Day 15 - Old Town, Concert, Gallery, and Troll Museum

All morning it drizzled a bit, so I spent a relaxed morning at the accommodation. After that, I headed back on my bike towards Tromsø. First, I visited the Old Town. In one go, I could see the two oldest houses: the Skansen Festingsverk (circa 1788-1793) and the former boathouse now used as the Polar Museum (circa 1800). After that, I discovered a gallery and became a fan of the artist Rino Larsen. While strolling through the city, I also stumbled into a (free) piano/guitar and singing concert at Domkirche. They were performing “Breakfast at Tiffany's”, and I enjoyed listening. Afterwards, I had a coffee and a cinnamon roll at Risø. I also dared to take a look into the library designed by the same architect as the Arctic Cathedral. Then, I wanted to stretch my legs a bit more and walked back towards the summit to Prestvannet, which was just as beautiful as last time despite the low-hanging clouds. After arriving back at the fjord, I decided to go to the Troll Museum, as the lady at the tourist information strongly recommended it. She also revealed to me the secret of how trolls supposedly came to be, which is not described in the museum for the protection of children. “You know trolls originally began existing due to inbreeding,” as she said. My stay in the museum was entertaining, included many chuckles, and was interactively designed, but I couldn’t take it too seriously. I still remembered some mystical figures/trolls from my Norwegian courses. Trolls truly belong to Norway nine times over - just like the good Mara/Muro/Muru (nightmare). In this sense, good night.