Arctic hotel (50)

This hotel seems to be closed. This is a pity, as there are about 200.000 tourist coming to the North Cape every year and it could be a good business. Well, it COULD - apparently they owners of this one haven't managed for some reason to maintain it.

Church (35)

This is the church in Honninsgvåg. It is the only building in the whole region Finnmark which wasn't destroyed during the WWII. Everything else was burnt down as the German army was retreating. People lived in this church for quite some time after the war, they even had a small bakery there!

Theme day: sister cities (29)

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Our theme day is this month sister city. Honningsvåg doesn't have a sister city. I guess it is just too small. But we have here our great attraction: the North Cape. That's why I though that it would be nice if Colares, a city with about 7500 inhabitants would become it. In Colares freguesia (it is a local administrative unit in Portugal) there is also a very particular tourist attraction, namely Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe.

Rainy (26)

Harbour in H. (20)

Privat parkering (18)

This is also one of the photos from last year. It is very safe here in Norway: people do not lock their houses, do not lock their cars, do not lock their bikes. The only thing they lock are the rubbish bins, so that they are not carried away by the strong wind.

The summer is over (11)

The summer is definitely over. However, today it was quite sunny again (the photo was taken a few days ago).

Nordnorge (10)

This is how it looks like when the Hurtigruten ship arrives in the town.

Vinmonopolet (7)

"Vinmonopolet" is the only kind of shop in Norway in which you can buy wine or vodka. This one in Honningsvåg is the only one here within 200 kilometers!

Polar bear in Hammerfest (6)

This is a polar bear in Hammerfest. It is standing with its back directed to the city. People say it is because the artist wasn't paid enough and got angry.
Hammerfest is the northernmost city of Europe on the mainland.

Storgata (3)

This is the main street in Honningsvåg, Storgata.