Touring Sitka on Foot
Downtown Sitka
The monument named Prospector right in front of the Pioneer House
Another view of the Prospector Monument
The Pioneer House
The Pioneer House, a historic building in Sitka
The Community House
A close up view of one of the wooden panels by the entrance of the Community House
At the Sitka Community House
The Cable House
The John O'Connell Bridge
A beautiful artwork on the façade of a building in downtown Sitka
The Russian Bishop's House
Totem poles were everywhere in Sitka
St. Peter by the Sea Episcopal Church
The Sitka Science Sound Center
At the Sitka National Historical Park
Marc and I spent quite a lot of time here in this park. It is indeed littered with totem poles and to find them, one has to walk all over the park.
Me at another entrance to the park
Can you see the bald eagle? We were so pleasantly surprised to see it at the park. There were many other tourists too who saw it but since it was still far away from all of us, it didn't get scared and fly away.
Marc and I were about to catch the shuttle back to the ship when we decided to pass by the Sitka Tourist Information Office and get brochures. I chanced upon a map that was very user friendly. When I saw that there was a Russian Cemetery in town, my curiosity was piqued and I asked if it was close by. Marc looked at the map and he said it was. The TI office employee confirmed it too. Thus, instead of wrapping up the day, off we went to the centuries old cemetery.
The Russian Cemetery
More graves at the Russian Cemetery
