Day at the Museum

With some time off for easter, J and I decided to do some tourist activities around Bergen. We began by checking out both the natural and cultural history museums. The entrance to the natural history museum was so huge that we just had to take a photo of it to share with you. This museum was mostly filled with various geological samples and lots of stuffed animals. The staircase up to the stuffed animal section was particularly spooky. We both felt a little uncertain ascending these steps...

Upstairs there were endless cabinets of stuffed animals and birds from all over the world. We found plenty to remind us of home - devils, quolls, wallabies, koalas, cockies etc. but they all lacked the vibrancy we are accustomed to seeing them with! Somehow though, there was still some perverted sense of joy in seeing examples of familiar Australian wildlife, even if they were lifeless and a little shabby around the edges!

The most interesting thing in the natural history musuem for us though was a mammoth tusk encased in glass. It was absolutely massive. Because all of the photos could not really portray its immense size, I ended up being the cheesy idiot in the shot trying to lend it some size comparison. Still doesn't do it justice though.

The cultural history museum was by far the more interesting of the two for us, with lots of artifacts from the Viking era, including jewellery, weaponry and furniture. We both loved this gorgeous giant wooden door.


I also loved this little wooden chair and the way it looked so well worn. Pondering on all the bums that had graced it, I decided to give it a try for myself. J was horrified and made me get out, but it was very comfortable for those few fleeting moments!




J loved this massive old table, calling it his meat eating table. I think he could really see himself back in the day perched up at this puppy, tearing flesh from the bone and skulling ale from a two handled wooden mug. Right up his alley I think!



We had a lovely day at the museums and it was amazing to see how quiet the city is over easter. Of course all of the shops and things are closed but it is tradition here that over easter all of the Norwegians head to their cabins in the mountains to ski and eat oranges and kitkat like chocolate - don't ask me why it just is. To prove how quiet it is we took this pic.



Kisses from two of Bergen's museums...xxx