Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, or actually a small provincial town with a population of 280 thousand.

The city is as pleasant as a harsh Norwegian city can be, where the temperature may not rise above 20 degrees for years.

A panorama of Bergen in Norway

Streets.

A street in central Bergen, Norway Another city street in Bergen

Very pleasant architecture, much more charming than in the capital.

Historic building facades in Bergen Architecture in the Norwegian city of Bergen Old houses on a street in Bergen

Bergen is so boring that parking on the sidewalk counts as entertainment.

A car parked on a Bergen sidewalk

I stayed in Bergen for only one day, and I already had no idea how to occupy myself.

An everyday urban scene in Bergen

I can’t imagine how one can seriously live here, but migrants from the Middle East have made it here. For what? To look at the perpetually cold sea and overweight seagulls?

The cold sea beside Bergen Seagulls by the shore in Bergen

Street sign.

A street sign in Bergen, Norway

City center.

The central streets of Bergen

Castles, mountains, houses.

Houses and mountains around Bergen A mountain landscape near Bergen Another view of Bergen homes and mountains

People.

People walking along a street in Bergen, Norway

Entertainment.

Urban entertainment in central Bergen

One good thing is that the tram is modern, unlike in Oslo.

A modern tram on a Bergen street