Thank you for your comments on my last post about now living with CKD. The headlines can really get a girl down, but your support gives me hope. I know my problems are a drop in the bucket compared to gen0cide and rising fasc1sm. But I promised to continue to share beautiful places in the world with you for as long as I can, so on that note… Bryggen, shown here, was of great importance in the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the 14th to the mid -16th century. Many fires have ravaged the complex, but around 62 buildings remain. The last 🔥 was in 1955, but because rebuilding has followed old medieval patterns and methods, it’s now a great example of the ancient wooden urban structures once common in northern Europe. Bergen was established as a centre for trade by the 12th century, and in 1350, the Hanseatic League established a Hanseatic office there while gradually acquiring ownership of Bryggen to control the trade in stockfish. According to Hanse.org, “The term Hansa is derive...