Alesund

Today, it was Alesund, a city spread over 5 islands. It was burnt down in 1904, and reconstruction was in the architectural fashion of the time - Art Nouveau. That and fish are the city's claims to fame.
We started off with a walking tour, which spent the first 10 minutes on the architecture and then used a rather tedious commentary to eke out the allotted 2 hours. We listened more than saw.
The afternoon was much better, with an interesting visit to an open-air museum of buildings from earlier times. We then stopped at a building high on a hill overlooking the city.Read more