Information on Tromsø: Norway Official Travel Guide: the Capital of the Arctic Is a Lively, Humorous and Beautiful City Packed
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Information on Tromsø: Norway Official Travel Guide: The capital of the Arctic is a lively, humorous and beautiful city packed with culture and history, and surrounded by mountains, fjords and islands… www.visitnorway.com/en/Stories/Norway/North/Tromso / More links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tromsø www.destinasjontromso.no/english/index.html Accommodation: Hotel Radisson Blu Tromso: www.radissonblu.com/hotel-tromso The special room rate is NOK 895 per person per night including accommodation and breakfast. Please refer to the agreement with the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI, Ms Ingrid Storhaug) to make sure you are checked-in under the discounted rate. We will be offered their standard rooms, which include free internet access. You are expected to pay the hotel on checkout individually. Venue: Norwegian Polar Institute: www.npolar.no Polar Environmental Centre 9296 Tromsø Norway Our Host: Ms Ingrid Storhaug (Executive officer), tel.: +47 77 75 05 33, E-mail: [email protected] Weather forecast: Please check http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Troms/Tromsø/Tromsø/detailed_long.html. It is one of the best sources of online weather forecasts for the whole world, Norwegian made. Reimbursements: Contact Ms Emanuela Micocci of WCRP ([email protected]). Tromsø Airport Langnes: http://www.avinor.no/en/airport/tromso There is an airport bus (see http://www.flybussen.no). The bus travel time to the hotel is ~15'. Several of us will arrive on the same flight from Oslo and can share a taxi to the hotel. Below are arrival and departure times for all SSG participants who will travel to Tromso. Incoming and departing flights of the SSG-7 participants (to Tromsø and from Tromsø): Arrival Flight Date Time Departing flight Date Time Gino SK 4414 13 1125 SK 4437 17 2055 Tony SK 4414 13 1125 SK 4403 18 0645 Vladimir Ro SK 4418 13 1545 SK 4403 17 0645 Terry SK 4424 13 1810 SK 4411 18 1015 Jeff SK 4424 13 1810 SK 4403 18 0645 David SK 4432 13 2025 SK 4417 17 1400 Konrad SK 4434 13 2145 SK 4411 18 1015 Alexander SK 4434 13 2145 SK 4409 18 0830 Helmut SK 4434 13 2145 SK 4403 18 0645 Ghassem SK 4434 13 2145 SK 4417 17 1400 Jim SK 4438 13 2350 SK 4409 18 0830 Cunde SK 4438 13 2350 SK 4417 17 1400 Edward DY 250 13 2350 DY 245 18 1320 Vladimir Ry SK 4438 13 2350 SK 4403 18 0645 Note: SK = SAS, DY = Norwegian Map of centre of Tromso Map of bigger Tromso with the Airport Langnes .