Alesund,Norway

Alesund , Norway.

Today we returned to Alesund ,with a forecast of not so good weather ahead, but the journey was mirror calm. Very restful ,and good to have a sea day to catch up, its been a very busy time so far.
Arrival through mountains to a lovely harbour, Alesund is a pretty place ,an important fishing harbour ,due to its central location, and the Fjords around are UNESCO World Heritage Sights. It is also an Art Nouveau town, with some older, unique buildings .It had importance during the war for taking people to safety when Germany invaded, they were then able to join the resistance force. Such bravery, and endurance, in small boats .Like Scandinavia in general they preserve their old boats beautifully ,and many still in use for tourism ventures.. It has little streets and lovely sights. We were off early with rain in sight, but just a few light showers during our extensive walking tour,we re visited nice things ,and discovered lots more as well ,and enjoyed it all. Nice to see Fishermen selling their fish at the wharf, some shrimps/prawns ,that looked inviting on one boat and fish on another, people love being able to get fresh fish.. We had coffee in a nice place, friendly people ,which was a gallery for local artists as well.
Found a little Supermarket for a few things, and of great interest of course what is in there ,and how much it all costs, fresh chickens about $4.60, in our equivalent ,here it is Krona, Denmark ,Sweden and Norway are all Krona, BUT woe betide anyone who tries to give one countries currency to another , they act like its poison…!! Good English in them all though ,and that is easy..
Many beautiful Kitchen shops ,with very up market things ,and Thelma they had bowls, very related to our Best Bowl In the World, with a cling on bottom piece, so even better, Sam was appalled when I looked with intent.!! Very tempted, but rather large for transportation..! Nice to have a wee browse…
Off to an older part of the town ,they have such nice statues ,and even heated wrought iron seats, in one viewing spot…[It wasn’t at all cold, just a bit damp] We walked in the older part, along the coast ,clear waters, but not a fish to be seen, large trawlers setting out for sea ,of the modern kind .You will see from the pictures you can have your boat almost at the door, in the inner harbour.
Nice gardens in parts, the lovely Astilbe that we had in times past, so feathery and pretty ,all our plants really ,some tall yellow iris ,so it’s really still their spring ,their season is short. Very large tubs of pansy’s in places ,all makes for a nice show. A good walk of about 4 hours today, an amble rather than a walk at times, but all enjoyable.
Tonight we have had the most delicious fresh cod, pan fried, so very good. Also fresh cherries, not quite our standards, but good as well ,many treats along the way. It’s noticeable colder tonight ,but our cabin is cosy. We are here until 10pm ,as it is a short journey for Geiranger tomorrow ,we don’t go back to the open sea, just through the Fjord and turn left…it’s a beautiful Fjord .
Weather for tomorrow is for SNOW, how exciting…to be 3o…! we won’t have internet, so a double dose today for you. Good to catch up with Family today, we have excellent phone packages, 100 texts, 1GB of data and 100 minutes talking, for $19, it wont work everywhere, but from here on should ,except the next few days in the Arctic circle ,I don’t imagine it would be great. Internet is not.
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