Originally Posted by
lb8001
I am really enjoying this TR (as a fan of cold and remote places). The photos of the snowy landscapes are wonderful
Thanks for following
lb8001! I do indeed share the same feelings about remote and cold places. I hope to be able next winter to make another such trip (Yakutsk, Russia, is high on my list) but let's see first how the rest of the year will go.
Originally Posted by
Dover2Golf
I went curious to see how I would cope with 24/7 darkness and to see how people lived with it.
I really enjoyed the experience - was there for three nights. There's a hugely different atmosphere to summer and people were going home earlier, it seems it's quite normal to work less hours during the 24/7 darkness and make up for it in the summer. The city is well lit, in fact quite spectacular from a distance and it's very safe to be out and about. I saw the Northern Lights several times too which made it all worthwhile. I'd certainly recommend it.
I haven't done much travel by train in Norway, it's not something I would look forward to again in a hurry, my experiences haven't been brilliant. I agree about Loften though but I'm minded to save my money and try the Hurtigruten voyage from Bergen to Narvik in the height of summer one of these years - I would only want to do it during the 24/7 daylight period which is of course when it's most expensive particularly if you need a single cabin.
Great report btw.
The Hurtigruten indeed sounds awesome too, but yes, it would be a waste of money to do it in (northern) Norway in winter. You are lucky to have seen the northern lights
Dover2Golf, it's something I haven't managed so far on my visits to Iceland/Norway in winter.