Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Dolly's House, once popular brothel in Ketchikan, Alaska


There were 5 other cruise liners docked in Ketchikan.
More than 10,000 passengers and crew 
are visiting this small town today.












Creek Street.
The cutest red light district?

Probably but was once.


Dolly's House was the most popular
brothel in early century
and became a museum nowadays.

















Creek Street is conveniently only a stone throw away from the cruise ship.



We saw few salmon leaping up against this small rapid.

Just like a scene from National Geographic TV!
Exciting!























Hmmmm..
Must be a horror movie for animal activists!








Wild smoked salmon free sample time!
Delicious!!!


Very lucky with weather again.
Couldn't leave the town without having a coffee
in this sunny beautiful day in Alaska!






Friday, September 22, 2017

Beautiful Sitka - Totem Poles everywhere...


After a day of scenic cruising around Glacier Bay
National Park, we arrived in our second port, Sitka.


There was free shuttle bus running from the port
to the town centre every half an hour.





Beautiful flowers around the town!

We were lucky with weather, too!





Wow! 
Wild Salmon!
And they are everywhere water is running...









There were a lot of private local tour operators greeted us
when we got off the shuttle bus.

We pick one of brochures and maps.

After short study, we decided to walk to Sitka National Historical Park
as recommended by a friendly lady at the tourist information centre.


We went into the museum for local history then
walked along the path in thick forest
behind the museum where 
so many totem poles are erected.

Fascinating!









Air couldn't be fresher than here!

There is a small river along the seaside
where I spotted so many wild salmon swimming around.




A church on our way back to town.








Celebrating 150th year since
 Russian Empire sold
Alaska to USA in March, 1867 
and it was for $7.2M (less than 2 cents per acre)

What a bargain!