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Here I am on our last day. I'm wearing a me-made outfit for the hot day.

For our last day in Bergen we visited a couple more museums. I have to say I was super impressed with the quality of all the museums we saw in Bergen.

We started the day on the edge of town – we visited the home of Edvard Grieg – called Troldhaugen. I didn't know much about Grieg before this, but I learned that Norway became independent when Grieg was composing and so the identity of Norway and his music became intertwined.

There are concerts of Grieg's music offered everyday. The performance hall is cleverly tucked into a hill and it overlooks the water. 

Just below the performance hall is Grieg's little hut where he composed his music.

At the top of the hill is the home Grieg shared with his wife Nina. It was built in 1885.

Everything here was so peaceful.

Next we decided to go back Bergen University to see the Natural History Museum.

This museum was beautiful! They had all the old artifacts and architecture but it was interpreted in a modern and thoughtful way. Even the paint colors were swoon worthy.

We had to catch an early flight the next morning so we had some famous hotdogs (reindeer for me) and Brian enjoyed a beer. Then it was off to bed even thought the sun was still shinning.

I loved Norway – I would love to go back again and rent a little house on a fjord for a week. The people were very friendly and we had some great meals. And Bergen was was relaxed with such an interesting history. Thanks Norway.