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Arctic to Trondheim to Amsterdam to Home

Travelling abroad is never easy, but most of the time the return journey home is more difficult.  Throughout the trip we are constantly exhausted yet the thrill of being in another country keeps our energy high.  As our return flight approaches, the thrill is replaced with fatigue.  Additionally, we always book weird flight paths and that doesn’t help.

Since this trip was planned spur-of-the-moment, our return journey home took us first through the small town of Trondheim, Norway.  Here we stayed briefly overnight so we could catch an international flight home.  We didn’t have time for much, just a good dinner and a stroll around the city in the rain.

Justin over the Nidelva River in Trondheim
Justin over the Nidelva River in Trondheim

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Tromso, Senja, and Finland

We awoke in Bergen very early in the morning so we could catch the bus for our 7am flight to Tromso.  Tromso lies in the far north region of Norway and is the third largest city in the Arctic Circle.  Although remote, this city offers a gateway to the premier Arctic landscape that can’t be seen elsewhere in the world.  And we were hoping to catch the Northern Lights on a clear night.

Our flight to the Arctic
Our flight to the Arctic

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Bergen

Our ferry from Flam arrived in Bergen late in the evening and we were too tired for nightlife.  So we found our condo and took some good pictures of the cityscape from our balcony, before going to sleep.  This was the end of the trip for Matt and Chris and a quick stop for all of us.  From here, Katie, Lyle, and I were heading up north to the Arctic Circle.

The next morning, we made our way down to the iconic harbor where we got coffee among the smaller shops.  We walked along the district before heading to the mountain tram that took us to an overlook of the city.

Medieval wharf near downtown Bergen
Medieval wharf near downtown Bergen

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Oslo

Lyle, Katie, and I woke up in Stockholm at about 4am to catch  the first flight to Oslo.  We navigated our way to city center on a high speed rail and found our hotel easily enough.  After meeting up with Matt and Chris again we decided to start exploring the sights nearby.

Our hotel happened to be next to the Oslo Opera House which was an architectural oddity with massive glass walls and granite exterior.  We walked around it with care because an early morning rain made the granite a little slippery.

Chris outside opera house in Oslo
Chris outside opera house in Oslo

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