Tour of Norway (Harstad)

various Norwegian web-sites | May 5, 2005 | self

[franksolich]

Harstad, a town of circa 25,000 people--and hence a major city in underpopulated Norway--is located almost 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, or on the globe, about equivalent to the uppermost third of Alaska.

Harstad is the first city in Norway that I have encountered, on the internet, that does not claim to be the "furniture-making capital of the world."

In fact, there is no mention of furniture at all; it appears the principal occupations of Harstad are fishing and the Norwegian army.....and the hotel business. Harstad has a great many hotels.



Approaching Harstad by sea:



The harbor at Harstad:















A house in Harstad:



A school in Harstad:



A stadium in Harstad:



Soccer in Harstad:



Female sportswomen in Harstad:



Norwegian military officers in Harstad:



Some sort of military (navy, obviously) exercise near Harstad:



The Salvation Army in Harstad:



A shop in Harstad:



A strip mall (miniature shopping center) in Harstad:



A bank in Harstad:



A hotel in Harstad



Another hotel in Harstad:



Yet another hotel in Harstad



Motorcyclists in Harstad:



Some big mountain overlooking Harstad:



Same big mountain overlooking Harstad, but in winter:



That same mountain, different view:



Yeah, right; what is Norway without reindeer; these near Harstad:



The "midnight sun" at Harstad:

[tomjohn77]

Its maybe a woman that was born a male