Norway in 2018, Trondheim
Parts
Wednesday, August 15
The bus ride into town was one of my longer airport transfers in Europe, 38
minutes. I arrived in the afternoon and took a few pictures around town. It
looks a little overcast in the photos, but I recall the day seeming not bad.
My records say I ate at Peppes
Pizza, although, if I were going by memory, I would have said that was a
later day. I do remember it was not worth going back to.
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| Pedestrian bridge. |
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| Nidelva river. |
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| Row of restaurants. |
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| Buildings on Nidelva river. |
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| Buildings on Nidelva river. |
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| Buildings on Nidelva river. |
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| Looking south from Bakku Bru (Hill Bridge). |
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| Path in Bakklandet. |
Thursday, August 16
Trondheim has the world’s only bicycle lift, the Trampe, later
renamed CycloCable. When you push a button, a thin plate emerges to push you up
the hill at 3⅓-4½ mph. To balance while it pushes you, you need to keep your
body forward and your leg rigid and back. If your foot falls off the plate, it
drops back into the slot, and it takes a bit of practice to hold the position
all the way up the hill.
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| Trampe bicycle lift. |
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| Sign. |
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| Start of the Trampe. |
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| Instructions. |
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| People starting on the lift. |
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| Riding the lift. |
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| End of the lift. |
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| Top. |
No pictures, but I took a walking tour, then explored on my own, and visited
the Stiftsgården royal
residence, a large townhouse in the center of town, and the Nidaros
Domkirkes (Cathedral).
I did take a few pictures to show you the dead bodies in the public library
reading room.
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| Sign about the archeolgical site in the library. |
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| Old and new in the library. |
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| Skeletons. |
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| Reading area. |
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| View of Trondheim. |
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| Looking out from Kristiansten Festning. |
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| Looking out from Kristiansten Festning. |
Not all of the Trampe pictures above are from the morning. I came by again
later and finished the set. The Trampe is near Kristiansten
Festning (Fortress), so I visited that and its historical exhibits.
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| Dinner at Baklandet Skydssation. |
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| Attraction sign. |
I had an early dinner at Baklandet
Skydsstation. I presume the dishes were served stacked that way because I
was at a very small table, not a traditional presentation.
Apple users, does this attraction sign at the right look familiar? The command key symbol was
adopted from the symbol used in Nordic countries to indicate a place of
interest.
Friday, August 17
Some wandering around the city today. The first picture below is from the shore
northeast of the city. The others are in the Sverresborg Trondelag Folk Museum.
This may also be the day I walked along the coast for a few miles out of town,
followed by a bus ride home. After that, I took a bus ride to check out a
chocolate store in a mall. It was not great.
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| Shore. |
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| Trondheim from the southwest. |
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| Folk Museum. |
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| Folk Museum. |
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| Folk Museum. |
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| Folk Museum. |
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| Folk Museum. |
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| Folk Museum. |
Saturday, August 18
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| Street in Trondheim. |
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| Street in Trondheim. |
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| Fountain. |
The first two images to the right are from a northwest part of town. I recall
wandering around exploring different areas and port area. I took a boat
tour around the waterways but do not have any pictures from that. After lunch,
I visited the Trondhjems Sjøfartsmuseum (maritime museum). The third image
is a fountain on the east side of city center. Water flows over the sides
smoothly, giving an effect not well represented in the picture.
Sunday, August 19
Sunday I made my way to the airport via train. As you can see, I have been to
Hell and back.
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| Sign for Hell. |
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