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(Kipervikgata 1b; from 11am) '
Take it Easy' is just that -
a laid-back bar with a steep rear garden (live bands sometimes use its flat roof as a stage).
Now in its second decade, it's the place to meet the town's younger movers and shakers.
Lille Løvenvold
CAFE, BAR
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(Løvenvoldgata 2; 11am-midnight Sun-Thu, 11am-3am
Fri & Sat; )
Here'saJekyllandHydeofaplace.Bydayanintimatespotforacoffeein
relaxing surroundings, it morphs each evening into a bar where canned music of all genres
is the accompaniment to your beer. There's a DJ, Thursday to Saturday, and the small rear
yard is strewn with cushions and soft sofas.
Løvenvold Kino
CINEMA
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(Løvenvoldgata 11)
Take in a film at this wonderful, little-changed neo-
baroque cinema, constructed in 1922 and still carrying its original wall paintings.
Shopping
Ålesund offers a couple of quality glass- blowing workshops.
Ingrids Glassverksted
GLASSWARE
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www.ingridsglassverksted.no
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in Norwegian; Molovegen
15; 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat)
You'llfindeverythingfrompracticalglasses
and bowls and ornaments with attitude to quirky, multicoloured chickens with spiky
cockscombs. Should you pass by out of hours, you can watch Ingrid at work on the DVD
that plays in her window.
Celsius
GLASSWARE
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www.celsius-glass.com
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in Norwegian; Kaiser Wilhelmsgata
52; Tue-Sat)
'Luxury for everyday use' is the motto of this small glass studio, where
each piece is designed to be stylish yet functional. The kiln is at the front, the shop at the
rear.
Trankokeriet Antikk
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