Post by Grubb. First we went to the Contemporary Art Museum. It was closed. So we stood in the rain and watched seagulls roost in art created for their hanging out. Ella stepped out of the rain to momentarily roost in an A-frame. Then we crossed the street to see a number of contemporary art installations from…
Day: May 28, 2023
The daily food report
Post by Ella. I’ll bet you’ve been missing this 🤪. The food on the ferry was not bad but nothing to write home about, except the breakfast buffets. They had everything you could ever want. I had a nice little glass of lingonberry smoothie one morning. In Tromsø last night, we had dinner at Nyt (does…
Among giants
Post by Grubb. Just entering the Troll Museum gives you a clue. There are mountain trolls, and sea trolls, and forest trolls on display with their legends explained, and there is Yggdrasil, the mythological Nordic tree of life. But the real giants inside are Ibsen and Grieg. In a room where I put on earphones and…
One bedroom apartment conveniently located in the center of town.
Post by Ella. Address: Storgata 91. The fly in the ointment, no shades on the windows in the land of the midnight sun. But Grubb had a creative solution. We will put the cushions back where they belong before we leave. No one will ever know.
Heavenly Views atop Storsteinen
Post by Ella Today would be the highest temperature we would get during our three day stay in Tromsø. A high of 48°F and rain on and off all day. Seemed the perfect time for a ride on the Fjellheisen (cable car). Took a little head scratching to figure out the busses. Well, not the…
Our route, Sunday, May 28
Up to the cable car for a ride to the top of Fjellheisen Down to the depths at the Troll Museum Over to the Contemporary art gallery Lovely early dinner at Walter & Leonard