Ålesund - Part 2

Since I got past the historical blurb yesterday, here's the scenic pics from Alesund.
It really is a lovely town, but I'll start with a view, out to sea, from the Aquarium, which featured in an earlier post. The island to the left is Godøy.

And, since we're near the aquarium, I forgot to post a picture of these little guys last time. They're cute.

Now for the town itself. I think it's one of the most beautiful towns I've seen in Norway.
It burned down in 1904, and since all the buildings at that time were wooden, hardly anything survived. So the current buildings, with the exception of later architectural disasters, are all from the early 20th century.
I'll post some more architecturally interesting pics in a later blog, but here's one which gives a rough idea of what it's like.

As with all Norwegian towns, art features heavily. This was a nice way to enhance a gable end.

Here's a few general views, in and around the harbour area.

And back to art again. What in the name of creation is this meant to be????

For a full overview scene of Ålesund, there's only one place to go, Aksla. Overlooking the town, and accessed by either a climb up roughly 400 steps, or a long narrow road, it's well worth the effort.

At the top there's a restaurant and cafeteria, surrounded by balconies where you get a view like this.

To get a better view of that image, click on this link, then click on the image and click again to zoom. It's a beauty.

Onywye,
yun's aa fir enoo