| Page Views: 1,839 Last Visit to Narvik: June, 2006 | Narvik and Surroundings by travelfrosch - last update: May 24, 2007 |
Friendly VT Tourguide | Jim and me at Skjomenfjord, outside Narvik |
We arrived in late June. At 68 degrees, 25 minutes North latitude, Narvik is plenty far enough north to see the Midnight Sun. Unfortunately, the weather was cloudy and rainy the whole time we were there. Oh, well. The good news: we have a VT friend, Jim ( Narviking), who just happens to live in Narvik. He was kind enough to drive us around the area and show us the best of the town and its surroundings. Even when the weather's not perfect, a friendly face who knows the area can greatly enhance your travel experience. Thanks, Jim! |
|  | A Working Town At the end of the line of the Ofoten Railway, Narvik would be a small village at best if it didn't have a year-round, deep-water port. This port is the reason the railway was built in the first place -- to transport iron ore from Kiruna, Sweden to the sea. No tourist town this; there's heavy work to be done. |
| View of Narvik's Taraldsvik neighborhood |
| | On to the Lofoten Islands Narvik is an excellent transit point, be it north to Tromsø, south to Bodø, east to Abisko and Kiruna, or west to Svolvær, our next destination. It's also a fine place to stay in its own right. Despite the cloudy weather, we had an excellent 2-night stay. I'm glad we didn't just pass through. But we finally did say good-bye to Jim and to Narvik, and boarded the express boat to Svolvær. |
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jumpingnorman Thu Feb 5, 2009 06:08 UTC
3000 year old rock carving --- so about time of pharaohs in Egypt...that's really OLD (like me, hehehe...) nice tip, Norman :) | aussirose Sat Dec 6, 2008 23:10 UTC
It's great when someone shows you around isn't it Mark :o) I really like the beach shots. That bird is definately not a magpie. I reckon it's a butcher bird. Cheers, Ann :o) | Dabs Mon Nov 19, 2007 03:08 UTC
But did they have herring pizza? Thinking about Norway next year... | FletteMette Sat Oct 13, 2007 22:38 UTC
Have only spent around two hours in Narvik, while waiting for a train... :o) (And yeah, looks very much like a magpie... :o) |
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