The Perspektivet Museum (Perspective Museum), focused on photography
The Perspektivet Museum (Perspective Museum), focused on photography
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Beautiful storfronts, at the end of Storgata
Beautiful storfronts, at the end of Storgata
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.... with some traditional restaurants tucked in an alley
.... with some traditional restaurants tucked in an alley
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Staring down the pedestrainised Storgata
Staring down the pedestrainised Storgata
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... and some new-age restaurants (supposedly the northernmost Burger King in the world)
... and some new-age restaurants (supposedly the northernmost Burger King in the world)
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The Rakettkiosken, located right by the main square on Storgata, this historic 1911 kiosk is the "World's Smallest Bar"
The Rakettkiosken, located right by the main square on Storgata, this historic 1911 kiosk is the "World's Smallest Bar"
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The theatre
The theatre
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Some beautiful old architecure : The sailors house
Some beautiful old architecure : The sailors house
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Looking back at the harbour, the ship-like building is Scandic Ishavshotel
Looking back at the harbour, the ship-like building is Scandic Ishavshotel
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Skansen, one of the oldest storehouse buildings in Tromso, surrounded by remnants of medieval fortifications
Skansen, one of the oldest storehouse buildings in Tromso, surrounded by remnants of medieval fortifications
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The old customs house
The old customs house
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One of the warehouses is concverted to the Polar Museum (Polarmuseet)
One of the warehouses is concverted to the Polar Museum (Polarmuseet)
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Tromsø’s old warehouses (brygger or sjøhus) are 19th-century timber buildings that originally lined the waterfront
Tromsø’s old warehouses (brygger or sjøhus) are 19th-century timber buildings that originally lined the waterfront
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Boats
Boats
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The old harbour, view of Arctic Cathedral across the bridge
The old harbour, view of Arctic Cathedral across the bridge
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The Cathedral
The Cathedral
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MS Polstjerna - forming part of the Tromso Museum, an interactive experience with a 1949 ship and the life of its former crew of seal hunters
MS Polstjerna - forming part of the Tromso Museum, an interactive experience with a 1949 ship and the life of its former crew of seal hunters
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The Polaria aquarium
The Polaria aquarium
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The beautiful shop
The beautiful shop
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The workshop, with the furnaces. They've baked a pizza in the "cooling unit" in 26 seconds !
The workshop, with the furnaces. They've baked a pizza in the "cooling unit" in 26 seconds !
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At Blast
At Blast
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Passing by Mack, the world's northernmost brewery (founded in 1877) located near our apartment, and on the way to the cathedral
Passing by Mack, the world's northernmost brewery (founded in 1877) located near our apartment, and on the way to the cathedral
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The Roald Amundsen Monument in Tromsø, honouring the Norwegian explorer who was the first to reach both the North and South Poles
The Roald Amundsen Monument in Tromsø, honouring the Norwegian explorer who was the first to reach both the North and South Poles
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At the dock
At the dock
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And a distant view of the famous Arctic Cathedral (the white trinagular structure if you zoom in), across the bridge from Tromsø
And a distant view of the famous Arctic Cathedral (the white trinagular structure if you zoom in), across the bridge from Tromsø
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Approaching Tromsø
Approaching Tromsø
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Sailing into the Rystraumen, a tidal current near Tromsø, which flows through the Straumsfjorden strait between the island of Kvaløya and the mainland. Today it was just ripples on the surface
Sailing into the Rystraumen, a tidal current near Tromsø, which flows through the Straumsfjorden strait between the island of Kvaløya and the mainland. Today it was just ripples on the surface
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Docking at Finnsnes
Docking at Finnsnes
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This is the bridge that connects Finnsnes to the island of Senja. More on Senja later in this TR - thankfully we didnt need to use the (very llong) land route from Tromso getting there, courtesy a very convenient ferry
This is the bridge that connects Finnsnes to the island of Senja. More on Senja later in this TR - thankfully we didnt need to use the (very llong) land route from Tromso getting there, courtesy a very convenient ferry
0 2026/06/02 21:31:19
"Butterfly" at Havnegata (Norwegian artist Martin Whatso)
"Butterfly" at Havnegata (Norwegian artist Martin Whatso)
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Midnight in the Arctic
Midnight in the Arctic
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The fjord at its narrowest point, almost touching the cliffs
The fjord at its narrowest point, almost touching the cliffs
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And heads out
And heads out
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The ship takes a turn
The ship takes a turn
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Towards the end
Towards the end
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Approaching the Trollfjord, around 11.45pm
Approaching the Trollfjord, around 11.45pm
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Farewell Svolvaer (view of the Fisherman's Wife monument)
Farewell Svolvaer (view of the Fisherman's Wife monument)
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The RIB excursion returns, with fellow travelers rejoining the ship
The RIB excursion returns, with fellow travelers rejoining the ship
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