Our final stop on our Norway Tour, Kirkenes is located way at the far northern tip of Norway, East of Finland and borders Russia.
Audra just couldn't resist that slide
Wandering around the streets
Although relatively small their was quite a few shops and restaurants here. Surprisingly we never went to this one
Being so close to Russia all the street signs are posted in both Norweigian and Russian
That night we went and stayed in the Snow Hotel. They explained that they make the hotel by blowing up giant balloons and then packing snow around them until they have enough to form a solid wall. They then deflate the balloon and are left with the room.
Our room. Some how I don't seem to have a better pic.
After a yummy dinner we went and took the kicksleds out. Which unfortunately did not provide as much glide as we would have liked
But is was a beautiful night and nice to be out
I'm pretty sure we have the distinction of being the first people to oversleep at the snow hotel.
The next day we had a relaxing morning and then went snowmobiling in the afternoon
It was fun! But I definitely preferred being the passenger. We had Reindeer burgers for lunch. Was very tastey, but the food from the King Crab outing definitely looked mouth watering.
That evening we went and had some drinks with a couple we met during our travels Joe, the only other American we saw and Sylvia a German. Bitte! We ended up hanging with some locals who were singing/playing guitar in the pub. It was a great time.
Kirkenes was a lot of fun! Definitely could see how people would want to live here.
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