Cruising Alaska, USA

Walking around in the town of Sitka in Alaska, USA. We found it a bit boring to be honest, definitely not a highlight of an Alaska trip. However, there were some nice buildings like the Sitka Rose gallery.

The town of Sitka in Alaska, USA used to be under Russian goverment a long time ago. The historic ties are visible everywhere, especially in the St. Michael's cathedral.

After walking around for quite some time in the town of Sitka in Alaska, USA we were in need of something to drink and eat. Found this cute place called 'Chocolate moose' where they actually had little chocolates resembling a moose. Delicious with a cup of cappuccino.

Returning from a walking trip to the town of Sitka in Alaska, USA. Always good to see the cruise ship is safely secured.

Nugget Falls is coming down strong near the town of Juneau in Alaska, USA. This strong waterfall is located next to the Mendenhall Glacier and is about half an hour from the town by bus.

Glaciers tend to end up in the ocean where huge chunks are breaking off and float away. This here is a huge chunk floating around at the Mendenhall Glacier near the town of Juneau in Alaska, USA.

When getting close to the glacier the Mendenhall glacier shows its details, deep cravices of blue ice. Great place to visit if you're visiting the town of Juneau in Alaska, USA.

From a distance, the Mendenhall Glacier can be seen in full view. As it is only half an hour away from the town of Juneau in Alaska, USA it a must see natural phenomenon. Unfortunately the weather was not the best we had wished for.

After a wait that seemed like forever the weather cleared up a bit and the Mendenhall Glacier finally became more visible. Here we see it slowly sliding into the sea. It's a great excursion from the town of Juneau in Alaska, USA.

The weather cleared up a bit and the blue ice of the Mendenhall Glacier became clearly visible. The glacier can be easily reached by bus from the town of Juneau in Alaska, USA. It's a relatively short walk towards the glacier views.

Returning from the town of Juneau in Alaska, USA we were greeted by a whole lot of seagulls. It was pretty funny to see they were all sitting in the restricted area for authorized personnel only.

An excursion on the historic Yukon route from the town of Skagway in Alaska, USA brought us to the Canadian border. Coming from Canada into Alaska visitors are welcomed by this sign. Unfortuntely the weather was pretty bad so no dramatic views to speak of.

During the rainy excursion to the Canadian border the bus stopped to view Pitchfork Falls on the other side. It is pretty close to the town of Skagway in Alaska, USA.

The end of the main and practically only road in the town of Skagway in Alaska, USA. No idea why it is called Broadway but it does look like a scene from a movie.

In my opinion, the quiet little town of Skagway in Alaska, USA was the most beautiful of the ones we visited. Most probably this has to do with the fact that the town seems to have been standing still in time, preserving the historic look and feel.

Literally every building in the centre of Skagway in Alaska, USA is a sight to behold. It is mandatory for owners to keep the buildings in their original historic state as much as possible. This Alaska geographic building is just one of many examples.

Back after my second visit to Skagway in Alaska, USA. The cruise ship awaits in a fabulous setting against snowcapped mountains.

Another clouded day when we reached the next port of call, Icy Strait Point in Alaska, USA. Not much else to do but going up to Sky Peak in the gondola lift. Up on the mountain we enjoyed a small tour through the rainforest.

While the ship was docked in Icy Strait Point, Alaska, USA, we walked towards the small village of Hoonah. Not really much to do, but the old cannery dock was interesting enough to spend some time in.

Even though there were heavy clouds, the views while cruising Stephens Passage in Alaska, USA were magnificent.

We enjoyed watching the houses in the town of Ketchikan, Alaska, USA. They are quite colourful and a lot of them are built against the hills. It all looks very friendly.

Salmon landing in the town of Ketchikan, Alaska, USA. It's a market / shopping mall and is frequently visited by the many cruise ship tourists.

We had just been joking that we had not seen any moose during our cruise when we noticed Moose Lodge 224 in the town of Ketchikan, Alaska, USA. We guessed they must have all been hiding in here.

It felt like walking in cruise ship city when returning to the Norwegian Spirit after spending some time in the town of Ketchikan in Alaska, USA.

Pretty calm waters while cruising through Alaskan waters. This was the only decent sunset we got while in Alaska. Most of the time there were just too many clouds.

Back in USA waters in Washington state. After a mostly clouded Alaska cruise the sun reappeared and caused this awesome light on the silvery sea.