We got off the Havila Polaris on Thursday in Finnsnes and took the bus to Narvik where we spent Thursday and Friday nights. This morning we took a train 3 hours and 20 minutes east and a bit south to Kiruna, Sweden.
The train ride today was beautiful and fascinating. Much of it was along the fjords and through the mountains. Before we arrived in Kiruna we came out of the mountain into pretty much flat land.
Kiruna, where we are tonight is home to Europes largest iron ore mine. The town itself is being moved because the enormous mine under the old town put the town in danger of sinking into the ground. Our train arrived in old Kiruna and we took a taxi to our hotel in new Kiruna.
For dinner we walked to a nearby restaurant. The guy at the door told us it was a fast food restaurant. We ordered at the counter and picked up our food when our number came up.
We are currently at latitude 68 north. You can see how far north that is in this map.
On the way to dinner I saw this sign. I have no idea what it means.
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