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After leaving the wharf district I went to visit the Cathedral which the town is famous for. The Cathedral didn't open till 11am which is why I planned other things first.
A combo ticket was 140K ($28) for the Cathedral, Museum, and Treasury, but the ticket was good for multiple entries throughout the day.
Before entering the exterior front façade was quite impressive with its intricate rows of carved figures. Maybe in France they have Cathedrals like this though I haven't visited.
This detail of architecture is not something Norway is known for. Nor is Trondheim on the tourist route so most don't visit, although this was a medieval pilgrim route across Scandinavia to this regional significant church.
Inside there was a local school party taking part in an organ recital. No photos were allowed inside but several Chinese tourists were openly taking pictures with flashes or of the organ recital on their handheld tablets.
I took a couple of pics and was told by another man visiting to stop. I asked why they weren't stopping the other tourists. Anyway I didn't want to offend so stopped since it wasn't allowed anyway.
The rear courtyard takes you to the Archbishops Palace which is a museum housing many of the damaged figures.
Photography was not a problem here so you can see many things close up.
Finally was the Treasury which I wasn't aware had the Norweigan Crown Jewels. Its odd that they are in Trondheim and not Oslo but I was later explained that the Monarchy was appointed by the Church hence control of the jewels.
I did not expect photography to be allowed nor was it. However, it was low season, nobody was here, the guard walked away so I took my opportunity since you are never allowed to photograph things like this, especially not at the Tower of London
Again it was surprising to see so many amazing things today since nobody bothers to visit, or has even heard of Trondheim.
The extra effort to go the extra distance to Trondheim was paying big rewards today
A combo ticket was 140K ($28) for the Cathedral, Museum, and Treasury, but the ticket was good for multiple entries throughout the day.
Before entering the exterior front façade was quite impressive with its intricate rows of carved figures. Maybe in France they have Cathedrals like this though I haven't visited.
This detail of architecture is not something Norway is known for. Nor is Trondheim on the tourist route so most don't visit, although this was a medieval pilgrim route across Scandinavia to this regional significant church.
Inside there was a local school party taking part in an organ recital. No photos were allowed inside but several Chinese tourists were openly taking pictures with flashes or of the organ recital on their handheld tablets.
I took a couple of pics and was told by another man visiting to stop. I asked why they weren't stopping the other tourists. Anyway I didn't want to offend so stopped since it wasn't allowed anyway.
The rear courtyard takes you to the Archbishops Palace which is a museum housing many of the damaged figures.
Photography was not a problem here so you can see many things close up.
Finally was the Treasury which I wasn't aware had the Norweigan Crown Jewels. Its odd that they are in Trondheim and not Oslo but I was later explained that the Monarchy was appointed by the Church hence control of the jewels.
I did not expect photography to be allowed nor was it. However, it was low season, nobody was here, the guard walked away so I took my opportunity since you are never allowed to photograph things like this, especially not at the Tower of London
Again it was surprising to see so many amazing things today since nobody bothers to visit, or has even heard of Trondheim.
The extra effort to go the extra distance to Trondheim was paying big rewards today
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