Trondheim was the reason for our being here in the first place, since Dan was giving a paper at a conference (Competitive Campuses--The European Challenge: Developing the Universities of the Future). I, too, had a small work assignment, but I was mostly free to roam the streets. And what delightful streets they were!
Trondheim also has a bryggen (wharf district), if not of the historical significance of Bergen's, still a pleasant one undergoing a renaissance of lively mixed use.
Other sights included attractive gardens (note the early-spring tulips, though it was mid-June!) and an ancient bridge note the bicycle lanes).
Of course, the cathedral is justifiably famous, with its magnificent façade. But I also accidentally stumbled on a beautiful historic synagogue. Although Norway is well known for its resistance to Nazi persecution of Norwegian Jews (and in fact its resistance to Nazis altogether), still there were enough informers that the Jewish population was decimated, with perhaps only a hundred souls remaining.
Here is a view from one of the many bridges at about 8:45pm.
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