Forrige helg gikk Camilla og jeg en tur til Canonmills, et område nord i Edinburgh. Ganske sjarmerende sted. Det viser seg sant å si at det finnes ganske mange sjarmerende steder i Edinburgh jeg ikke har visst om før nå i det siste. Litt irriterende, i grunn, å oppdage nye sjarmerende steder nå som pendlertilværelsen min etterhvert går mot slutten. Det spørs om jeg ikke får prøve å finne en post.doc. her eller noe.
Men, det var ikke det som var ponget. Poenget var at vi besøkte en slik veldedighetsbruktbokhandel som Edinburgh har så mange av, og vi endte naturligvis opp med å kjøpe et par poser med bøker til £1 stykket. En av bøkene jeg kjøpte var
Norway. The Rough Guide, som åpenbart er en reiseguide for personer som har tenkt seg til Norge. Hovedgrunnen til at jeg kjøpte den var at den hadde så mye fint å si om Molde, så jeg tror i grunnen jeg bare sakser villt:
A few islands and a couple of fjords to the north of Ålesund is MOLDE, which sprawls along the seashore to either side of the tumbling river Moldeelva with a ridge of steep, green hills behind. Despite its modern appearance, Molde is one of the regions older towns, but it was blown to smithereens by the Luftwaffe in 1940, an act of destruction watched by King Håkon from these same hills just weeks before he was forced into excile in England. The new town that grew up in its stead is unremarkable, but id does host a week long international jazz festival of some repute, held annually in the middle of July. Tickets are relatively cheap (100-250kr) and there's a smattering of big names among the home-grown talent. Programme details are widely available across the region and tickets can be purchased either in person or in advance from the Billettkontoret (ticket office; [tel]71 20 31 50, fax 71 25 36 35, www.moldejazz.no) in Molde Rådhus. Naturally, the big-name concerts are sold out months in advance, and accommodation is impossible to find during the festival - but the authorities operate a large official campsite 3km west of the centre for the duration. At other times of the year, you'll not want to hang around and fortunately the bus station and the ferry terminal are side-by-side in the centre of town. Nearby is the Rådhus, within which is the tourist office (mid-June to Aug Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm & Sun 10am-3pm; Sept to mid-June Mon-Fri 8.30am-4pm; [tel]71 25 71 33)
Såh, var ikke det vakre ord?
-Tor Nordam
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