August 30, 2004: One Year Before

Exactly one year before the opening day of VLDB'2005, we wandered around the conference venue, Radisson Royal Garden Hotel, and made some photos of the hotel and it's surroundings. This way you can have some visual ideas of what will meet you in Trondheim next year.

Holding the cursor over an image will (in some browsers) provide a brief description. Click on images to see bigger versions. All photos by Roger Midtstraum and Heri Ramampiaro. All rights reserved.

Royal Garden hotel at the bank of the river Nidelven Main entrance Royal Garden Hotel Royal Garden hotel 20 years in 2004 Taxis waiting outside Royal Garden hotel Inside Royal Garden hotel A bar inside Royal Garden hotel Maritim Museum next to Royal Garden in an old building from 1725 Monument to remember seamen who gave their life during second world war, 1940-1945. Rica Nidelven hotel in the background The new (2003) bridge over Nidelva Flowers outside Solsiden Nidelva and Royal Garden hotel seen from Solsiden A Pub next to Royal Garden Hotel Olavskvartalet next to Royal Garden hotel Scenarion restaurant in Olavskavartalet Shops inside Olavskavartalet Behind Olavskavartalet Still Behind Olavskvartalet Nova Cinema Center, just next to Olavskvartalet Towards the Railway station The Railway station The Cafe Bare Blåbær, next to Solsiden Shopping Center The river seen from Solsiden Royal Garden hotel and the river seen from Bakke bridge Royal Garden hotel from the other side of the river

More photos at the Trondheim Photos Page.