When I was planning this trip, I wanted to go to some Nordic countries and as I was researching, I found the Norway in a Nutshell tour recommended by a friend of mine, and found that you could start in Oslo or Bergen. A friend from grad school lives in Bergen, so upon further research, it seemed as though the route from Bergen -> Oslo was less crowded, so I opted to do this.
The forecast for the last part of my trip was complete rain, so I was not super excited about what I might meet in Bergen. And when I landed, it was raining. I took a bus from the airport to the city center, and a girl sat next to me who was reading the new Harry Potter book. She was nice, a student at the University of Bergen, and she lamented about the weather which was quite normal for Bergen—kinda the Pacific northwest type of wet and cool weather.
Once at my stop, I bid her farewell, and started the short walk to my Airbnb. The host, Greger, called me to make sure I knew how to get to his place. His place was absolutely in the middle of everything. Perfect location. I couldn’t have been more excited when I saw it.