Monday, May 12, 2008

May 8th Juneau (docked at Auke Bay Harbor)

Here we are in downtown Juneau. It is full of bars, restaurants, souvenir shops and jewelry stores. It is very clean and well kept. Many cruise ships stop here so the population swells upon arrival of a ship and then disappears at meal times aboard or when the ship pulls out. Juneau is the capitol city of Alaska and is accessible only by water. There are no highways leading to it. This means everything has been brought here by ship or barge! It is a bustling city with many cars and trucks. Simply amazing!
 Even though there are many jewelry stores in Juneau with lots of big diamonds I personally prefer "Glacier Ice" These three gems were broken off an iceberg from the Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm by Daniel and Melanie.
We took the Mt. Roberts Tramway up the mountain and saw incredible views. The tram is run by the Tlingit Tribe and has a tribal history center as well as a bar, restaurant, nature center and gift shop

Looking southeast.






Looking northwest at sunset.

What a view!




This is Russian fast food. This little cafe on the waterfront is open until 3 am and they only serve "Russian Raviolis" You just walk up and say:"I will have one order." They are really delicious!

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