{"id":408,"date":"2012-07-05T13:26:37","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T12:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alanrowley.info\/?p=408"},"modified":"2013-02-07T18:56:32","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T18:56:32","slug":"tromso-day-3-the-midnight-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanrowley.info\/?p=408","title":{"rendered":"Troms\u00f8 day 3 &#8211; the Midnight Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today was the day I had set out to see the Midnight Sun. The weather forecast was good, and the rain clouds were likely to disperse around midday. I wasn&#8217;t disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>After breakfast from the cold buffet, I took the bus to the Botanic Gardens. These were quite impressive and included hardy plants from all over the World. There were separate sections dedicated to different areas and I had a pleasant two hours there.<\/p>\n<p>When I returned to the city, I freshened up and headed out for a meal at the Fiskekompani restaurant next door to my hotel. Although very expensive, around \u00a375 for three courses, the meal and the service were superb. I settled for scallops on a bed of cauliflower, halibut with oxtail ragu and baked rhubarb and ice cream. Every course was excellent.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Midnattssol-fra-Fjellheisen.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"English: Midnight Sun from the Cable Car in Tr...\" alt=\"English: Midnight Sun from the Cable Car in Tr...\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f7\/Midnattssol-fra-Fjellheisen.gif\/300px-Midnattssol-fra-Fjellheisen.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Midnight Sun from the Cable Car in Troms\u00f8. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the evening, I caught another bus, this time to the cable car which takes you to the top of a mountain overlooking Troms\u00f8. The view from the top was stunning and I had a couple of beers in the cafe at the top and sat outside waiting for midnight.<\/p>\n<p>I had a short stroll on the mountain, where there was still patches of snow, and took many photos. The sky was crystal clear and I watched the Sun skim the mountain tops before starting to rise again. One of my long term ambitions achieved and something I&#8217;ll never forget.<\/p>\n<p>I caught the 00:30 cable car back down the mountain and walked the couple of miles back to the hotel, taking in the eerie sunlight along the way. 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