Day 141. Tromsø, Norway.

This is an awesome city. Cool architecture, planetarium, aquarium, museums, lots to see and do! It's primarily a university city with 20,000-50,000 students. The hospital is the largest employer here.
My favorite this was the Planetarium, where we saw a fabulous presentation about the northern lights! We learned so many interesting things about them, but it's too complicated to write here, and we weren't allowed to take pictures. Unfortunately, that will be our only opportunity to see the lights since it's 24 hrs of sunlight now.
More trivia: Years ago, they found that drinking was a problem in Norway - people were drinking 5 liters of alcohol/person/day, so they've heavily regulated alcohol sales. Can't buy 22% and higher alcohol in grocery stores. Basically, they can only buy beer & wine there and only during specific hours.
During our tour, we used the Underwater Tunnel - 2 Miles long. Opened in 1994.
Midnight Sun till mid-July.
The average temp is 12⁰C 54⁰F. Really enjoyed this city.Read more