General info (currency, weather, Bergen)
Currency: Norwegian Kroner (NOK)
The currency in Norway are Norwegian "Kroner".
1 EUR is about 7.7 Norwegian kroner, or one krona is about 0.13 EUR.
For more current rates, see for instance
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic or
https://www.dnbnor.no/en/markets/foreign_exchange/fx_rates/
Weather
Weather is a hot topic in Bergen - or perhaps one should say a wet one? The weather at the end of August should be anything from sunny 25 centigrades to rain and 10 degrees. Average temperatures at the end of August should be somewhere around 15 degrees Celsius, and, to be honest, it is quite likely to rain.
Check theese websites for more info:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT004060 or
http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/Bergen/Bergen/statistics.html (If you notice that it says "Bergen (Florida)" - that is the name of the weather station in Bergen!)
To see the most recent weather forecast for Bergen, click here :
http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/Bergen/Bergen/
Bergen
Bergen is a beautiful old town on the west coast of Norway, in Hordaland county. It was founded around 1070 and is the second largest city in Norway with 250 000 inhabitants. The city, surrounded by mountains and fjords, has a rich cultural life and is full of historical sites to visit.
Two Bergen-websites for the visitor:
http://www.visitbergen.com/en/