Blogs from Northern Norway, Norway, Europe - page 34

Well okay I'm not quite in Bodø just yet. Got about 120km to go - so I'll be there tonight. From there, it's a 4 hour ferry to Moskenes in Lofoten and conveniently there are ferries leaving at midnight so I'll catch the overnighter (except of course there is no night up here as I've already crossed the Arctic Circle) and have my last two days cycling on Lofoten. I've already worked out that if I get to Svolvær there's a bus to Narvik on the morning of the 8th which makes my train connection to Stockholm with an hour and a half to spare. As according to the Lonely Planet Narvik is Norway's ugliest city this should be about right! There is a ski lift 5 mins walk from the centre but alas the season ... read more

Wow, look at me, 3 days in a row I have updated my blog, I'm so good! lol. Well, today we went over Trolls Passage, wow that was beautiful, snow was everywhere, made it look really nice. We visited Geigranger Fjiord and caught a ferry for an hour to another fjiord, but I can't remember the name of that. Took lots of photos so check them out, not much else happened today, I might leave it for a few days so I have more to write next time. Off to Trondhiem (most religious city in Norway) then going straight to HELL! lol, don't worry, its an actual place here. Ok, bye for now.... read more

Anreise nach Andenes Ich bin seit gestern Abend in Andenes, nach 4 Tagen recht chaotischen Reisens; erst die Fahrt nach Kiel, ohne viel Schlaf von, 4 Freunden begleitet, da war das wegfahern noch so fern. Dann die Verabschiedung auf dem schiff, und vorher von allen in Greifswald, lassen mich dann so langsam realisieren, dass es erst mal weg geht. das Schiff ist unlagublich luxeriös, ich komme mir vor, wie im falschen fFlm. Traumschiff lässt grüssen. entsprechend die Leute darauf. das Schiff iste die grösste Fähre Europas und wird va. als Minikreuzfahrt gebucht. also so richtig mit shopping-mal und schlechtem Unterhaltungsprogramm; Musiker die ihr dasein damit fristen, einmal pro Abend vor Kreuzfahrtpublikum aufzutreten. die Kabine war toll, sogar Tatort konnet ich gucken (war einer aus Leipzig), vorher war ich im Fitnessstudio (!:-)!) und lag da im Whirlpool ... read more

I'm not sure I have ever seen so many endless clouds before. In the roughly 3 days I have been in Tromso I have barely seen a bit of blue sky during the day, or a star at night. I had been hoping to get a good sight of the northern lights at some point, but with skies like this I'd have more chance of seeing the pope at a nightclub. That said, in daylight, or what passes for it during the winter in northern Norway, Tromso seems to have a very picturesque setting. It is surrounded by white hills scattered with dark trees. I imagine it must be great in March and April when the weather is clearer. Last night I fought off the boredom by walking north through town and crossing the bridge to ... read more

The trip to Tromso from Edinburgh was easy enough as travelling goes. I had a connecting flight at Oslo, which must be the world's first airport to look like it is made almost entirely out of wood. Very slick nevertheless. Also very expensive. With an hour and a half between flights I grabbed a beer and a small pizza at the gate. Came to a grand total of £13. That was topped later in the day, but more on that below. About 30 minutes from Tromso I started looking outside for something resembling the northern lights. The lights in the cabin didn't help, but when I shielded my eyes against the window to block out all of the light I saw an amazing stream of shimmering green lights going the whole way across the sky. It ... read more