Juneau Street in the Rain
The second stop in our cruise to Alaska last August was at Alaska’s capital city: Juneau.
With a population of over 32,000, Juneau is much bigger than Ketchikan, but still feels like a small town in comparison to other cities. Buildings in Juneau’s downtown are mostly low-rise and date back to the early 1900s, giving the town that feeling of being stopped in time.
Juneau, greeted us with a downpour that lasted for most of the day. Prepared with raincoats and umbrellas, we set out to explore the town, and make the most of what we got. We skipped Juneau’s biggest attraction: a tramway that takes visitors up the mountain, as it made no sense at all to pay the hefty USD$29 fee considering there was zero visibility from above! A sunny day would be worth the price, as the views from above are said to be quite beautiful.
The stately Alaska State Capitol building is beautiful, and the downtown core is quite pretty, but other than a few shops (most of which, again, all sell the same souvenirs), Juneau didn’t have much more to offer.
Ryan by our Ship in Juneau’s Port
Tired of the rain, we went back to the cruise and went to one of the jacuzzi tubs, in which we could be warm and enjoy the scenery (that’s one ting I’ll give Juneau: the mountains and coastline are beautiful!).
After a couple of hours, the rain stopped, and Ryan and I went back out into the city for another walk, window shopped, and it ended up being a very cool day after all!
