Tromso saw the first glimpse of sun the 22. of January last week. The sun has been gone since November last year due to a phenomenon called Polar Night. I have never been around to experience polar night, but I have seen polar day or the midnight sun several times though that is the total opposite! Every time I have had the opportunity to visit Tromso it has been midnight sun actually, except for today of course. Check the pictures of the first sunrise this year on the Norwegian meteorological site here – it`s in Norwegian, but hey, that flash gallery is pretty straight forward. You should really check it out.
I got up real early to catch the airport bus this morning for my short trip up to Tromso. On my way I sat and read in my new number of Carl`s Cars. The flight went via Bodo for a short ground stop to pick up more people, and to drop off some. Here`s how it looked like at Trondheim airport Vaernes on the morning of 25 of January. Not the best weather.
LN-RPX at Gate 33 (Trondheim airport Vaernes, ENVA)
All the gates at Vaernes on the screen in the Crew Room
On the picture above you can see the screen which crew at Vaernes use to see when their aircraft is arriving so they can relax at the crew room instead of hanging at the gate waiting for the plane to arrive.
After we had arrived Tromso we then took a cab in to Tromso to get something to eat. A great guy from the crew suggested this place called “Kaffebønna”, or “The coffee bean” in english. And so we went there, after we had been window shopping shoes and watches for a while. I ordered a focaccia-bread with cheese and a Caffee Latte. This place is said to be quite known for its good quality coffee and having very talented and educated baristas employed, including the owners. Tourists are actually coming to Tromso searching for this place – because they have heard about it in a magazine or through friends. I had nothing to complaint about on my Caffee Latte, and it had the cutest heart shaped in the steamy milk as well!
Kaffebønna / The coffee bean in Tromso
Right next to Kaffebønna was the Tromso square, where there was a huge screen made up by ice and snow standing. We found out that it was related to the Tromso International Film Festival (TIFF) 2010.
Tromsø International Film Festival Snow Screen
Check out a full panorama view of the huge snow screen here at TIFF`s homepage.
Short stop in Bodo before leaving for Trondheim, another SAS beside us
We landed in Trondheim ten minutes ahead of schedule and I said goodbye to my colleagues and went home where a cup of coffee and some home made waffles waited! Ah, nice! :)
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