Bergen - Norway - page 257

Bookstores One of the best, with a wide range of books in English, is Mel-
vaer Libris, in the Galleriet, Torgalmenningen 8 ( & 55-96-28-10 ). It's open
Monday to Friday from 9am to 8pm, Saturday 9am to 6pm.
Business Hours Most banks are open Monday to Friday from 8:15am to
3:30pm, and Thursday until 6pm. Most businesses are open Monday to
Friday from 9am to 4pm. Shops are generally open Monday to Wednes-
day and Friday from 9am to 4:30pm, Thursday 9am to 7pm (sometimes
also on Fri until 7pm), Saturday 9am to 2pm.
Currency Exchange You can exchange currency at the Bergen Airport. In
town you can exchange money at several banks. When the banks are
closed, you can exchange money at the tourist office (see “Visitor Infor-
mation,” p. 256).
Dentists Emergency care only is available at Bergen Legevakt, Vestre
Stromkaien 19 ( & 55-56-87-00 ), from 6 to 10pm.
Doctors For medical assistance, call Bergen Legevakt, Vestre Stromkaien
19 ( & 55-56-87-00 ), 24 hours a day. If it's not an emergency, your hotel can
make an appointment with an English-speaking doctor.
Drugstores One convenient pharmacy is Apoteket Nordstjernen, at the
Central Bus Station ( & 55-21-83-84 ). It's open Monday to Saturday from
8am to 11pm and Sunday 10am to 11pm.
Embassies & Consulates Most foreign nationals will have to contact their
embassies in Oslo (p. 58) if they have a problem; only the United Kingdom
maintains a consulate in Bergen, at Carl Konowsgate 34-35 ( &

55-

94-47-05 ).
Emergencies For the police, dial & 112; to report a fire, call & 110; for
an ambulance, dial & 113.
Eyeglass Repair A good optician is Optiker Svabø, Strandgaten 18 ( & 55-
31-69-51 ).
Hairdressers & Barbers One of the best in town is Prikken Frisørsalong,
Strandkaien 2B ( & 55-32-31-51 ). It's open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and
Friday from 9am to 4pm, Wednesday 10am to 7pm, and Saturday 9am
to 2pm.
Hospitals A medical center, Accident Clinic, is open around the clock. It's
at Vestre Stromkaien 19 ( & 55-56-87-00 ).
Internet Access Your two best bets are Accezzo, next to the Galleriet
shopping mall at Torgallmenningen 8 ( & 55-31-11-60 ), and CyberHouse
Internett Café, Vetrlidsallmenninggen 13 ( & 55-36-66-16 ).
Laundry Try Jarlens Vaskoteque, Lille Øvregate 17 ( & 55-32-55-04 ). It's
near the Hotel Victoria in a little alley about 45m (150 ft.) northeast of the
17th-century Korskirken church, off Kong Oscars Gate. It's open Monday,
Tuesday, and Friday from 10am to 6pm, Wednesday and Thursday 10am to
8pm, and Saturday 10am to 3pm.
Libraries The Bergen Public Library, Strømgaten ( & 55-56-85-00 ), is open
in July and August on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10am to 3pm,
Monday and Thursday 9am to 7pm, and Saturday 9am to 1pm; the rest of
the year, it's open Monday to Friday 10am to 8pm and Saturday 10am to
4:30pm.