| Page Views: 530 Last Visit to Bergen: - | Beautiful Bergen by Sue08080 - last update: Jun 30, 2006 |
Bergen, Norway's second largest city, was once a major station for the Hanseatic League, the medieval North Sea and Baltic trading alliance.
Most of the Bryggen, the city's historic dockfront, was destroyed in 1944 when a munitions ship exploded in the harbor. Only a few of the old wooden buildings remain. |
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Fri Oct 13, 2006 14:48 UTC
Such handwork wooden houses I used to see only in provincial russian towns... Bergen looks very similar. Thanks for sharing, Susan! | penumbra Thu Oct 5, 2006 02:15 UTC
A little cottage by the lake looks like an ideal location for a composer. | Bwana_Brown Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:12 UTC
Interesting tidbits on some of Bergen's history! That must have been quite a voyage all the way from the south of Norway to the north. Too bad about the WW2 explosion - same thing happened to Halifax, NS in the first World War. | arantha Mon Jun 19, 2006 01:22 UTC
Thank you for your visit and the comment on my Bergen page. Geat pictures and interesting tips! :) Greetings form London :) |
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