Trondheim, Norway - days 2 and 3
I really like this town! I'm so glad I stopped here. It has a great vibe and lots of college students (even though its summer and most of them are gone).
On Wednesday (5 July) after I checked into the new hostel (called Trondheim InterRail Center) I went to start exploring the town. Its a small town and really easy to get around. There is really no reason to take public transport here. The hostel is awesome. Great atmosphere and people. Its in a 'student house' and is run by local college students. The hostel is only open during the universities summer break. My room has 12 or so bunks and I think I'm the only guy in there! lucky me! My room is actually in a bar so at the far end is an empty bar and there is also a disco ball on the ceiling. Both help remind you that during the school year there are people drinking there! The bathrooms are strange too. Its like a bathroom at a club and a couple of the stalls have showerheads in them. Thats the showers!!
That afternoon I took the boat over to Munkhomen (Monk's Island) which is basically an old prison (later monastery) island that is now a popular sunbathing hang out for the locals. There really wasn't much to do there except sit around as the prison/monastery isn't much to look at. It was worth the trip though. That evening I watched a football game and had a piece of cake to 'celebrate' my birthday by myself!! It was only later that I met some of the people in my room. Fun place.
Today, Thursday (6 July), I had planned another day of walking to see the stuff I didn't see the previous day and a half. First I walked up the street to the university (Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTSU). Although its has a lot of students, the campus was fairly small. I really liked it and could definitely go to school here. Nice views and lots of green areas. Then I walked over to the old city fort, Kristiansten Festning, for nice views of Trondheim. So then I had pretty much seen all the sights that Trondheim has to offer and decided to work on my tan at the popular park on the river. It was nice weather so the place was pretty packed. Had some fantastic Norwegian strawberries today too but man they were pricey!
Although I really like this town, my time in Scandinavia is running a little tight now, so I think I'm off to Bodø tomorrow morning which is a 10 hour train ride from here and is north of the artic circle (and I'll still be able to catch the midnight sun!). I want to go to the Lofoten Islands and Bodø is one of the gateway cities to get there. I'm not very optomistic that I'll make it all the way to the Lofotens in one day so I'll probably get stuck in Bodø for a night. I hear its not much of a town, but the Lofotens are supposed to be awesome.
On Wednesday (5 July) after I checked into the new hostel (called Trondheim InterRail Center) I went to start exploring the town. Its a small town and really easy to get around. There is really no reason to take public transport here. The hostel is awesome. Great atmosphere and people. Its in a 'student house' and is run by local college students. The hostel is only open during the universities summer break. My room has 12 or so bunks and I think I'm the only guy in there! lucky me! My room is actually in a bar so at the far end is an empty bar and there is also a disco ball on the ceiling. Both help remind you that during the school year there are people drinking there! The bathrooms are strange too. Its like a bathroom at a club and a couple of the stalls have showerheads in them. Thats the showers!!
That afternoon I took the boat over to Munkhomen (Monk's Island) which is basically an old prison (later monastery) island that is now a popular sunbathing hang out for the locals. There really wasn't much to do there except sit around as the prison/monastery isn't much to look at. It was worth the trip though. That evening I watched a football game and had a piece of cake to 'celebrate' my birthday by myself!! It was only later that I met some of the people in my room. Fun place.
Today, Thursday (6 July), I had planned another day of walking to see the stuff I didn't see the previous day and a half. First I walked up the street to the university (Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTSU). Although its has a lot of students, the campus was fairly small. I really liked it and could definitely go to school here. Nice views and lots of green areas. Then I walked over to the old city fort, Kristiansten Festning, for nice views of Trondheim. So then I had pretty much seen all the sights that Trondheim has to offer and decided to work on my tan at the popular park on the river. It was nice weather so the place was pretty packed. Had some fantastic Norwegian strawberries today too but man they were pricey!
Although I really like this town, my time in Scandinavia is running a little tight now, so I think I'm off to Bodø tomorrow morning which is a 10 hour train ride from here and is north of the artic circle (and I'll still be able to catch the midnight sun!). I want to go to the Lofoten Islands and Bodø is one of the gateway cities to get there. I'm not very optomistic that I'll make it all the way to the Lofotens in one day so I'll probably get stuck in Bodø for a night. I hear its not much of a town, but the Lofotens are supposed to be awesome.
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