A lttle accidental stay in Tromsø

Thanks to LHR being 'total chaos' (according to the SAS purser's announcment) and OSLO being full of folks who could not get out to LHR, I was given an extra stopover in Tromsø

Not having had clears skies in Svalbard I took a chilly two hour walk up into the hills to make an attempt at seeing the Northern Lights - no luck as the moon was too bright - the photo above was HAND HELD: 4 seconds, F4, ISO 1600

 

The cathedral

 

Returning to the hotel and the roof top terrace - still too much light

This was midday - but the moon not the sun.

View from the lovely airport - quiet, clean and efficient

But it is 99 NOK for a baked potato... that is ELEVEN POUNDS!  It was very nice though.  Now I know the UK is a second world country and our currency second class.

and here it Tromsø according to Saint Joanna... she did get to see the Aurora Borealis




(its a movie and won't show on Facebook - you have to click through)