I live here/there. I have lived here and there in Norway. From the Arctic, to the south and east. I will never leave Ålesund again. I love living here.i just spent 24 hours in Oslo, and when I got home, the second my plane landed and I got off, the ocean air just made me stop and enjoy. Every time I leave, coming back reminds me so much why I love it here. It's nice to get the reminder from time to time It's easy to get bored, but there is nothing like coming home. Even after just one day. Edit. That troll in kongens gate, then kings street, that troll was there when I was a young little lad, 30 years ago. I have no idea how old it is, but it's been there for a long, long time. It's a piece of history, and is probably way older than the two of you.

@lindsayslivealittle

Ай бұрын

We had an amazing time and going back again this year!

glad to see you enjoy my lovely little city.

@lindsayslivealittle

28 күн бұрын

Heading back this week!

@erinneff9962

21 күн бұрын

@@lindsayslivealittle Enjoy. I just moved from Seattle a year and a half ago. I am in language school at the base of the hill up to Fjellstua and so I try and do those stairs every day during "pause". The views are breathtaking! Aalesund really is a charming city. The architecture following the 1904 fire, is absolutely stunning. Have fun.

Ålesund is not the third largest city in Norway. Ålesund is the ninth largest city in Norway. Otherwise, great video from Ålesund. 😊

@lindsayslivealittle

7 ай бұрын

Thanks watching and clarifying that for us. We try our best to give the most correct info but mistakes happen. We love Norway and are heading back for a Christmas trip on Havila in a couple weeks. We hope you have a great weekend. Emma & Jack

Great video! For people that cannot do the stais, there is also a tourist train that goes to the top. We did that and it was really nice, you see a lot from the surroundings. The town itself was nice to walk around and explore the shops.

@lindsayslivealittle

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and commenting. That train is a great way to see the town. We basically followed its path around the city. Emma & Jack

We LOVE this city!

@lindsayslivealittle

4 ай бұрын

It is truely an amazing city! Emma & Jack

Great job climbing all those steps!

@lindsayslivealittle

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. The views were worth it!

Great video! Norway is my dream vacation.

@lindsayslivealittle

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! It is such amazing place and definitely worth the dream vacation. The views, food, cities but most importantly the people make it so memorable. Have a great weekend. Emma & Jack

Glad you enjoyed our town! After the fire in 1904 it was rebuilt in the Art Nouveau style, not Art Deco. The Art Deco style started around 1920.

@lindsayslivealittle

3 ай бұрын

We love it! Will actually be back 2 times this year! Ooo you are so correct! I definitely misspoke thought I had said Art Nouveau. Thanks for catching that! If you have any suggestions of things to do in your gorgeous town we would love suggestions! One trip we will be with our 3 year old and we were thinking of going to the aquarium. Live a little Emma & Jack

@JMarsCreed

28 күн бұрын

It was a german designer. Pretty intresting huh?

@Muesile

23 күн бұрын

@@JMarsCreed Not sure what you mean by this. There were many architects designing the new town and most were Norwegian. But some were educated in Germany.

The tree is called Apeskrekk (Apescare) in Norwegian. I googled it and the scientific name for the family is Araucariaceae. Imported to Europe in the mid 1700s.

@lindsayslivealittle

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. We were fascinated by them! Emma & Jack

@MatthewOlsonTech-gr8yv

12 күн бұрын

"Monkey Tail" trees. We have a lot of them in Tacoma, Washington!

I'm Norwegian but spent 30+- years living in Seattle. There were several of these trees on the drive from north Seattle to the UW where my father taught. We called them monkey puzzle trees. I believe they were imported from Asia.

@lindsayslivealittle

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing. We really loved those. Have a great day. Emma & Jack

@erinneff9962

21 күн бұрын

I knew the trees looked familiar. I'm from Seattle but just moved to Aalesund after meeting a Norwegian in Ballard years ago.

Thank you for a great Video!

@lindsayslivealittle

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for being here and watching! Emma & Jack Live a Little

Thanks for this. We will be there at the end of September.

@lindsayslivealittle

Ай бұрын

We hope you have an amazing time!

Great video ! Thanks for the beer 🍺 Emma looks stunning. Which beer did you like the best? How did you do in the casino? We lived in Vegas for 25 years. Thanks for the video 🍺

@lindsayslivealittle

7 ай бұрын

I am a lucky man to be married to Emma. Honestly they were all delicious and unique. Casino on this trip wasn’t the best return. But we enjoyed seeing the staff again. Emma has never been to Vegas but I have been there a few times (not in several years). Jack

You answered my question in the video about comparing it to Alaska. I see a lot of similarities but different in a lot of ways. Just going to have to see for myself some day. As long as they have the Monkey gin. Ha.

@lindsayslivealittle

7 ай бұрын

Hahahaha. Monkey gin makes everything better but not sure Norway needs the help. You won’t regret it! We hope you have a great week and thanks for the continued support of the channel! Emma & Jack

I cant believe how empty the stairs were. The threat of rain maybe scared people away. LOL

@lindsayslivealittle

2 ай бұрын

It made filming pretty easy and the walk very nice.

