Longyearbyen, Norway

... brief details of our trip from 20.7-15.8.2008 to svalbard spitsbergen, 1. day plane: vienna - munich - oslo - longyearbyen 2. day resting and organizational matters 3. day boattravel to the ghosttown pyramiden 4.-8. day hikes around pyramiden 9. day ...

A very nice seagull...standing on the balcony of our Norwegian and Danish friends, Hilde and Sigve. They even liked to eat from their hands (what Bea checked personally).

... It was a wise choice to start with such a difficult trip, because this would contribute to make easier the following experiences. Longyearbyen is special in many different ways. To start with something, it has a difficult access; it is only reachable by ...

Arctic fox... One of the most interesting (and few) mammals in Svalbard. It is quite evasive, partially beacause it needs it (they can feed from the remains left behind by polar bears), but beautiful as well, both in its summer and its winter coats. As ...