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Norway, Land of Raw Beauty, Valhalla Myths and Fjords. Stay 2: Alesund

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(View of Alesund from our hotel room) We flew south from Lofoten to the city of Alesund. This ninth most populated Norwegian town is built on several islands. A massive fire in 1904 leveled the town. It was rebuilt as a picturesque Jugendstil town. Jugendstil is a German Norwegian version of Art Nouveau and can be found in cities like Munich Weimar and Vienna. But here it is a dominant feature. The rebuild was financially supported by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. One of the busiest streets is named after him. (Our hotel room with below sitting nook to look at the city across the inner harbor) ((As it rained a lot those days, we were more often there enjoying the view and having a glass of wine) Below picture is a typical example of the Art Nouveau streets in Alesund (Picture from the Nook) Above poster shows best the full day fjord cruise we took the second day here in Alesund. It turned out to be the only dry day of our stay here. The Geiranger fjord is one of the longest fjords in N...
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Norway, Land of Raw Beauty, Valhalla Myths and Fjords. Stay 1: Lofoten

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Why Norway? The ice age created this wonderful unique landscape sparsely inhabited for eons by hunter gatherers the way the Sami people in the most northern region still do. Sandee stated early on in our trip that she considered the South Island of New Zealand the most beautiful natural landscape in the world, but now she awarded the title to Norway. You may ask why in October? Almost no tourists and we were hoping for Northern Lights. The lights turned out to be a disappointment, so we revisited our Finland blog to refresh our memories. (Finnish northern light picture, something we hoped to see again but did not see in Norway) We also tested a new travel schedule. As we are aging we wish to travel at a slower pace, staying in one place longer, venturing out daily less hours and returning to a comfortable home base. Not having to move too often, spending more time in the same place, will be a great new way of travel we concluded. (Our Henningsvaer room) In the 35 days in Norway we spen...
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