Comfort Hotel Saga Tromsø

Our reasonings for coming this high were to simply see The Northern Lights, which I shall say now that we obviously did not! Although, we still had a great time here.<br><br> We arrived at 8.30pm at the bus station after a long journey once again. After locating the hotel, we dumped our bags then went in search for a supermarket, which seemed impossible at the time. A local pointed us in the right direction, so we grabbed dinner and went back to ...

... flourishes to the west and with the reduction in herring stocks, the town has developed industries such as shipbuilding and maintenance,equipment for the shipping industry and matters relating to oil exploration in the area.<br><br>Further north is Tromso, the capital of Arctic Norway and gateway to the Arctic Ocean. At 65,000 people, Tromso is quite remarkable. Considering its geography, Tromso is an oasis in a spartan landscape (to mix metaphors). It bills itself as the ...

... että jonkun matkan päässä on lupaavalta näyttävä pitkä sivutie, josta varmasti löytyisi jotain, joten ei kun sinne. Sieltä löytyikin iso sorakenttä, jossa oli useita muitakin autoja. Laitettiin pienempi teltta pystyyn kentän laidalle, ja hyttysiä riitti jälleen enemmän kuin tarpeeksi, mutta ehkä pikkuisen vähemmän kuin siellä edellisessä paikassa. Nukkumaan päästiin vihdoin joskus puoli viiden aikaan Suomen aikaa.<br><br>Ajomatka 337km, yhteensä 2570km. Ajoaika yht. 36.52.<br>

... hand gloves but I took them off every time I use my camera. <br>Thanks God that I had noticed a convenience store down the road. We got in the store and bought a hot drink to warm up my hands. It was a relief to me as I began feeling relief from my pain and stiffness. After we finished the drink, we left the store and we noticed a place where we could have a broad view of the bridge and the other side. We walked down the pavement ...

... able to survive in such an inhospitable environment. Halfway through the talk, one of the workers rushed into our tent and excitedly pronounced that the Northern Lights could be seen outside. I was outside in a flash and stood there gaping at the sky for about an hour. The lights were quite faint, but definately visable. They covered a third of the sky at their most intense, and fluctuated and moved slowly in large waves which seemed to point downward from the heavens in a way ...

... would be to the airport. The girl said to ask a taxi driver. We spoke to a guy that said 200 at the most and he didn't think that the airport was open overnight so that was it. No sleeping at the airport for us. Cabins were good and we caught the taxi at 0530 to the airport which ended up costing 235kr leaving us only about 20kr for the 4 hours wait in Oslo but oh well.

... about 24 km. We got back to the hotel around 21.00 and were quite sleepy and a bit sore. So, we ordered pizza (Norwegian food is not the highlight, except for perhaps reindeer steak) and went to bed. This was definitely an awesome trip and it was amazing to see how much the glacier has receeded in only 10 years. Enjoy the picutres. Love you all...

... and famous Norwegian polar explorers like Amundsen and Nansen. It was pretty interesting and they had a lot of unique artifacts. They went into detail on activities like trapping that we had not seen before. The displays included a graphic series of pictures that showed a polar bear kill being recovered and disected. When we went through the museum, we split up to do what we wanted for the rest of the day. I went with Lindsay, Angel, and ...

... probably the world's most northern cathedral) is a unique design based on a glacier and crevasses, but whoever designed it most of been aware that when the night sun shines through the crevasses it lights up the stained glass window. This only increases the magic with the the concert of Norwegian folk music, this sensory overload can help take the mind and soul to another place that words cannot describe, but i think it was somewhere in 19th century Norway.

... while they lived off of walrusses and polar bears. When they finally found civilization again they had gained 10 or 15 pounds, so maybe Atkins is full of ****. We bought shrimp fresh off the boat and had for dinner. One lunch we ate at the northern most Burger King in the world. Here is where we realized that we had really come to Norway too late. Our plan was to take the Hurtigruten (coastal steamer) from Honningsvåg (near north cape) to Kirkenes. We had planned to ...