Ålesund, Norway

Yesterday we were in Ålesund, which is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Norway. Our tour took us to two of the seven islands that comprise the Ålesund area. The first, Giske, had a small but interesting 13th century church, and is the birthplace of Rollo, the Viking who settled in Normandy and became an ancestor of William the Conqueror. The second, Godöy, was a pristine and picturesque little fishing village, where we visted a lighthouse with a great view of the surrounding coast. In a break from the previous days, we had a snack of delicious cake rather than waffles.

The two pictures I'm including here come from both islands. The top is the Godöy lighthouse, and the bottom is a view of a dilapidated shed full of fishing equipment that stuck out to me as interesting looking.