Chasing Aeroplanes
It’s fun to have an airport close by. This might sound odd as the first thing people think about is the noise, traffic and pollution. But Tromsø airport is only built for light aircrafts – propeller planes and 747s. No Jumbos are allowed to land here. This is normal for the airports in Northern Norway.
Tromsø Airport is on the West of Tromsø island. The island is only 3km wide and 13 km long so the airport is very compact. There are only a handful of departures and arrivals and they seem to all happen at the same time. This is so airport staff can work regular hours and it limits noise pollution. Flying into Tromsø is beautiful as you come in over the mountains and fjord. Moose took these pictures with his camera-phone when Approaching Tromsø.
We often take the kids down to the water at sunset to watch the planes come in and go out. The planes fly right over us and we run with them along the bank. I’m not sure that Lilu knows they are aeroplanes we are chasing as she keeps flapping her arms like a bird. But it certainly is fun to watch her and join in the excitement.
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In Norway, there are still Lefse recipes around from the 1630s! This is supposedly the traditional and original Hardanger recipe used:
Table settings are very much a part of the tradition of serving cake.
The Bunad with molded wool, embroidered cuffs and silver stitching is still not complete without its silverwork.
A lonely mountain on the edge of the Finnmark Plateau.
To visit the mountain during the Midnight Sun is a real treat.
The sun never goes down during this season but the mountains to the East are so high that the sun still has to raise above them in the morning hours and an artificial dawn-effect wakes the city.