Saturday, July 2
We left the ship in bright sunshine again, and headed for Alesund Park to begin the 418 step climb to the lookout on top of Mt. Aksia. After a number of rest stops we made it, and enjoyed the magnificent views from the top. There were also some WW2 German bunkers at the top - how they got the materials for the cement and solid steel up there would have been a huge job! We negotiated the steps down and enjoyed walking around this beautiful town with its Art Nouveau buildings.
These are due to a fire in the early 1900s, so when the town was rebuilt Art Nouveau was in style, and they have kept that character over the past 100 years or so. Being on the water and a big fishing port there were lots of boats about, as well as the old warehouses we have seen in other ports. At the Alesund Church we saw a bridal party getting there photos taken, but we couldn't walk around inside due to the wedding - however the glimpses we had showed a magnificent stained glass window.
We left the ship in bright sunshine again, and headed for Alesund Park to begin the 418 step climb to the lookout on top of Mt. Aksia. After a number of rest stops we made it, and enjoyed the magnificent views from the top. There were also some WW2 German bunkers at the top - how they got the materials for the cement and solid steel up there would have been a huge job! We negotiated the steps down and enjoyed walking around this beautiful town with its Art Nouveau buildings.
These are due to a fire in the early 1900s, so when the town was rebuilt Art Nouveau was in style, and they have kept that character over the past 100 years or so. Being on the water and a big fishing port there were lots of boats about, as well as the old warehouses we have seen in other ports. At the Alesund Church we saw a bridal party getting there photos taken, but we couldn't walk around inside due to the wedding - however the glimpses we had showed a magnificent stained glass window.
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