Alesund

Alesund

We meet up at 8.30 for breakfast. Alesund appears to be a very pretty town of 45000 inhabitants. Our berth is very close to the town centre. We have a tour booked on a little blue train which winds its way through the city sights and to the top of Mt Aksla.  We get off the ship just after 10, our tour starts at 11. The weather is cloudy and a bit cool, top temp of 15.

We board our train and head off. The majority of the town was destroyed by fire in 1904 and was completely rebuilt by 1908 in the Art Nouveau style. The houses are visually striking. The views from the train back down to the harbour are fantastic. When we get to the top we have 15 mins for photos. The views back down on the town are incredible. You can walk up to the top from the town via 418 steps that look very daunting. After our train ride we walk around for another hour admiring the houses before getting back on board for lunch. 

Afternoon trivia sees us score 15, the winners had 18. We don’t seem able to get past 15.

We have an early show tonight, it is The Fabulous Funky Fiddler “E Sarah Carter”. She is fantastic. She is moving around the stage and among the audience, she plays one piece while standing on her head! Her experience included playing in Lord of the Dance. She was very entertaining.

I have found out that the fish we caught were pollock.

Tomorrow is our last port of Bergen and then we set sail for Southampton.