Tromso, Norway

We took a fast ferry (which, unlike the so-called “fast ferries” in BC, really was fast and efficient) to Tromso, a university town, on a neighbouring island. Rob met with Signa (whom we had met in Colombo!) and her colleagues at the university and I took the opportunity to do some research for my dissertation.

Signa and her partner Frode were excellent hosts and even took us for a wintery gourmet picnic by the sea, certainly a highlight of our visit!


We could not believe the infrastructure in this most northern town. There was a large hospital and well established university. Rob was fascinated by the networks of underground tunnels that ran across the island, which included round-a-bouts, as well as parking lots! We were also impressed with the in ground garbage system in Signa’s complex. Residents put their garbage in vacuumed sealed containers and then a garbage truck comes and sucks out the garbage through under ground tunnels!