Trondheim, Kristiansund & Molde

Hi All,

We were up for an early breakfast before our 8AM walking tour in Trondheim. When we stopped here northbound we did a bus tour of major sights. This time we walked along the waterfront and Nid River, admiring how Trondheim has preserved many of the 100+ year old buildings and integrated new construction that blends in. 

Our afternoon stop was in Kristiansund. It was a short stop so we hustled to a local statue (see photo caption) and were back on board within 20 minutes.

After dinner we took a short walk in Molde, our last walking tour of the trip. Molde has none of the old buildings like we saw in Trondheim because the Germans carpet bombed the town in 1940, unsuccessfully trying to kill the Norwegian king and crown prince. They both survived and were evacuated to Britain on a UK destroyer where they remained for  the duration of the German occupation. Molde is also the home to an annual jazz festival that attracts performers and audiences from all over Europe.

Love
Sandy & Carl

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Riverfront homes and businesses in Trondheim

Old machinery decorating the front if a mall built into a 100 year old building.

Old buildings line the Nid River

Busy harbor in Kristiansund

Clip Fish Woman Statue, honoring the women who processed the dried fish

More action on Kristiansund Harbor

Harbor Ferry crossing in Kristiansund

Traditional Norwegian costumes on a Molde shop window

Sax player honors the Molde Jazz Festival

Monument marking the spot where the Norwegian royal family was evacuated to England during WWII