Last Day

   




















   Today I took a loop around the city on a different trolley line. I went further out from center city and rather than walking back into town like I did on the other days, I got on and off the trolley when I saw something interesting. The bus pass I got the other day is good for unlimited travel, so it was easy and cheap.

   I went to see the national gallery near the university and it was a nice little museum, old but well organized and taken care of. It was crowded with lots of Asian tourists from a cruise ship and little kids with their school classes. Lots of kids were sprawled out in front of the paintings with paper and crayons on the floor. Maybe that's a good way to look for budding artists.
It was tricky navigating my way through the rooms without stepping on any little kids, or knocking over any old ladies. The paintings were at eye level and the kids and old ladies were at hip level and below. The museum had a handful of Impressionist paintings and it's most famous piece is 'The Scream' by Norwegian Edvard Munch.

   I went by a news stand with lots of papers, wondering if the late game ball scores were in there. I got off the trolley and had lunch at a place recommended in the travel guide, called Godt Brod. It sold loaves of fresh bread for takeout and made sandwiches for eating at tables inside. I had a ham and cucumber baguette, it tasted better than it sounds. For dinner I went to The Dubliner Pub, (as a side note, the vikings take credit for founding the city of Dublin). I ordered a Guinness and a menu item called 'The Codfather's Fish & Chips'. The waitress said they were out of fish and recommended the 'Hangover Burger' instead; it wasn't bad. The price for the burger and Guinness was close to $40. It made me think the reason my pants have seemed a little looser wasn't all the walking afterall, it's my wallet getting so thin after a week here.

   I called SAS Airlines today to check on my flights. When I had to take Plan B on the front end of my roundtrip, I was worried the airline would cancel the return like they do in the states. I stopped in at the SAS Office when I arrived in Bergen and they said my return was safe, not to worry. But today (of course) SAS said my return was also cancelled. After about a half hour of polite but assertive phone conversation, they agreed to re-book me on the same flights. It makes me wonder if Edvard Munch was dealing with airlines before he painted The Scream. It's an early night tonight, trying to re-pack everything in my bag before bed. I'm up at 5, checkout around 6 and to the airport around 7 am. I'll be tired but happy to be home again. Thanks for reading and for (almost) all the comments over the last 3 weeks (wink/smile). It's been a fun little travel project for me. Safe travels, all !