July 10 Trondheim

Once again we're on our own, armed with a Frommer's self-guided tour through the city.  The city arranged a shuttle bus since we were at a more remote berth; the AIDA ship was taking the primo spot.  The buses were quick and frequent so it was no problem.

 Stiftsgarden located behind the Royal Residence

 From my series of important statues, here we're honoring the Trondheim magician who first pulled a seagull from his hat.

 Atop the pedestal is the most handsome Viking.  As has been true everywhere we've been, it's surrounded by construction.

 The last Viking -- the Norwegian fishermen

 Street art just outside the Tourist Information Center.  Ironically, it wasn't raining when we were there. (nor was the sun shining)

 The Statue to Student Life.  I should have gone to university in Trondheim.

 Our Lady's Church

 Steam radiators underneath every pew.  It was 13 when we got on the bus, and 17 when we returned to the ship.  A hot summer day in Trondheim.

 

Speed skating is the Norwegian Olympic sport

 Street art as a functional staircase 

 After 500 years, vertical becomes a relative concept.

 The university where students are celebrating life, and hopefully studying

 The Old Town Bridge and the houses along the river bank

 This is the electric bicycle lift.  To promote more cycling (and fewer autos) Trondheim has installed a ski-lift sort of device to push bikes up the hill.  We weren't able to see it in operation because a guy was working inside the mechanical parts.

This was also my first instance of "internet deja vu."  When I was researching the Frommer's walking tour to enter the route into my handheld GPS, I followed part of the route through this section on Google Street View.  And as I crossed the bridge and headed towards the bicycle lift I felt as if I had been there before.  It was strange -- I had never been in Trondheim before, but this was so familiar.

 Here's the trackway going up the hill. 

 The Kristiansend fortress on the hill above the river.

 The Thomas Angellshus, originally a "retirement home for indigent widows. Later its venue was expanded to allow widows to cohabit with well-recommended widowers outside the bounds of traditional marriages -- a liberal 19th-century trend of which many Trondheimers seem appropriately proud."

 The inner garden

 Nidaros Domkirke -- the Cathedral of Trondheim

 An excellent collection of gargoyles

 And the best of all