Day 5 - Trondheim

Our ship arrived on-time at 6:30 am in Trondheim.

A good part of the night's journey was in unprotected waters but I slept well.

Trondheim has a population of about 200,000 and is the 3rd biggest city in Norway.

I suspect this is or was the Customs House.

Unusual cloud pattern.

The train station where I changed trains back in 1974 on my way from Fauske in the north to Oslo in the south. It didn't look like this back then.

We walked into the city. Our destination was the steeple you can see off in the distance towards the left. We had until 10 am to get back to the ship, so plenty of time.

It really is a pretty city and quite a change from some of the utilitarian towns further north.

Norwegians really like this yellow.

An impressive old bank.

The Post Office.

Curious gargoyles.

I suspect this might have been a concert hall.

Particularly since there was a statue of a violinist outside. He is still alive and you can read about him here. And you can watch him play here.

Curious graves outside an old church. Notice the legs which make the top like a low table.

More yellow. They could sell cars with this color in Norway and they would be popular.

The steeple came into view.

The Nidaros Cathedral which is the principal church of Trondheim and the most northerly medieval church in the world.

Side entrance.

I was not expecting to see something as grand and ornate as this. The Kings of Norway are crowned here. The cathedral used to be Catholic but was changed to the Church or Norway (Lutheran) in 1536.

The Cathedral opens at 10 am when we needed to be back on board the ship so we did not go inside.

It really is a grand city for what is a relatively small population. 

We walked back beside the Nidelva River that flows through the city.

Warehouse looking buildings beside the river. I suspect they are all apartments now.

Trondheim has some lovely old buildings and I was surprised to see that there was not more WWII damage. You might like to read about the period when martial law was declared in the city.

The color and style reminds me of Vienna.

Pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the river.

More container offices.

By now we were back at the wharf and we did the brief tour of the large Hurtigruten ship. I really enjoyed walking around the city and would be happy to come back and explore some more.