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Bergen, Norway - Day 14

Last night after dinner I sat up on the top deck at the front of the ship to watch as we exited the fjord. I knew it would be my last time to see such majestic beauty (for awhile anyway). I have been infinitely impressed with Norway’s fjords. I stayed up past midnight just watching it go by. As we exited the fjord, the mountains became little islands, many with homes on them that were lit up...apparently those inside were awake as well. Then the little islands became little dots of rock sticking out of the water. Then there were none. This morning we woke up as the ship was docking in Bergen. At first glance I see a big city with a huge port, lots of ships, tall buildings and moderate charm. We had a 9am excursion for a scenic bus ride around the city. It was one of the included excursions, and we had previously cancelled our hike up/funicular down excursion as we just thought we could do that one on our own. So since we were just booked to do the “free” excursion we decided to see i...