Hi Emma the tree is called auricaria that's it's botanical name Common name monkey puzzle I am from Scotland and I've been to Norway

@lindsayslivealittle

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! The trees are so unique. And I secretly love the name monkey puzzle! It make the tree even cooler!!!

im from Ålesund and its not the 3rd biggest its 9th i think trondheim is 3rd but great vid i love my city its so beautiful and its built in the Jugend style i dont know if it has another name in english

@lindsayslivealittle

6 күн бұрын

We caught that after we posted but we were just back a few weeks ago and will correct in our next video on Alesund! We just love our time in Norway.

@exazee9900

6 күн бұрын

@@lindsayslivealittle great that you are enjoying Norway 😁😁😁

I'm just curious - have you found the food quality to have stayed the same as from your last Retreat cruises? I sailed the Retreat twice this year, and found it consistently good in Lumina and the specialty restaurants, but the quality and variety in the MDR and buffet just seems to have gotten consistent worse - last Retreat cruise was May, and I have one coming up in August. I took a transatlantic crossing in Oct not in the Retreat, and have to say the food, except in specialty, was cafeteria grade. All and all, I love Celebrity, especially the staff and the Edge class ships, but I worry if you don't pay for The Retreat, it's not really a premium line. Love your videos. PS - I'm on fjord cruise on the Apex in the Retreat fall 2024 and your post as helpful.

@lindsayslivealittle

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! We hope that this series is inspiring you for your trip. We have found that sometimes it can be hit and miss in the buffet. We only have had a couple meals in the MDR and can’t really weigh in there. What is always good in the buffet though is the Indian food which is some of our favorite. But honestly most the time we eat in Luminae because it is so good. Emma & Jack

@sharonmilner3454

2 ай бұрын

Great, informative video! How long did it take to do the climb to the viewpoint?

Aw, you didn't visit 'Atlanterhavs Parken' Aquarium. Well, that would probably have taken too much of your day. Still, a reason to visit again. =)

@lindsayslivealittle

21 күн бұрын

Funny you say that! We were actually just back here 2 days ago (with our daughter) and we went to the aquarium! It was a beautiful aquarium. Thanks for watching!

Hi! the "funny" tree is an Auracaria. It comes from Chile. :)

@lindsayslivealittle

5 ай бұрын

Thanks much for letting us know! We probably spent 15-20 min just taking pictures of the trees because how “fun” they were. Emma & Jack

@ValentinaSL

5 ай бұрын

@@lindsayslivealittle in 2007 it there already ^^

I Live there

@lindsayslivealittle

3 ай бұрын

Such an amazing city. Our video can’t do it justice but hopefully represented the city well. We are heading back again twice this year.

Have you tried to eat the "small pancake" called Svele?

@HowieBaldman

Ай бұрын

Great video 🤘

@lindsayslivealittle

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Not sure we have but we are heading back their in about a week and will add that to the list to find!

@Muesile

23 күн бұрын

@@lindsayslivealittle Welcome back!

Well, it's also perhaps the most expensive city in all of the world.

@lindsayslivealittle

Күн бұрын

We found costs to be fairly reasonable for what we experienced and did.

kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6ysqKVmmKXZqJs.htmlsi=rVW3k88ill9zeMeZ first 14 mins of this shows the trip from Ålesund Airport to Ålesund. (The tunnels to the Islands)

It is great, except the stupid resturant at the top which has the greatest view of all. You have to pay to get into the viewing area.

@lindsayslivealittle

Ай бұрын

Didn't know that

Ålesund is nowhere near being the third largest city in Norway. IT IS TINY. There are a lot of actual large cities in Norway, nothing close to American cities. But I would barely call it a city, it's a large town.

@lindsayslivealittle

Ай бұрын

Yes we totally made a mistake in that statement.

@JMarsCreed

28 күн бұрын

Ålesund is a city

@JMarsCreed

28 күн бұрын

Try to remember that norway is smaller then america and we are limited bc of fjords and mountains

@rytterl

20 күн бұрын

@@JMarsCreed well, being born and raised here, I know it's a city. My point was just that it's so small, it's almost townlike, and absolutely not the third largest city in Norway.

@JMarsCreed

20 күн бұрын

@rytterl i live here too i dont think its small

10:30 Definantly not the third largest city in Norway. More like 7th or 8th or something like that. Third largest is Trondheim

@lindsayslivealittle

5 ай бұрын

Yes we made a mistake with that regard and just returned from a Havila cruise where will make sure that correction is presented. Emma & Jack

Norske byer etter størrelse "2020" 1.Oslo - 1 036 059 2.Bergen - 259 958 3.Stavanger/Sandnes - 228 287 4.Trondheim - 189 271 5.Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg - 116 373 6.Drammen - 109 416 7.Porsgrunn/Skien - 93 778 8.Kristiansand - 64 596 9.Ålesund - 53 905 10.Tønsberg - 53 018

@lindsayslivealittle

Ай бұрын

Yes we made a mistake with Alesund population. Heading back next week for a new vlog and will address it.