Hard to believe, but it has happened: in the late evening on Monday, a large number of young men got engaged in a robust fight in a bar in Longyearbyen. The service personnel of the SvalBar did not have any choice but to ring the police. In the past, the SvalBar used to advertise with a slogan that only those who really deserve it would be kicked out. There are obviously some more people who have joined this doubtful club now.
For reasons not yet known, two groups of young men started to fight so vigorously that the staff had to call the police to stop the punchfest. One man had to go to hospital. The exact number of persons involved is so far unknown. The police is investigating.
As recently as last week, a man got a fine of 8000 Norwegian Kroner because of aggressive behaviour in one of Longyearbyen’s pubs.
Not always as peaceful as it should be: the polar night in Longyearbyen
By the way, my new book is in print and it can now be ordered 🙂 it is a photo book with the title “Norwegens arktischer Norden (3): Die Bäreninsel und Jan Mayen”, with German text Click here for further details!
This and other publishing products of the Spitsbergen publishing house in the Spitsbergen-Shop.
Norwegens arktischer Norden (1): Spitzbergen
Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German. [shop url="https://shop.spitzbergen.de/en/polar-books/70-norwegens-arktischer-norden-1-aerial-arctic-9783937903262.html"] ← Back
Lofoten, Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen from the air - Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German, but there is very little text, so I am sure that you will enjoy it regardless which languages you read (or not).
The companion book for the Svalbardhytter poster. The poster visualises the diversity of Spitsbergen‘s huts and their stories in a range of Arctic landscapes. The book tells the stories of the huts in three languages.
Comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen. Background (wildlife, plants, geology, history etc.), practical information including travelling seasons, how to travel, description of settlements, routes and regions.
Join an exciting journey with dog, skis and tent through the wintery wastes of East Greenland! We were five guys and a dog when we started in Ittoqqortoormiit, the northernmost one of two settlements on Greenland’s east coast.
12 postcards which come in a beautifully designed tray. Beautiful images from South Georgia across Antarctica from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Ross Sea and up to Macquarie Island and Campbell Island.