It takes about six hours to drive to Alta, more if you stop and eat, miss the car-barge or take pics. On a straight highway it would only take about two hours to drive from Tromsø to Alta, but because Norway is built by fjords and mountains, the road winds in and out, up and [...]
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. [...]
Tromvik is a cute fishing village on Kvaløya Island just off Tromsø. There is not much there, just a few fisherman huts, reindeer and hjeller (fish racks built as high as a house for air drying cod). It’s a nice Sunday drive to have a peek at how Norwegian fishermen live.
The Tyholt Tower is the second biggest tourist attraction in Trondheim.
The further ‘out of the way’ you go the more common it is to see folk cottages standing by the side of roads, along fjords or in a thicket of trees, minding their own business.
Confirmations were important for entrance into adult life. One had to have their confirmation to be able to work or get married.
Flower Show Series: Arctic Botanical Garden Selection – Tromsø
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It’s always fun to take kids to the beach.
Large wooden racks called hjell are for drying fish.