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Beauty from the Sea—On Ice
Some Norwegians believe that genuine beauty can be found in the
fruits of the sea, and even if you don't agree, you should make a point
to visit one of Norway's most appealing indoor fish markets, Ravnkloa
Fiskehalle ( & 73-52-55-21 ). Set at the northern terminus of the
Munkegate, adjacent to the ferry piers servicing Munkeholmen Island,
this is a glass-and-steel structure of impeccable cleanliness—with the
kind of hard-surface interior that gets hosed down frequently as a
means of taking away some of the fishiness. Inside, a series of inde-
pendent vendors sell meat on one side and stunning-looking fish, laid
out in ordered rows on beds of ice, on the other. The variety and fresh-
ness of the scenario is memorable, and even if you're not—as a trav-
eler—prepared to actually cook your purchases, you still might be
tempted by the salmon sandwiches, fish salads, and small platters
designed as takeout food—perhaps the raw ingredients for a picnic on
Munkeholmen Island or elsewhere. Consider buying a half-kilo of
shrimp per person, along with fresh bread, butter, and mayonnaise
(sold here in tubes that you squeeze like toothpaste). Purchase a glass
of beer from the on-site beer tap, commandeer one of the indoor or
outdoor tables, and dine like Neptune himself. Platters, which include
such fare as pan-fried turbot with risotto, or warm fish cakes with
salad, cost 50NOK to 70NOK ($6.65-$9.30) each; sandwiches cost
35NOK ($4.65), and stuffed crab goes for 49NOK ($6.50). The complex
is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm, Saturday from 10am
to 4pm.
“Seeing the Sights,” earlier in this
chapter. Through a medieval gate-
house that's accessible from the cathe-
dral's back side, wander into the vast
and interesting courtyard that was cre-
ated by the juxtaposition of two ram-
bling buildings:
# The Erkebispegården
(Archbishop's Palace) and
the Rustkammeret
(Hjemmefrontmuseet)
The architecture on this square takes
you back to the dim, often unrecorded
past of Norway in the Middle Ages.
Erkebispegården is the oldest secular
building in Scandinavia; work started
on the structure in the second half of
the 12th century. Rustkammeret, or
the army museum, is one of the oldest
structures in Norway.
From here, return to the cathedral's front
side, and walk briskly north along the
Munkgate. The first building you'll see on
the Munkegate's right-hand side (on the
eastern corner of the Bispegate), is
Trondheim's:
$ Rådhus (New Town Hall)
This is not to be confused with the
Gamle Rådhus, visited earlier on this
tour. This modern, fortresslike brick
building is where most of the day-to-
day administrative functions of city
government are carried out, and it's
not open to the public for casual visits.
Continue walking north along the
Munkegate. At the corner of the Erling
Skakkes Gate, on the street's eastern flank,
you'll see Trondheim's homage to the con-
temporary decorative arts of Norway, the:
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