Our reporter drove along the roads of Northern Norway. There he was closely acquainted with crossovers Great Wall, and at the same time studied fjords and ferries Finnmark on the subject of automobile tourism.
The Great Wall machines have shown themselves with dignity: they are holding confidently for the asphalt roads and are not going to pass if you need to move out on the off-road Finnmark-the northernmost province of Norway, located entirely behind the Arctic Circle. Getting there in the car is not quick. What for the majority of European countries is that for Russians (who need to travel all of Finland or to the north on not the most pleasant Murmansk road). On the other hand, the car is probably the only alternative way to travel on Finnmark. The distances between the points of interest are small, the necessary bus is not always available, and the main-the landscapes are so impressive here that it is necessary to be able to stop at the right moment. Local roads are not called Serpentine, but there are plenty of turns here, and there are few attractions in Finnmark, but they belong to one of the two groups. The first is, of course, nature: majestic fjords, mighty glaciers and other beauties. You can admire it for free from the car window-and you can ask for money to take part in not too many fun activities such as crab fishing. The second category is the sites related to the Second World War. The most popular brand in this area is "Tierpitz", a German battleship, based in these locations almost all the war. As a result, the ship was sunk by Allied aircraft, but the remaining things and photographs were enough for two museums: one in Tromss (the largest city in the region), the other near the town of Alta (the Alta-fjord "Tyritz" was based long enough). The entrance to the bomb shelter in Kirkenes. This city is the nearest to the Russian border, so many indexes here are replicated in Russian A in the city of Kirkenes one of the main attractions is the bomb shelter that the civilian population hid during the air raid. The city of Soviet aircraft bombed the city, as Kirkenes was a major military base, where there were about 15,000 German soldiers. At the same time, Norwegians never forget to mention that nine civilians were killed in the city's raids in several years. Whatever the Finnmark route, the Nordkap and the famous Globe become one of the main points, but the most famous Northern Norway tourist point is North Cape. Even if someone doesn't remember the name, I'm sure to have seen pictures of a characteristic globe surrounded by tourists. Nordkap is an excellent example of how attractive a tourist destination can be done literally out of nothing. The high clipings of ocean view in Norway, as you can guess, are, from what exactly, on the Nord-cap, the people are ramshirkable to pay for the entrance to the viewing platform and to be filled with souvenirs? The best of all Nordkap is looking at the nearby Cape Knivishlodden Case is that officially Nordkap is considered the northernmost point of mainland Europe. In fact, it's not exactly true. First, the cape is not part of the mainland because it is located on Magerya Island. Second, the Nord-Cam chief of the Cape Knivzhellden is put into the ocean a little north. True, there is no passage-and those who want to get to the Knivšeldin must walk nine kilometers on foot. The route could not be called tiring, but still some pride was felt on the "most" north of the north. And they inscribe their names in a special book that is stored in a cape in an iron box. In the book of visits to Knivstildenum, it is necessary to insert a name and surname, but after nine kilometers on foot it is not so much that the roads in Finnmark are located in Finnmark. They are smooth-but narrow, usually one lane in each direction. As roads are constantly being built along fjords or river valleys, there are relatively few direct links, so the temptation to overtake the leading machines and break the speed is rare. Another feature is the lack of roadsides: often the ditch starts at the edge of the asphalt. Therefore, even on the half-empty roads of the most distant peninsula and islands, the lovers of fast riding should be particularly careful. Another thing that can reasonably restrain hot-car owners is the situation with ninety-eighth petrol, which is the exception at local refuelling. The ideal semi-empty roads, as well as the lack of traffic police and any cameras, appear to be provocative by the twice-turning of local routes. For example, ferries are a mandatory attribute of local places. The navigation is simply laying out the routes that imply the crossing of the fjords on the ferry-and the schedule can be different (up to one or two flights per day). Therefore, travellers need to keep their eyes open-it is desirable to know in advance what rights will be used and how often they run ferries on them. Otherwise, the time will be spent either on a multi-hour wait at the marina or on a multimeter bypass. There is no cash transfer office: money is collected by the person who meets the cars at the entrance to the ship, by the way, on the way from one city of Finnmark in the other often it makes sense to cut the road across the territory of Finland. The road situation is changing dramatically at the border itself. In Norway, the road climates on the hill, then comes down from it, turns to right, it is left-in Finland, flat terrain is going almost all the time. But that doesn't mean relaxing. The knees along the road are not easy to cross, but are often literally thrown under the approaching machines. Therefore, seeing animals, the driver is not a sin to lose speed to a pedestrian-otherwise, there is a risk to please the typical for the Arctic, but this is no less unpleasant. Photoamers in Northern Norway will not have problems with the ships, of course, the ships will get into the frame sooner or later. The entrance to the bomb shelter in Kirkenes. This city is the nearest to the Russian border, so many of the indexes are duplicated here on the RussLocal roads are not called Serpentine, but there are many turns here, and the direct plots are not difficult to navigate on the map in Northern Finland, but to read the signs-as luck. The perfect semi-empty roads, as well as the absence of traffic police and no traffic police and any kind of camera look like Nordkap Point Cape does not look very serious, but it's a little north of the Finnmark, Nordkap and the famous Globe become one of the main ones. but after nine kilometers on foot, it would be possible to decorate a car with a waiter in Nordkapa. The Great Wall cars have shown themselves decently: they are holding on to the asphalt roads confidently, if they need to move into the off-road conditions in Northern Norway. There will be no problem with the glaciers. but in some cases it makes sense to take a queue that is infected, waiting for the car's ferry to occupy the far left lane first, when there are no places in it-the next one, and so on. Going to the ferry in the same order.