Picture perfect day exploring Ålesund today. This town was destroyed in 1904 from a big fire when 850 houses were burned and 10,000 people lost their homes. It was in the middle of a big winter storm with temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius! 2 days after the fire the first ship with emergency supplies arrived, sent from the German emperor Wilhelm II. Many ships followed and the whole town was built up again, this time with stone houses, electricity and plumbing. And – here comes the best part – all of them in Art Nouveau style! I’m in heaven, remembering my first big thesis paper I wrote for Art History: Art Nouveau!
It’s almost 3.30pm and we are about to continue our voyage to the Orkney Islands, where we’ll arrive tomorrow morning 11am.
Ålesund made it into our “3-out-of-1” list. This is a list of places we like to live for 3 months before heading back home for the rest of the year. So far there is only one other town on our list: Bolzano, Italy!
