European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Flowers Dot the landscape around Tromson located on an Island inside the Arctic Circle. Norwegian travel association Tromson summer the Days Here Are endless really by Jennifer Selvay London observer service Tromson s planetarium puts on a moderately interesting show about the Northern lights everyone inside including a baby was fast asleep. A. No reflection on the planetarium you understand. It s just that when you re living in , the Shock of darkness acts like a blow to the head. Tromson Well inside the Arctic Circle is commonly known As the Paris of the North anything less like Paris is hard to imagine but it s a civilized Little port built of an Island with a wild mountainous backdrop that constantly reminds you that this is at the Edge of tilings. The first Church was built Here in 1250, but it was not until the 18th Century that it became a prosperous a mercantile town. Next year Tromson celebrates 200 years of township and is Busy building a new traffic system a Complete with innovative traffic lights and circles a to a Quot celebrate. Its Best known building is the Arctic Cathedral a White lean to built in the 19g0s and suggesting icebergs which should t detain anyone for More than 10 minutes. Rather More interesting though is the Polar museum on the waterfront. It celebrates Tromson s past As a starting Point for reckless Arctic expeditions and its role As trading pos for Polar Bear and Seal skin. It is also it must be said a whaling town. Norway s recent decision to resume commercial whaling has earned it Butcher of the North status among the world s whale lovers. And the normally phlegmatic norwegians Are a mite defensive on the Point. But they remain proud of the coca cola Plant a the Only one in the world where the local water is so clean that it does not have to be artificially purified. / the scandinavian airline Sas has just inaugurated direct flights to ,.which in Midsummer Are special because on the night flight you see the Sun Rise As you head North. Between May 21 and july 21 the Sun never really sets. Coming Back from a Midnight fishing trip in the Fords a 14 stripes Magazine july 7, 1994