My sisters have visited Norway and Iceland multiple times but have never witnessed the Northern Lights. Determined to change that, they booked a four-day cabin stay in Reine last December.

Little did they know that many shops and activities would be closed during the Christmas period. For instance, all supermarkets were closed from 24^th to 27^th December, and several traditional restaurants had already shut down from December 15th. Many activities and museums were also unavailable in December.