Into the Arctic: I have taken a lot of trains around Europe.

I once took the Lapland train from Stockholm, Sweden all the way north to Narvik, Norway. The train crossed the Arctic Circle into the land of the midnight sun.  The fjords are beautiful and the sun never sets.  After a few days, I boarded a cargo ship and sailed down the Norwegian coast to Bodo.  I ended up in the beautiful town of Bergen on the North Sea coast. The local fishing fleet would boil just-caught shrimp while returning to port and sell it fresh on the dock.  Unbelievable!