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Kirkenes, Norway 🇳🇴 (and almost Russia 🇷🇺)
Ken and I pretty much went to Russia today. But first, food: Last night’s dinner was reindeer filet with lingonberry sauce. Shockingly good. Delicious, even. And this morning I tried the famous Norwegian brunost, or brown cheese. The name loses some appeal in translation. It’s made from whey (the liquid leftover from cheesemaking). It tastes…
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Kirkenes, Norway 🇳🇴
After surviving our night in the ice hotel, I was up by 0700, and heading toward a hot shower. Breakfast and then a king crab adventure await! Our crab guide, Dirk, is a German by birth, but has lived here, at the top of the world, for the last 15 years. He speaks German, English,…
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The Snow Hotel, Kirkenes, Norway 🇳🇴
Bonus Post: The Snowhotel. Arrived late last night, which was totally fine with me – minimized my time in the ice room. The experience started with a stop at the ice bar for shots of Rudolph’s Revenge – vodka and reindeer blood (cloudberry juice), served in shot glasses made out of ice. I made sure…
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Tromsø & Kirkenes, Norway 🇳🇴
Had a free day in Tromsø today. Walked around town, did some shopping, and searched out the grocery and liquor stores, two places I always try to visit when we travel. I could browse them for hours. Ken is … less enthusiastic. At the market, there was an entire row dedicated to canned fish/fishy things.…