Month: April 2018

  • Reindeer in Norway 2017

    Reindeer in Norway 2017

    Another highlight of this trip up north is to see reindeers.  We joined a tour to visit a reindeer farm located about an hour’s drive inland from Tromsø. Reindeer pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus deliver gifts to good children on Christmas Eve. We see them on festive cards and decorations. None had a red…

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  • Tromsø snapshots 2017

    Tromsø snapshots 2017

    We had two main objectives on this trip to Tromsø in Norway: Northern lights (aurora borealis) and reindeers. We joined a lights-chasing tour one night – spent four hours with a “guide” who directed the driver to take us inland, looking for a cloud-free patch of night sky. There were plenty of stars, and even…

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