After settling in, and checking out a map, I went on a walk through parts of Juneau. The downtown part is quite small, the entire population is only 30,000. Juneau is the state capital of Alaska, and has the distinction of being the only state capital not connected to the world by road or rail. It's air or sea access only!
Looking from near the waterfront towards Mt. Juneau, towering over the city. Quite a change in weather from when we left Ketchikan this morning!
The former Federal Building became the state capitol when Alaska became a state in 1959. It is also the only state capitol building without a rotunda!
Overlooking part of downtown towards the snow covered peaks on Douglas Island.
The Governor's Mansion. A plaque at the site says:
The view from the back of the Governor's Mansion looking across the Gastineau Channel to Douglas Island.
St. Nicholas (Russian) Orthodox Church, established 1894, when Alaska still belonged to Russia. This is the oldest, original Russian Orthodox church in south east Alaska.
And in the next block, though not such a striking building, is the Catholic Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, where Kelly and I attended Easter Sunday Mass.
The view from the churches across the Gastineau Channel to Douglas Island.
An Alaskan innovation - a motorcycle "car port"!
Juneau Arrival
