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Norway is beautiful. The cars and coaches drive on the compacted snow with only stakes alongside the road to guide them. It is incredibly expensive with a pint of local beer costing approx £7, the cheapest bottle of wine in a restaurant costing £32 and a macdonalds  'big mac' costing nearly £10!

Arctic Adventure to Alto Igloo Hotel, Coastal Cruise and Tromso

February 2005 - Our Arctic adventure began in Oslo, then we flew to Alta in Northern Norway and arrived at the Alta Igloo Hotel early afternoon. We went on a snowmobile safari to the Finnmark mountain plateau before dinner.

After dinner we marvelled at the Ice Hotel with its chapel, bar and many ice sculptures. We had a few vodkas at the bar and then went outside to view the Northern Lights before retiring to our ice bed.

In the morning we had a 3 hour coach trip to Hammerfest where we boarded the coastal cruise ship to arrive in Tromso just before midnight.

We stayed at the Clarion Hotel Bryggen in Tromso for 2 nights giving sufficient time for exploration. In the morning we had a guided tour of Polaria, an information centre with aquarium and exhibitions about the Polar region. In the afternoon we visited the Arctic Cathedral, went to a museum and saw the world's northernmost brewery, Mack.

Near Alto
Near Alto
Coastline
Coastline
Wind blows snow across road
Wind blows snow across road
Wind blows snow across road
Wind blows snow across road
Fishing port
Fishing port
Driving conditions
Driving conditions
Driving conditions
Driving conditions
Driving conditions
Driving conditions
Fishing port
Fishing port
Small fishing village
Small fishing village
Our ship in Hammerfest
Our ship in Hammerfest
Hammerfest Port
Hammerfest Port
Leaving Hammerfest
Leaving Hammerfest
Ship lounge ceiling
Ship lounge ceiling
The wine list
The wine list