The first thing that strikes when you land here is not the city, but its surroundings. Surrounded by snow-covered mountains, bathed in glacial waters on the other and crowded with many parks, this city does not look like any other. His beauty has earned him many American prices. Credit is due to its environment, not to its architecture, perfectly American. Anchorage is a city that covers an area greater than the state of Delaware and has more than 300,000 inhabitants or more than 40% of the Alaskan population. It is the economic capital of the state, even though Juneau has always retained its role as an administrative capital. The city was founded in 1914, when the construction of the railway connecting Fairbanks to Seward was initiated. The workers first installed canvas camps, then the first hard buildings. At that time, the Anchorage community had only 6,500 people.Located in the middle of Alaska, on the seafront of the Cook Inlet, Anchorage is the main gateway to the country and is where the majority of stays are organized. There is therefore time to make some purchases, visit the museum and prepare for the rest of its journey. Because the city does not have an extraordinary charm. Apart from two avenues lined with shops selling souvenirs, the rest is characterized by endless rectilinear and impersonal avenues. On the other hand, there is great animation in the city, summer. Some large areas are open 24/24, football fields welcome players every night, concerts cause world black parks to dance. Indeed, at night, in this season, with a mere penny, the time lost during the long winter nights is here quickly catching up.

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Vue sur Anchorage à la nuit tombée ; Elisa Vallon
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