A Son of the Rock

On the way into Bergen from where our ship had docked you stroll along Bryggen (the dock.) Originally named Tyskebryggen (the German Dock) and was the site of the first buildings in Bergen. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

I assume the one with the painted tarpualin covering it was undergoing refurbishment:-

Several closes run off Bryggen into back streets. These house idosyncratic little shops:-

Note connecting wooden stairway here:-

This building in the back streets has a wodden hoist:-

This stone building marks the end of Bryggen:-