The only thing I knew about the city of Bergen, Norway prior to visiting was that it’s rainy. According to some people, Bergen is the rainiest city in all of Europe, averaging more than 270 days per year of gloomy clouds and showers.
I hate rain, so after a drenched day out on Norway’s Hardangerfjord, I was delighted (but shocked) to be greeted at Bergen’s railway station by bright sun, the fact that it was nearly 9 p.m. notwithstanding.
My good fortune to have arrived in Bergen on a sunny day — and to have experienced, for the first time in my life, the “midnight sun” phenomenon — is only the beginning of why Bergen is one of my favorites…
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