Full of Shenanigans...: Bergen

Last day in Norway! It's another HOT one here in Bergen...got up to 31.5 degrees today when we left for the airport!!!

We were packed and had breakfast by 9:00am this morning...had a stroll around the plaza and popped into a couple stores...might have found a couple things...out of necessity really because we are not prepared for this heat...the mall is in an old structure in the middle of the plaza but once you go into it, it opens right up to the sky! Very nice and it's small enough to manage...seeing as malls are NOT my favourite places to be!

I think that these little short boots, especially Doc Martens, are coming out in full swing this season...they are everywhere and super cute don't you think?!!

I LOVE looking at shoes...now we just need to find some of these brands in Canada...good luck huh?!!

I also wanted to find some blunt nosed scissors for the flight so I can continue working on my cross stitch in flight :) apparently they allow small knives on board but tiny pointy scissors are prohibited!??

We found a great little bistro/bakery behind our hotel a couple streets...had a sandwich for a light lunch and shared a custard and strawberry dessert of course! Mom has to get her last bit of strawberries in before we leave Norway, apparently they are the best she's ever tasted! They are pretty awesome...

and a double shot Americano is the perfect compliment to dessert ;)

All packed up and ready to carry on to our next destination...Frankfurt, Germany!

Our taxi driver was very nice and showed us the Royal Castle and the construction they are working on at the Bergen Airport...best part about the ride to the airport was his nicely air-conditioned taxi actually!

We decided we might as well wait it out at the airport in the hopes that it was better air-conditioning in there then at our hotel and downtown Bergen...it was slightly better. Had a game of Phase 10 to use up some of our extra waiting time...I won!

The food area at the Bergen Airport is really cute...and it was quiet and less crowded up there too!

Had to chuckle at the signs indicating where the restrooms are...

We are at the point where we just wanted to check our bags and get through security, process our Global Blue tax refunds and fly to Frankfurt! I'm not sure if I've mentioned it, but the tax rate here in Norway is 25% on most things...so when you purchase goods as a guest here at a Global Blue retailer...you can get your tax back when you leave...so after a couple line ups and stamping of my receipts...I can see my 450CDN credited back to my Visa in about 5 days apparently!

You know how that happens when it's time to go home, you just want to go home!

Good-Bye Norway!

The flight to Frankfurt was a bit turbulent but otherwise non-eventful, the way I like it, and travelling in Business Class is really lovely too...you'd think with the extra money you pay for Business Class they could provide no turbulence...something they can always work on!

Mom reserved a suite here at the Sheraton in the Frankfurst Airport...it was very handy getting out of the baggage area, head up a couple escalators and we are at the hotel...even nicer in a huge room!!!