This is the view from UNCLES CAFE in downtown Kristiansund. The harbor ferry (or Sundbåten in Norwegian) on the left is the FRAMNÆS and is older and has gorgeous woodwork. I couldn't see the name of the one on the right but it has a cute face with its' round life preserver nose.
Here comes the Hurtigruten!
Her kommer Hurtigruten!
All images are the property of Terri Tynes Armstrong
I like our manhole covers with the three things Kristiansund is known for,Clipfishwoman,Sundbåten, and our modern church.
Here is a coffee cup I bought in Kristiansund made by a local artist. The name on the bottom of the cup is Astri Nordås. Norwegians are big coffee drinkers. The drawing on the front of the cup is of my personal favorite statue in town. I call her Bicycle Girl. She takes me back to a time when your bike was your best friend,your mustang, always ready for an adventure.....
And this is the back of the cup with our little harbour sundbåten.
Friday in Kristiansund was another blue sky windless day. Rare,incredible and not to be wasted. So I went down to the harbor. We are very proud of our harbor ferry, the Sundbåten, or the sound boat in English. Here she is just coming in.
Sundbåten carries passengers to the four islands of Kirklandet,Innlandet,Nordlandet, and Gomalandet. Nowadays there are bridges and you can drive to the different islands or "lands" as the locals call them, but many still prefer to use the Sundbåten. The ferry was begun in 1876 and is listed as the world's oldest continuously operating ferry system. Today was an extra special day as the first woman is working on the Sundbåten. And here she is....
The only downside to all that sunshine was I couldn't get a better photo of the Klippfiskkjerringa's(Klipfish wife's) companion, Sildegutten (herring boy). Both statues were created by the very talented Tore Bjørn Skjølsvik.
Behind him you can see the Sunbåten they have built for children to play on. There are several around town.
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