Tromsø, Norway
The end of the year was a very exciting one. Because I had still a lot of holidays left, I decided to grab an Interrail ticket to travel Europe. I like the northern part of Europe, so I decided to go all the way to the dark and cold areas — northern Norway to name my destination. I wanted to experience the aurora and do some amazing photographies there.
I repeated what I did in Greece 1.5 months ago. Pack the backpack and travel as much as I could. Because it takes ages to get to the far north by train I bought a last-minute flight ticket to Tromsø via Stockholm and Oslo. On all cities, I had the ability to visit for a couple of hours. After arriving in the beautiful town of Tromsø I gave myself some time to rest and hunt the northern light, which I sadly wasn’t able to find. Because the time between October and March is high season for tourists there, I wasn’t the only one and I was able to explore the area with other travelers.
Kiruna, Sweden
After some days in the north, I made my way via bus and train to Kiruna (Sweden). This is a very interesting city. Next to the city there’s a mine, where tourists can go below ground and explore the underground world.
At the time, when I was in the Swedish Lapland, the solar activity was very high and I decided to rent an Airbnb a little outside the town to finally get the chance to see the lights. This time I was lucky and spotted some incredible lights. But because it was so cold, I wasn’t out that long to photograph. Luckily my lodge was located next to the lake and I had a beautiful sight.
Copenhagen, Denmark
After enjoying almost 2 weeks in the cold north of Europe I took the train and drove all the way down in direction south. 18h drive by train until arriving in Stockholm and then 6 more hours to Copenhagen, where I stayed for one more day and visited the city.