to do with the upcoming public holiday on Monday. Bergen seems to have good accoustics for drummers.

We have decided to go from Bergen straight up to the Lofoten islands in northern Norway. To get there we are having to take a 14 hour overnight bus to Trondheim followed immediately by a 10 hour train ride to Bodø. We spend only an hour in Trondheim.

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