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Curious Traveler
Curious Bergen
Season 5
Episode 508
Who lived in a Victorian home named for a troll, with a little man cave down by the lake? What is the oldest church & building in Bergen? Where can you stroll through 1800s Bergen & meet a curious character or two? Why was King Håkon’s Hall built & who wasn’t invited to dance there? When was Bryggen an important port? How does a simple fish soup tell the story of Norway’s fishing heritage?
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27:57
Bern’s Old Town, Zytglogge, Kindlifresserbrunnen, Bern Minster, Einstein’s bench.

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28:56
Kraków’s Copernicus, Rynek Glówny, Wawel Castle, Collegium Maius and Wawel Dragon parade.

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28:46
Seto Lelo Polyphonic singing, Estonian folk costumes, Russian arts & crafts, smoke saunas.

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27:59
Philippe le Bon Tower, Notre-Dame du Dijon, owl legend, Hôtel Dieu, Fallot Mustard Mill.

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28:42
The Kinderdijk Windmills, Colonies of Benevolence, Beemster Polder and Van Nelle Factory.

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28:58
Aix's Fountains, Van Gogh in Arles, Arles’ Roman Arena and a Calisson Factory.

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28:27
The great castles of Switzerland: Château de Chillon, Château de Gruyères, Schloss Thun.

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27:37
Tallin’s UNESCO Old Town, Kiek in de Kök and Fat Margaret towers, unicorn horn powder.

29:03
Lucerne’s name origin, dragon lore & Pontius Pilate on Mount Pilatus, Swiss chocolate.

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28:17
Christine goes north of the Arctic Circle to explore Tromsø, Nordkapp & Kirkenes, Norway.

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28:30
Christine explores Portugal's historic villages of Belmonte, Castelo Rodrigo & Sortelha

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28:24
Viking Museum, Lofoten villages & islands, history of Norway's painted houses & stockfish.