August 25, 2022 - Trondheim, Norway

We had a self walking tour to see the 3rd most populous municipality in Norway.  A beautiful walkway around the pier leads us to the city.   The attractions we intended to see were the Nidaros Cathedral, Archbishop’s Palace, Old Town Bridge, Bakklandet and Kristiansten Fortress.  Since this was the 1st time anyone of us ever visited this city, we had to depend on Google Map.  Unfortunately, for someone unfamiliar with Google Walking Map, we made mistakes of taking the driving route to visit the 1st attraction Nidaros Cathedral.  It took us 20 more minutes to get there.  Once we were there, the ticket line for seeing the inside of the cathedral was quite long, so we only look around the cathedral from the outside and took photos.  

The Archbishop’s Palace is right next to the cathedral, we looked a little bit from the outside and were not impressed by it. Therefore, we all just scanned through the outside and then headed to the Old Town Bridge.  

After a short walk, we got to the Old Town Bridge and then we were able to see Bakklandet, which is a neighborhood in the city of Trondheim and it is dominated by small, wooden houses and narrow streets. It is among the major tourist attractions in the city.

One look of Bakklandet from the Old Town Bridge, we immediately decided that we need a closer look and walked right into the center of Bakklandet.  There were benches by the river and we all decided to enjoy our lunch at this spot.  

We spent a lot of time there and took a lot of photos.

Then, we did an uphill short walk to the Kristiansten Fortress.  It was built after the city fire of Trondheim in 1681 to protect the city against attack from the east. Construction was finished in 1685. It fulfilled its purpose in 1718 when Swedish forces laid siege against Trondheim. The fortress was decommissioned in 1816 by king Charles XIV John.  It was an interesting fortress with a lot of old canons.  It is a higher spot of the city and from there we got a wonderful view of the whole city.