We headed back into the main part of Svolvær and sat by the scenic harbour to eat our lunch. We had a view of the ocean, the mountains (including Svolværgeita), and the town centre. Across the water were wooden racks with fish drying. All in all the scenery here is stunning at every turn.
We wandered around the small town after that. The town centre consists of only a few main streets and mix of modern and older buildings.
We visited Magic Ice next, where you can see a large collection of ice sculptures. Magic Ice is located in an old fish warehouse freezer, therefore quite cold. We were given gloves and fashionable warm cloaks to wear. Then we entered, marvelling at the many ice sculptures, dimly lit in coloured lights.
We were also given a drink of ice wine in glasses made of ice at the ice bar. You can order drinks there all day if you can stand the cold.
Once done, we headed for dinner. Again, once we got outside we caught some more beautiful shots.
We ended up at the restaurant Bacalao. Aptly named, we both ordered Bacalao, which is a Norwegian dish recommended to us by our climbing guide Charlie. Bacalao is a tomato based stew of clipfish, potato, onion, red pepper, olives and garlic and served with bread. A satisfying end to this scenic and exciting day!
Maybe we can find some ice in an unlikely upcoming destination 😉 Then we can mix them in with your Norway photos, hehe.
Wonderful pictures janna. Wish you had more pictures. Ive been there 7 TIMES. I work with your fantastic mom,
Hi that was from the wonderful Norwegian receptionist I work with. He just did not have time to enter his own name.