Ugh. We woke up at 3:30 am here (curse the jet lag and the fact that it never got dark) and could not return to sleep, so we got up and went for a run up to the Fjellstua to the Kniven viewpoint. We were literally cheered (or possibly jeered) by the locals who were all leaving the bars at about 4:00 am. What we didn't know is that it was the day of Aalesund's summer solstice celebration and they set afire a huge tower of pallets (it is the world's largest bonfire - literally, look it up)... so they were all celebrating.
Instead of watching the world's largest bonfire, we ran (and walked) up 418 steps to the viewpoint. Here is the view, with the smoke rising from the bonfire.
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