With this post, we’re wrapping up our remaining photos of Trondheim, which is the largest city but not the capital of Norway’s Trondelag county. An interesting perception shift that came about over the course of this journey was that cities I used to think of as very far north (e.g. Trondheim, or even Bergen) I now think of as, by Norwegian standards, not really all that far north in fact. After all, they’re still below the arctic circle lol… 🙂
Pulling out of Trondheim shortly after noon back on January 22, and continuing our northward journey along Norway’s spectacular coastline. Had we done the journey a week earlier, I believe I’m right that when we woke up inside the arctic circle the following morning, the sun wouldn’t have nipped above the horizon at all for the rest of our journey. Glad we timed it as we did, for that and various other reasons such as storms and weather which meant our journey was both calmer and more northern-lights productive than the same boat’s journey had been going both up and back on its prior rotation :-).
…and the next day our port call at Trondheim was long enough for a lovely walking exploration of this city, which I used to think of as quite far north until I went much farther north in the days after our boat pulled away at the end of the port call in which I took all these photos :-).
…and the following day our main port stop was at Trondheim, one of whose cafes claims to have probably the best espresso in the world. And since I can, I’ll share below the first time in my life that I’ve photographed a drink, which was the first (and so far only) cup of chili hot chocolate that I’ve drunk. Which I did the day before, in Ã…lesund. And yes, it was definitely the best chili hot chocolate I’ve ever had and I drank it all with gusto. Contrary to my hopes, however, this is not a common offering in any of the other many cafes we visited along the coast of Norway, in our quest for a second cup.
(so much world, so little time....) 