Supplybåtenes kanoner overgår "brannsprøyta" (brannvesenets båter) med slik margin at problemet dengang det ble brukt til å slukke brann på Nøstet visstnok var at vanntrykket var så høyt de holdt på å blåse hele brannen fra fjæresteinene og opp på Dragefjellet.

Det skulle helt sikkert dekket de øverste husene på sørsida av Hessa i saltlake....

#ålesund #allheimen #norsktut #brann

https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/JOb4r4/stor-lyngbrann-i-aalesund-naermer-seg-mot-bebyggelse

Sist jeg var i Ålesund, like før jul, lå det en supplybåt i opplag på innsida av sukkertoppen. Vannkanona på en supplybåt når langt og høyt, og har tidligere blitt brukt til for eksempel å slukke brann i trelastlager på Sydnes i Bergen. Jeg håper slike ressurser kan mobiliseres.

#ålesund #allheimen #norsktut #brann

Stor lyngbrann i Ålesund: Politiet vurderer evakuering

Brannen synes på flere kilomters avstand - brannvesenet har ikke kontroll.

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Green on grey 2/3

Outside the Jugendstilsenteret (the Art Nouveau Center) in Ålesund, Norway, this trash bin is made decidedly un-trashy by all the museum stickers shedded by visitors. Not me though, I put things like that in my scrapbook. Stickers, not trash cans.

#ålesund #trashcan #trashbin #granite #closeup #detail #norge #noreg #norway #trio #triptych #pixelfedsweden

A simple, wooden door for #DoorsDay but in an interesting place. This is a side entrance for the priest in Giske Church, Norway's only marble church, although covered over with plaster and chalk. The church dates to the twelfth century and the island and family for which this church was built is mentioned in the Norwegian Sagas.

#Photography #History #Norway #Giske #Church #Architecture #Ålesund #Travel

Snow-capped peaks of the Sunnmøre Alps rising in the distance (captured from the summit of Aksla)

#Ålesund #mountainview #fjords #winterlandscape #Fujifilm
Reflections on the Brosundet Canal. Even saw someone taking a cold water dip.

#Norway #Ålesund #architecture #Fujifilm
Arches 3/3

The precious few hours we spent in Ålesund were nowhere near enough. Thanks to my suddenly having to find a pharmacy, I got to see some more of the town. It's history is so fascinating as to be almost surreal (I shan't bore you, though, you'll look it up if you're so inclined but I strongly recommend going there), not least the fact that it was never a target of Germany's bombings during WW II. Miraculously, it's still there in all it's splendor.

#ålesund #norway #jugendstil #artnouveau #arch #architecture #streetphotography #trio #triptych #pixelfedsweden
Norway’s most charming coastal town

#Ålesund #streetphotography #architecture #pittoresque #Fujifilm