Walking the streets of Tromsø, Norway

[@T1DWanderer]

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[@dreamshooter90]

The "Ø" sound is pronounced like the "u" in burn.

[@T1DWanderer]

Thanks! I know it's not too hard, but I don't think I ever really got it right on this trip 😅

[@mettekjeldsen9775]

The last statue is of my great grandpa. The «Bru» means Bridge, that was his nickname because he was a facilitator in building the bridge over to the mainland. Fun to hear you pronounce it!👍🏼

[@T1DWanderer]

Cool! He did a great bridge. Hope my pronunciation wasn't too bad...

[@mettekjeldsen9775]

You did well! The «Kj-sound» takes a little practice, but all your pronounciations have been pretty good!👍🏼

[@eckligt]

Fun fact: Tromsø is almost as far north as Barrow, Alaska (69 degrees vs 71 degrees North, respectively).

[@T1DWanderer]

It's a looong way up to Tromsø for most people

[@TheLRC]

I like your view on things.. Tromsø is my hometown, and its always fun to hear a tourists thoughts :p

[@T1DWanderer]

Great to have you here! I wish I could have stayed longer in Tromsø. Your hometown is pretty amazing

[@mariek5226]

Thanks for taking us along on this fun adventure.

[@T1DWanderer]

My pleasure! Glad you're watching

[@Barley150]

Hey, Jeremy -- That was exhilarating. All that cold Nordic air, and your cool but warm ways. I keep comparing it with your bike rides in Osaka. I guess the sharpest difference between Osaka and Tromso is the population density. But also the way land is used. Those big old wooden buildings, nicely and even colorfully painted, versus the density of Japanese cities. Whenever I've been abroad I've felt tense because of the language barriers, but you seem to take it all in long Nordic strides, Larson. -- charlie, sacramento CA

[@T1DWanderer]

Yeah, there's definitely a sense in Norway of open space and no need for crowdedness. Also, after living in Japan for so long and still not being good at Japanese, the widespread English usage in Norway made communication a snap!

[@ruff500]

In Norway almost everyone speaks english 🙂

[@Vinterloft]

9:50 if you want to know more about him, watch "The King's Choice", he was our king during WW2 and a stubborn one. We owe him everything

[@DoubleOld7]

It's nice that you're making new friends in your travels, even if they are cell mates. Onward intrepid wanderer!

[@T1DWanderer]

Hey those kinds of friends might help me out someday ;)

[@rockystonewolf]

My old stomping round. Entertaining and fun to watch.

[@rhyacinthlevrini6577]

Hi! Enjoyed your walk. I visited Tromsø for two weeks in March 2922. Didn´t see the Northern Lights due to overcast skies, but did see a Solar halo during the day. I left my Heart in Tromsø, and I will be returning on a 90 day tourist visa this Summer. I plan to walk much and explore the surrounding area on bus and ferry. Thanks for sharing.

[@T1DWanderer]

Nice to hear. That will be a fun place to be in the summer, and with free time to explore the area too. Sounds like a great adventure. Thanks for watching!

[@rhyacinthlevrini6577]

@@T1DWanderer It´s an affair of the Heart, for the country Norway, and a Norwegian.

[@rhyacinthlevrini6577]

@@T1DWanderer It´s a shame you didn´t get to the southern end of Tromsøya; there is a beautiful beach, Telegrafbukta, and Folkeparken, with equisite views across the fjord to Kvaløya. I too have to touch the waters; when I go back this Summer the plan is to take a plunge at Telegrafbukta under the Midnight Sun. It will probably be cloudy, but it will be a rite of passage for this 77 year old!

[@T1DWanderer]

That will be great. Yes on this trip, as always, I had to make hard choices about how to keep progressing across the country and subsequently what to skip. So much else to see, as you know

[@rhyacinthlevrini6577]

Well, I made it back to Tromsø this past Summer, but was only able to stay a month. Although the temperature was unseasonably warm at 27C (80F), there were sunbathers and a few taking a dip at Telegrafbukta; the water was a wee bit too cold for me to go further than my calves! I found it incredible that being that far north of the Arctic Circle how lush green and with profusion of flowers it was. I plan on returning next Winter, as I am determined to see the Northern Lights. Happy trails to you. @@T1DWanderer

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Thanks for taking us on another walk around! Loving these and this whole trip. Such a nice adventure. We are jealous!

[@T1DWanderer]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching as always

[@Voltmander]

there isn't any laws for jaywalking here in Norway from my knowledge other than that people have to be wary that they're not going to block traffic when they cross the road because the drivers doesn't have to yeald for them if they're not on a crosswalk from a legal point of view, but we obviously aren't gonna try to make a accident happen otherwise so you're not likely to see people jumping into a busy street to do insurance scams

[@Voltmander]

also why there's a 30 km/h speed limit in residental areas because people can travel over the road freely, but most times they still scout for incoming cars :)

[@T1DWanderer]

Thanks for the info. I was worried for nothing ;)

[@poirot9009]

I’m from Tromsø, very cool video. The «Ø» is pronounced the same way as the «oo» in blood. Same as the «u» in just✌🏻 the cathedral is in Tromsdalen, you also have Kvaløya taking the other bridge connected to Tromsøya. Hopefully Tromsø won’t become to big of a city, it’s getting more and more tourist orientated, building more housing, taking up more and more of Tromsøyas charm.

