7.13.16 Aalesund

7.13.16 Aalesund

We had been looking forward to this port since the annual boat festival coincided with our visit. We started our day with a walk around the town center and a trip to the Aalesund museum. The most impressive piece in the museum was the original enclosed lifeboat that the Norwegian inventor sailed to Massachusetts in to prove it was safe. They had restored it and you could crawl inside.

We went to the tourist information center for a walking tour for 100 Krone per person - about $12.50 per person. It was a fantastic tour. We learned about the building style, the fishing industry, and the impact of the WW2 occupation.  One of the interesting parts of the building style is that the 1st floor and 2nd floor have different styles of windows.

One part of the boat festival we had been looking forward to was the jet pack show. We found an outdoor cafe with front row seats. Glenn had the fish stew. I had a salt cod pizza. Both were very good. The tomato helped balance the salt cod. After the show, we had a cocktail at Milk and then headed back to the ship.

We lost again at Name That Tune trivia. We attended the port talk for the next day and then got in on the end of a game of Pictionary before singing along with the hits of the 60s with the 2 piano players.

Dinner was a pop up based on a 3 Michelin star restaurant in The Netherlands. It was a fantastic five course meal.