{"id":396,"date":"2012-07-02T20:50:12","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T19:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alanrowley.info\/?p=396"},"modified":"2013-02-07T18:39:27","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T18:39:27","slug":"tromso-day-1-the-rain-has-followed-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanrowley.info\/?p=396","title":{"rendered":"Troms\u00f8 day 1 &#8211; the rain has followed me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a 13 hour journey, I finally arrived at my hotel in Troms\u00f8. I am staying at the Clarion Collection With Hotel &#8211; pronounced with a silent &#8216;h&#8217;, as in wit. The hotel is right on the harbour, with great views of the Troms\u00f8 Bridge, or there would be if it wasn&#8217;t so misty. It has poured with rain since I arrived in the town, and it looks set for the night. No Midnight Sun today.<\/p>\n<p>I left home this morning at 05:15 and arrived at Heathrow at 08:30, an hour later than planned due to the traffic. After checking in and grabbing a quick Carling (\u00a34.05 a pint), I boarded the flight to Oslo. The flight was uneventful and we touched down five minutes ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 208px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Arctic_Beer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"English: Arctic Beer from the Mack brewery in ...\" alt=\"English: Arctic Beer from the Mack brewery in ...\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/4f\/Arctic_Beer.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arctic Beer from the Mack brewery in Troms\u00f8, Norway (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a two hour wait, I was on the flight to Troms\u00f8, a shorter flight at just under two hours. Again an uneventful flight, although there were some glimpses of snow covered peaks under the cloud layer.<\/p>\n<p>A short bus journey from the airport took me to my hotel. I have a double room to myself overlooking the bridge and the harbour. The hotel is clean and first impressions are good. I freshened up before heading downstairs for the free buffet supper, which consisted of a chicken casserole, chicken soup and a cold selection of ham, cheese and various salads. There was also fresh bread and crackers.<\/p>\n<p>I washed the supper down with a couple of cans of the local brew from <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Mack Bryggeri\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mack_Bryggeri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Mack Brewery<\/a>. I went for the Summer Beer, which was a light lager type beer. Went down well, but I shudder to think how much it cost as I added it to my room bill.<\/p>\n<p>After picking up a couple of leaflets, I adjourned to my room for an early night, hoping that the rain will blow over so that I get to see the Sun in the morning. Fingers crossed.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Troms\u00f8 day 2 \u2013 beer and rainbows\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alanrowley.info\/?p=403\">Day 2 &#8211; beer and rainbows<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_h.png?x-id=b25824c9-7414-448b-bc1b-e57394b9d8dd\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a 13 hour journey, I finally arrived at my hotel in Troms\u00f8. I am staying at the Clarion Collection With Hotel &#8211; pronounced with a silent &#8216;h&#8217;, as in wit. The hotel is right on the harbour, with great views of the Troms\u00f8 Bridge, or there would be if it wasn&#8217;t so misty. 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