Day:238, Words:238

The clothing brand 'Moods of Norway' have opened a store in Tromsø. The successful brand has a large international following, despite the absurdly ovepriced garments. There is no immediate plans to open a shop in Alta. Tromsø has over the past years made the transition from northern hole to the self proclaimed 'Paris of the North'.

Curiously though, the golden archers have not been erected in Tromsø. In fact, it is hard to imagine anywhere in the world that is further from a McDonalds than Northern Norway. There is a McDonalds in Trondheim, which is around 1100 km away making it the most accessible for Øksfjordians. Interestingly though, the closest McDonalds is over the border in Murmansk, Russia, a mere 700 km drive. Just to put all this irrelevant information into perspective, the most McIsolated point in the U.S is just 170 km from a Big Mac and medium fries. There is of course a Burger King in Tromsø, but it's really just not the same.

The Øksfjord boys played their match against the boys from Hammerfest today at the Vassdalen stadium. The home team put in a good effort and were competitive for much of the game but were outclassed by a better team and lost 4-0. As discussed earlier, the Øksfjord team is made from boys from all over and the teamwork suffers as a result. Certainly, Hammerfest looked a more slick and well trained unit.

 

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