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I first went to Narvik in 1975 on my European gap year trip.  As an impecunious student to be I felt morally obliged to get my money's worth from the month's free rail travel afforded me by my Interail ticket and determined to visit Narvik, simply because it was the furthest North my ticket would take me.  It turned out to be my most expensive "free" destination as I ended up having to stay at the youth hostel for two nights (due to an inconvenient change in seasonal timetables) and consequently spent a week's accommodation budget in two nights.  I spent a further day's food budget by purchasing a single banana (not that anyone was offering cheap local fare) and was altogether in such a state of shock that I almost failed to notice the staggeringly beautiful scenery.  That was in September when the tundra just glows with gold, red, orange and other intense colours; even in these 1989 midsummer photos you might get some idea of the amazing light.

A word of warning: if you intend going north to see the midnight sun, allow at least a few days, otherwise you will, like me, end up with an impressive set of under-exposed photos of the midnight rain!  Another word of warning: prices have not gone down since 1975 and even by Norwegian standards, Narvik is mind-numbingly expensive.

Rather helpfully, the Tourist Information office is closed at weekends and on public holidays...and most of the rest of the time!

 

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