18 July 2018

Tromso memories.....


We're heading further south today...flying over 1500kms from Tromso to Oslo this morning!  Like all tours, we're at the airport 2 hours early...so time for some Tromso memories...

No photos but Norwegians are the best tunnellers in the world!  Long, deep and todays was under the harbour with two roundabouts!

Himalayan blue poppies at Tromso Botanic Gardens

Thanks to Trip Advisor for Riso...first coffee in 4 days...delicious!


Tromso old town is a mixture of old wooden buildings with modern high rise along windy streets.

Two "landmark" churches - no photos of the wooden Protestant cathedral in the centre of the old town as it's under repair - the modern Lutheran "Arctic Cathedral" from the window of my hotel...

The interior is beautiful and airy...dominated by the stained glass window at the altar end and the organ at the entrance.





Still wondering about the connection between the figures in the stained glass window at the cathedral and the people outside and in the foyer of our hotel!


Many quirky signs for the "environmentally" conscious in the hotel...never seen this before...of course, I opted for cleaning!