Bergen, Norway

Well I'm half ashamed, half triumphant to admit that yesterday after our Stavanger excursion we went back to our room and slept the rest of the day and night with a few moments of being awake. We watched half of Valkyrie before falling asleep. Woke up as we left Stavanger and sat on our patio while we went through the fjord to Pulpit Rock. We even got to see some base jumpers. Then we ate a light dinner at the table seating restaurant and went back to our room - around 7pm or so. Fell asleep. Didn't wake up till midnight when we decided to order room service and watch The Boy in Striped Pajamas. Tear jerker. We finished that at about 3am and went to sleep all soggy-eyed thinking about WWII and what the Nazis did to the Jews. Sad.

This morning we woke up at about 6:45am naturally and got ready for our hike in Bergen. It was a great hike - good workout and we went up to 1800 feet with fantastic views. The funicular was fun too - it's a glass cable car that went up the mountainside. We got some great pictures and even managed another Facebook upload.

After the hike we were famished so we headed back to town for some authentic Norwegian food. I opted for the dried cod in tomatoes, onions and potatoes. Dane was too scared to get anything too Norwegian so he got the steak sandwich with fries. He did, however, get a side of bernaise sauce so he felt very pleased with his food adventure. Then we walked around town for a bit in the shopping mall and fish market. We just got back to the boat and are going to go for a swim and sit in the hot tub.

Dane just got some coffee with alcohol in it (it's not even 3pm) and gave me a sip. Now I'm drunk. Gross.

No plans tonight except maybe watch Taken and try to stay up as late as possible so we can kick this jet lag once and for all.

Our kayaking trip for tomorrow in Flam has been canceled, but we may try to do that on our own. Either way we are taking an afternoon train ride through Flam and the surrounding countryside to go see a waterfall and have some traditional Norwegian waffles (which means they are served cold with sour cream).

We hope everyone is doing well. We miss you! And our kitties. :-)