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June 18th and 19th

June 18 (Tuesday)        Return to Trip Itinerary...

leave Borkenes                                                       6:45 am
***  Borkenes to Harstad                 20 km / 30 min   7:15 am

June 18 boarding before 8:00am Coastal Expr.  Harstad to Kirkenes on board Millennium Ship Finnmarken

Arrive at following ports:

June 18 (Tuesday):
Tromso (4 hours afternoon stop) TROMSO CITY SIGHTSEEING Guided tour by bus which includes Tromso Museum and the Arctic Cathedral(200NOK)  - 2hrs. 30min.

June 19 (Wednesday):
Hammerfest (2 hour early morning 5am stop)

Honningsvag (4 hour noontime stop)  NORTH CAPE Bus tour from Honningsvag through the Arctic landscape to the northern-most point in Europe. (525NOK) - 3hrs. 15min.

June 20 (Thursday):
Kirkenes (arrive 10:30am)  - KIRKENES BORDER TOUR Guided tour by bus to Storskog and the Russian border (175NOK)  -  2 hrs.

Costal Express Album - 68 high resolution photos

***UPDATED** - click on Album to view additional, larger photos of Coastal Express voyage....**UPDATED**

The pictures below are of Tromso and the "Arctic Cathedral" in Tromso...

Tromso_pan

 NORTH CAPE Bus tour from Honningsvag - we decides to walk around town rather than a "bus" trip..

Here are a few views of Honningsvag...  note the "before" and "after"  (WWII) pictures below...

Honnigsvag Panorama

June 20 (Thursday)  Arrival Kirkenes       10:30  (am)

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