[@T1DWanderer]

Thanks for the info. I did take that bridge to and from Kvaløya (in other videos) - great part of Norway!

[@Voltmander]

i'm also from Tromsø and i do hope that the city council and companies doesn't focus too much on the tourism part of the city and build more useful stuff for those who actually live here (not that i have anything against people visiting us) i just cross my fingers that the city toll stations will actually fund whatever the council has decided on instead of lining pockets :)

[@69degreesnorth]

We stole the Ø from denmark. Just like we stole a prince and named him Haakon the 7th, king of norway. (His original danish name was Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel.. sigh.. we had to do something about that) Oh, and the oil thing. (We got a danish diplomat drunk and kinda sort of bought the largest deposit of oil in the north sea from them, before they realized it)

[@pumagutten]

To your question at 16:38: These buildings are from the 1840s, but obviously renovated. In 1972 Tromsø's first pizza place opened in the building where you said: That's awesome!

[@T1DWanderer]

Oh cool. Good to know the history of that interesting place, thanks

[@FatimaSilva-gs3gj]

Very nice walking, beautiful Tronsø!!

[@soccerstar282]

Love the video. I was born an raised in Tromsø, but moved to Spain 5 years ago and haven't been back since. No regrets 🙂

[@T1DWanderer]

Thanks!

[@rotomey2994]

My home for since 1987 :-) Paris og the North its called.

[@T1DWanderer]

Is it an appropriate nickname?

[@rotomey2994]

Yes. The story behind is that in the late 1880s the woman here were latest fashion dresses. Fine clothes came to Town because of the fish trading with southern europe. Salesman brought it back to their wifes. Some journalists from germany visited Tromsø at that time. They wrothe in the papers that this was" the Paris of the north". Not so common with fine clothes other places in the north at that time.

[@T1DWanderer]

I think Tromsø is quite special

[@frankandersstuen1464]

jay walking is not a crime in Norway. You can also walk on red light if there are no cars.

[@T1DWanderer]

I see. All that excitement for nothing 🤣

[@benjaminbrewer2569]

Isn’t there something a little bit down from Tromsø?

[@karsteinmartinsen489]

Det er ingen Fjord i Tromsø by..Det heter Sund og er på Østsiden og Vestsiden av tromsøya

[@Zarn130]

The city I hate driving in the most

[@T1DWanderer]

Really? I know I liked the roads *around* Tromsø anyway

[@Zarn130]

@@T1DWanderer walking in that city is really nice and pleasant but driving is.. very little space and a lot of special rules/techincal roads

[@T1DWanderer]

I did drive around the north edge of the island, which was ok. But not so much within the town itself. It sounds like a hassle; I probably wouldn't do well with technical rules in Norway...

[@tarajensen7]

Jeremy’s lengthy prison sentence. 😅😂😂

[@T1DWanderer]

Yikes!

[@simplelife3070]

beautiful place ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@T1DWanderer]

I think so too

[@steve2theworld]

Paris does indeed look like the Tromsø of the south.

[@T1DWanderer]

The truly cultured... go to Tromsø

[@eifelfreund2655]

👍🍀 Nice Video!

[@chrismd00]

Thanks for great video! My son is there! Curious why you needed glucose and a candy bar. Did you miss a lower glycemic breakfast? Thanks again for the vid!

[@T1DWanderer]

Thanks! This low BG came after a much higher one; I think I overcorrected and didn't realize it

[@nafibatta]

hi T1D wanderer! loved watching your vlog. I see u travelled in September.. I had a question - can u tell me if the aurora borealis can be sighted in early October in tromso

[@T1DWanderer]

Yes I believe it can

[@nafibatta]

@@T1DWanderer thank you

[@CarlosGonzalez-tu9ev]

Strange, I expected a diferente vegetacion so far north.

[@T1DWanderer]

Very surprising place up there

[@misskitty2133]

You’re very funny, Jeremy

[@gerwood2006]

how about calling it "Low blood sugar with Jeremy"? Actually, with all the walking that you do, I'm surprised that you don't go low more often

[@T1DWanderer]

And this was a strange day because blood sugar was very high this morning - I must have overcorrected and was probably low for most of the walk. Usually I'm more even than this, but it was a weird day for T1D

[@gerwood2006]

@@T1DWanderer are CGMs available in Japan? is it anything that you've ever thought about? have had one for 2 years and it's a game changer

[@T1DWanderer]

They are available, but I've never been interested. I know the control can be better, but I don't want to be attached to one all the time. Maybe someday, for some reason, I'll want one but for now, no thanks ;)

[@Sshiva09]

University of Tromso can provide free education for Indian students.. !?

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

Surprised to see graffiti on such an clean and organized place. ?

[@T1DWanderer]

I live in clean Japan and there's even graffiti here :/

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

@@T1DWanderer sorry to hear that 😞

[@alexanderscharf2806]

it is painful to listen to how you butchered the name of the town...

[@T1DWanderer]

Heh I know. I got a bit better as this trip progressed (I think)

[@ruff500]

Tromso similar to cities in Canada in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador🙂

[@T1DWanderer]

Interesting. Thanks for the new travel idea!

[@SURFpal]

I can confirm that, I lived in St.Johns some months.