Tromso was a lovely city of over 100,000, it's a university town so there's more to do and see. I went to the Arctic Cathederal, an aquarium with seals and arctic fish, and I walked over the bridge across the harbor. Afterward I rested my legs and celebrated with a beer and shrimp sandwich at an outdoor pub. The beer was local and pretty good; shrimp too. Weather remains great and it's not been very cold (yet). Tromso was about 50 degrees, so it was easy to walk around with just my golf pullover. Tomorrow at the North Cape tour, I'll layer up a bit, it's supposed to be in the 30's.
I'm posting some pics of the ship today, my stateroom is a decent size with a fold down couch, currently hiding an unmade bed. I have a small but comfortable shower and sink where I can wash and hang dry some of my clothes. There's a laundry onboard but I haven't tried it yet.
I spend a lot of my time in the observation lounge. It's one deck directly above the bridge, so it's the same view as the folks have who are doing the piloting. No surprise that I like it up there, and if I doze off in my seat, not a problem anymore (smile). There's also a bar with live entertainment nightly, I haven't spent any real time in there, but it's close enough to take a beer out to the observation lounge.
I'll try and post the restaurant, and anything else I find interesting later, I have another 6 days on the ride south.
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