Tromsø

From Imakoopedia

Tromso is in the very northernmost part of Norway. It is north of the arctic circle and is one of the best places to view the spectactular Northern Lights.

Weather in the summer is highly variable: overcast, chilly, drizzly days are interspersed with beautiful warm, sunny days.

Table of contents

1 See 2 Do 2.1 Winter 2.2 Summer 2.3 Anytime 3 Eat 4 Links

See

• The Northern Lights.

Do

Winter

• Dogsledding at the Villemarkssenter.

Summer

• On a warm summer day, visit the beach Telegrafbukta near the Tromsø Museum. Bring a picnic or barbeque (small disposable grills, available in grocery stores, are popular here). If you dare, take a dip in the water--it may just have reached 10C/40F.
• Watch a soccer (football) match. As I write, Tromsø's team is at the top of the Tippeliga (the highest division).

Anytime

If Tromsø isn't far enough north for you, it's only a short flight up to Longyearbyen on Svalbard.

Eat

If you like seafood, restaurants don't get much better than Store Norkse Fiskekompani on Storgata.

Links

• A few photos: http://rabbit.eng.miami.edu/~andrew/pics/tromso/