A spontaneous decision sparked off a trip of a lifetime- to chase the elusive aurora borealis.
The northern lights is one of nature's most spectacular displays most commonly sighted in the Arctic circle. Of all the places, we decided that we were going to Norway taking opportunity of the reasonably priced ticket via Qatar Airways. (approx USD$1000 at the time we booked)
Our instincts led us to one of the most beautiful places in the world- the Lofoten Islands which is in the Arctic Circle. We felt a draw to the Lofoten Islands of all the possible locations for sighting of the Northern Lights.
Our first stop over at Oslo...
In Oslo, we were welcomed by a pinkish-blue sky that morning. It was a great start to our 10-day trip!
We flew over the Lofoten Islands that afternoon on the SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) from Bodo.
It was like a scene from the "Lost World".
After almost 23 hours, consisting of 3 transits, we arrived to the beautiful white landscape that February 2012.
The northern lights is one of nature's most spectacular displays most commonly sighted in the Arctic circle. Of all the places, we decided that we were going to Norway taking opportunity of the reasonably priced ticket via Qatar Airways. (approx USD$1000 at the time we booked)
Our instincts led us to one of the most beautiful places in the world- the Lofoten Islands which is in the Arctic Circle. We felt a draw to the Lofoten Islands of all the possible locations for sighting of the Northern Lights.
Our first stop over at Oslo...
In Oslo, we were welcomed by a pinkish-blue sky that morning. It was a great start to our 10-day trip!
We flew over the Lofoten Islands that afternoon on the SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) from Bodo.
It was like a scene from the "Lost World".
After almost 23 hours, consisting of 3 transits, we arrived to the beautiful white landscape that February 2012.
We landed in a little town called Svolvaer, which is a 20 minutes drive to the Polar Light Centre in Laukvik.
It was pretty surreal journeying through this landscape...
It was too breathtaking, I had to stop for a picture...
So exhausted but feeling really excited!
All the hours of tiring travel was worth it and this was just a glimpse of things to come.
Since it was the winter season, most places in the Arctic Circle only experiences about four hours (or less) of sunlight everyday.
At about 2.30pm that day, the sun was setting....
TBC....
Pics taken with a Panasonic Lumix camera
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