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Tromso

We last visited Tromso in Winter (on this link). I got up at about 0630 for the sail into Tromso but was a bit early. I took some photos of the fjords, thanked the Captain for the plug for my talk (on Grieg) yesterday, as he was on the navigation bridge below us. We saw some dolphins & he told us this was unusual in this fjord. I went down to make tea & came back up for the entry into Tromso & breakfast.

Uninviting day into Tromso

The Driver picking his way along

Coming up to Tromso

Tromso spreading out

Tromso is on an island. There is another spectacular bridge the other side.

We took a tour, first to the Arctic Cathedral which was locked but I got a glimpse of the stained glass, then to the cable car.

Arctic Cathedral

Cathedral from the side: funny shape

As much of the stained glass seen from outside

The top station of the cable car gave good views despite it being overcast all day. I walked up the hill further to get better viewpoints.

Ancient cable car

Cable car top station

Avis, wrapped up against the Norwegian Summer

From the hill above the cable car over the city

Across to where the "Tirpitz" was sunk

As the panorama above but wider

Then, to the Polaria Centre, a building which looks like a pile-up of ice flows. This had a five-screen cinema with a film about Svalbard & one on the Northern Lights. But the big attraction was the walk-through aquarium with seals.

Polaria Centre

These birds are stuffed

Real live seal

Live sea nasties

Scampi on the rampage

Bored fish

We were driven round the city to the other bridge, this one big enough for the troop ships (as I call the monster cruise liners) & back to the ship with a stop at the Maritime College for the view over the harbour.

The 'old' bridge from the Maritime College

Typical housing

We walked out after lunch for a while to photograph stuff I did not snap last time we were here (on this link).

The Quay for small boats near the bridge

On the quay

The 1915 cinema

The triangular 'square'

Main Street


Port 1 - Leknes

Port 3 - Honningsvag

Port 4 - Trondheim

Port 5 - Alesund

Port 6 - Bergen


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