Grand Nordic Hotell Tromsø

... white Goose and snow storms. Not to mention the incredible view of Tromso and other mountains. We finally got back down and visited the Arctic Church on the way back to the hotel. We did go for a walk in the evening again at an atempt to see The Lights, but due to the rain and clouds, there was no luck.<br><br> On our last full day in Tromso, we went to The Polarium, which is an aquarium and small museum. We saw some bearded seals get fed and ...

... Lothar Rendulic to lay ruin to all of northern Norway as far south as Lyngen Fjord. Consequently, just about dwelling between Lyngen and the Russian border was destroyed and the people forcibly evacuated. The destruction included chopping down or blowing up some 31,000 telephone poles, the burning of barns and feed stock and the wholesale slaughter of just about every farm animal. The locals who chose not to participate in the evacuation fled to the hills and lived in caves ...

... joten ei kun menoksi ja vauhdilla. Pääsimme lopulta Käsivarteen ja Kilpisjärvelle. Siellä oli leirintäalue, jonne olisi voinut laittaa teltan, vaikka se olikin jo mennyt kiinni. Katselimme kuitenkin paikkaa, että se on suht vilkkaan tien varressa, ei... Tänä yönä ei nukuta tien varressa. Joten jatkoimme matkaa. Sopivaa paikkaa ei meinannut millään löytyä... Yhdellä pienellä hiekkakuopalla pysähdyimme ja katselimme, että näyttää hyvältä, mutta... Siellä oli ehkä niin kuin ...

... mountain and the Arctic Cathedral on the other side of the land. We had a plan to get to the hill before dawn to take some picture of the early morning color and visit the Arctic Cathedral and Polaria at that day. Before leaving the hotel, we went to the reception and asked the staff where we could find a bus stop to get to the Arctic Cathedral. We<br>were told that we could walk to the Arctic Cathedral instead of taking a bus ...

... work work work. They are noisy buggers too, and with three hundred of them all in one spot you would need to live about three kilometers away to be able to gety any sleep. Danny and I were give a sled to ourselves, and after some instruction set of in a line of other sleds for an hour long ride through freshly fallen and waist deep snow. The Huskies were amazing. They are trained incredibly well, and will do just about anything you want as soon as you tell them to. They are ...

... 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.

... We walked around up there for much of this afternoon, taking in incredible mountain and fjord views and befriending reindeer. ... and - we've thought about you all and hoped you are happy and healthy and doing well! We are now into our third and final week of this grand adventure, nearly the home stretch. Tomorrow we leave Tromsø early on a ferry for Harstad &amp; the Vesterålen islands. Dan &amp; Lea

... Gulf Stream, temperatures into the teens'. Traveling in Norway, you start to become a little wary of cost. For instance i walked 6km to the campsite from the airport just to save 20 Nok (just over $3). On this walk i stumbled across the world's most northernly Burger King where a cheeseburger meal cost 39 NoK. There is also the chance to use the drink machine to refill any empty bottles with coca-cola and to steal some tea bags, but annoyingly there was ...

... English but there is a certain level of communication you just can't reach without common roots. I found myself using more idioms and slang and making obscure political and social references. We slightly regretted not taking the cable car to the mountain in Narvik so we did it in here. It was splendid. There was a great view of the city and fjord and snow on the ground. It even started snowing while we were there. Having lived in Texas all my life I'm easily impressed ...