Truly desolate. And to think what those earliest Sa'ami settlers in Pennsylvania thought when they saw trees!
Actually, sir, when I was looking at photographs of Alesund, I was most entranced by the photographs of Alesund in wintertime (as the Norwegian guy has on his web-site; the red link).
Alesund in winter struck me as.....the closest one can come, to Heaven on Earth.
But then and again, I know I'm in a distinct minority; I prefer winter.