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TROMSO Norway 2012

Here the photos of my trip end of February to Tromso, one of the most northern cities in Norway. I came here to take photos of the famous Northern Lights. Despite a week of snowing every single day, I got a glimpse at them for a few hours around the Finnish border. Hope you enjoy them :D Markus
Panorama Tromso Norway
Panorama Tromso Norway		 Northern Lights Arch Collage
Northern Lights Arch Collage		 Panorama Tromso Harbour by night
Panorama Tromso Harbour by night		 Room with a view !!
Room with a view !!		 The main church and Tourist Info
The main church and Tourist Info
Typical Scandinavian Building
Typical Scandinavian Building		 The only sunny day of the week
The only sunny day of the week		 High Street in Tromso
High Street in Tromso		 they even have a Burger King ...
they even have a Burger King ...		 Slippery path
Slippery path
Standard House in the countryside
Standard House in the countryside		 View from the bridge
View from the bridge		 Taking a cable car overlooking Tromso
Taking a cable car overlooking Tromso		 The island of Tromso with snow mountains
The island of Tromso with snow mountains		 standing on the platform
standing on the platform
a stupid tourist
a stupid tourist		 walking in the snow
walking in the snow		 beautiful day
beautiful day		 another stupid tourist... :D
another stupid tourist... :D		 the shoe of a tourist
the shoe of a tourist
beautiful scenery
beautiful scenery		 people walking in the snow
people walking in the snow		 Tromso at night
Tromso at night		 really sweet
really sweet		 Tromso Library
Tromso Library
another church...
another church...		 Tourist shop
Tourist shop		 wooden hut where we had dinner
wooden hut where we had dinner		 nice and cosy inside
nice and cosy inside		 the huskies don't care about cold...
the huskies don't care about cold...
nice view but no northern lights...
nice view but no northern lights...		 visiting a local glass blowing factory
visiting a local glass blowing factory		 very hot glass
very hot glass		 making a drinking glass
making a drinking glass		 forming it properly
forming it properly
adding some additional features
adding some additional features		 and the end product
and the end product		 Polaria Museum in Tromso
Polaria Museum in Tromso		 famous explorer
famous explorer		 Sea Lion Show
Sea Lion Show
feeding them
feeding them		 eating 2-3 kilos a day of fish
eating 2-3 kilos a day of fish		 with very long whiskers...
with very long whiskers...		 Dog Sledding in Villmarsk Center
Dog Sledding in Villmarsk Center		 And off we go
And off we go
I was driving the dog sled myself
I was driving the dog sled myself		 sometimes it was the other way around though..
sometimes it was the other way around though..		 all dogs were so eager to run
all dogs were so eager to run		 dogs with a handbrake on the right
dogs with a handbrake on the right		 nice Sibirian huskies
nice Sibirian huskies
and another shot
and another shot		 this is a mixed breed between Sibirian and Alaskan
this is a mixed breed between Sibirian and Alaskan		 beautiful eyes
beautiful eyes		 and another one
and another one		 overlooking the whale island
overlooking the whale island
and a ferry was docking as well
and a ferry was docking as well		 AND here we go !!! Finally some Northern Lights!!!
AND here we go !!! Finally some Northern Lights!!!		 they came slowly and then grew more
they came slowly and then grew more		 and more
and more		 forming an arch over our head !
forming an arch over our head !
this was taken close to the Finish Border
this was taken close to the Finish Border		 where there was clear sky
where there was clear sky		 as it was still snowing in Tromso
as it was still snowing in Tromso		 it was worth the trip !
it was worth the trip !		 with our bus that took 2.5 hours to drive, one way
with our bus that took 2.5 hours to drive, one way
last night in Tromso
last night in Tromso		 another night chasing Northern Lights
another night chasing Northern Lights		 there is a very clear sky by minus 7 degrees
there is a very clear sky by minus 7 degrees		 and then they came !
and then they came !		 at the beginning very soft
at the beginning very soft
then stronger
then stronger		 before getting very intense green
before getting very intense green		 then fading a bit
then fading a bit		 spreading
spreading		 just above our heads
just above our heads
getting very strong
getting very strong		 the lights were all over the place
the lights were all over the place		 taking a break before
taking a break before		 moving around
moving around		 looks like the tail of a whale
looks like the tail of a whale

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Paul Runnestø03-Mar-2012 10:17
A great collection of images - well done.
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