With our Hurtigruten ship, the MS Polarlys, docking at Tromsø at 1430 it was already dark in this northern part of Norway. With sleet and snow falling and a tad slippery underfoot we made our way to the Comfort Hotel Xpress. The room was very clean and modern and just perfect for our stay in Tromsø (although and extra few inches of walking space at the foot of the bed would have been better). Tromsø had a nice comfortable feel about it, there are plenty of sh...

Our journey from Trondheim to Bodø started at 0738 and saw us arrive at the northern extremity of the main NSB network just before 1730. This nine hour and fifty minute journey took us through some stunning landscapes with snow covered mountains, icy rivers, frozen lakes, ravines, gorges and remote towns all passed by as we headed north. We again travelled in Komfort Class, which for a flat fare supplement of 90 NOK (£8.50) for any length of journey was...

The journey from Oslo to Trondheim, by train, took six and a half hours. Soon after leaving Oslo, as the train climbed to over 1,000m/3,000ft at points of the journey, there were some lovely snowy scenes with frozen lakes and nice mountain views. This was a pleasant journey by train and being in Komfort Class there was a constant supply of free tea/coffee available - we had our own snacks too! Our hotel in Trondheim, the Quality Hotel Augustin, was in the city ce...

With the flight delay we were on the ground at Oslo's Gardermoen airport at around 1340 rather than 1225 so our time in the city was reduced just a little bit - but we still had about eighteen hours. Heading into the city we caught the normal train rather than the dedicated express train as we didn't have to pay for the former because of our free NSB rail travel coupons. The Scandic City Hotel was slap bang opposite Oslo Sentral station - very handy now upon arri...