The rain came this morning and Bergen showed its true colours - rain 259 days per year and annual rainfall of 100 inches. We were soaked getting to the ferry then steamed gently as we rode along the fjord into watery sunshine.
It's a 2 hour trip to Rosendal, on an island, where the best rose garden in Norway is to be found at the Manor and where we had a delicious lunch in the greenhouse / photo 1.
The roses are magnificent healthy specimens making the most of their long days and short growing season. / Photo 2. Our tour of the 1650s manor house revealed an old wooden house with some splendid furniture, an original Edvard Munch picture and a portrait gallery of dour-looking individuals. It now belongs to the University of Oslo and is open to tourists during the summer - but our guide said sadly "the summer is almost over."
So is our holiday: last day today and early tomorrow morning most people on their flights home. We don't leave till 6.30 pm so will have to fill in the day - hope it doesn't rain.
Helen, I've loved reading your blog these past weeks and the photographs have been fabulous - those gorgeous gardens and the wonderful scenery! Lee xx
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