Spitsbergen, Norway

... here they are =) 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. ...

We had a sleep in, getting up at 8.30am and had breakfast at the hotel. We then packed our bags and checked out at 11am and put our bags in storage until the bus was to pick us up at 1pm to take us to the airport. Walked down the main street and ...

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).

Longyearbyen was the first place where we really lived far from our families (quite far indeed, more than 4400 km away). It was a wise choice to start with such a difficult trip, because this would contribute to make easier the following experiences. ...