Tuesday, 16 April 2019

Alesund: A picture postcard town


Alesund is a pretty port, largely destroyed by a fire in 1904 and rebuilt in the Art Nouveau style. Our call here was a brief one but gave us time to explore the architecture and the setting. The viewpoint over the town takes 418 steps but gives a great view. We could contrast our great ship with its giant relative, one of the Costas.

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