My favorite Norwegian city!

Here I am in Bergen, Norway. I truly love it here...even with the rain and the wind (it was so windy...it tore apart my umbrella). Couple a scenic port with a mountain backdrop (seven hills) and you get the second largest, yet quaintest, city in Norway. There are just a few things that make this my favorite and special Norwegian city...the colorful architecture, the hostel, the euro cafe culture (Godt Brod-my favorite!) and the norwegian feel. Bryggen, the old city from the 11th century, is on UNESCO's world heritage list and you never get tired of winding around and taking photos of the colorful, preserved wooden buildings. I walked the entire city, without an umbrella, and discovered the area by the University which is so cute...little cafe's, a beautiful church, (JohannesKirken) and narrow cobble stone streets surrounded by the bright clapboard houses. Bergen is the gateway to the fjords and tonight I hop on the hurtigruten and head out into the fjords...I won't see much of the fjord tonight but I will see a good deal of my paper that is due December 8. Woohoo...this IS my life!! Pinch me...