Bryggen

How unbelievable is it that people actually lived here, in ever-frozen Norway, without any fire at all? Sure, it was nearly burned to the ground once, but still…
Anyway that’s the story I heard from the locals here – that after a very big fire that nearly destroyed the town (which is built solely out of wood), fire in all its forms was outlawed in Bryggen. Now that I think about it, it makes very little sense…

There was a tiny and very sweet lace shop in one of the houses here that was really beautiful and unique (imagine a tiny wooden cabin bursting with lace, lace on the floor, lace on the walls, lace hanging from the ceiling…)
Lots of pretty craft shops in general. A charming place to visit.