Mount Aksla in the background — Ålesund, Norway.

Mount Aksla to the left — Ålesund, Norway.

In 2017, we climbed the 418 steps to the top of Mount Aksla for great city views — Ålesund, Norway.

Aspøy Skole (yellow building), was built in the 1920s — Ålesund, Norway.

NB Day 2: Back to Ålesund

August 9 in Norway ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

This was another short stop in Ålesund … just long enough to pick up the tours and independents who disembarked this morning.

Again, the ship docked at the commercial port on the other side of the city. I know this because I’m used to seeing Mount Aksla to the right and it was on the left this time. Took me a minute to get my bearings. Anyway, I got a few glimpses of the city between buildings, but that was it for photo ops. At least there was no rain at that moment.

And then, onward north … and into the rain.

After spending most of the day in the fresh air on deck, it was an early night for us back in the cabin.

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P.S. If you are curious about what the city looks like when the sun is shining, here are some links for footprints from when we visited Ålesund in 2019. Since we’d stopped here in 2017 and done our city-wander and Mount Aksla trek then, we opted to spend most of our time at a museum just outside the city. Alas, no photos to share from the earlier trip.

https://findpenguins.com/52z11qkijr3ou/footprin…

https://findpenguins.com/52z11qkijr3ou/footprin…

https://findpenguins.com/52z11qkijr3ou/footprin…

Photos from the Museum: https://findpenguins.com/52z11qkijr3ou/footprin…

Photo Gallery 2019: https://eenusa.smugmug.com/Europe/Norway/&Aring…Read more