Spitsbergen - 2015
In July-August 2015 we had a fantastic 57-day European trip.
(Melbourne - Dubai - Paris - Norway - Spitsbergen - Arctic cruises - Iceland -
River Seine cruise - Dubai - Melbourne)
About 1000km north of the Norwegian mainland, Svalbard is part of Norway.
Spitsbergen Island is the biggest island in the Svalbard Archipelago.
About 1000km north of the Norwegian mainland, Svalbard is part of Norway.
Spitsbergen means pointed mountain peaks. They are prominent on this island.
It is the 36th largest island in the world.
We had a 3-hour flight from Oslo to Longyearbyen.
Longyearbyen is the main settlement on Spitsbergen Island.
It is the most northerly settlement in the world with a population more than 1000 people.
We went on 2 Arctic cruises - 20 days in total.
We visited East Greenland before our second Arctic cruise finished in Iceland.
We had a 10-day tour of Iceland before we flew to Paris.
In July-August 2015 we had a fantastic 57-day European trip.
(Melbourne - Dubai - Paris - Norway - Spitsbergen - Arctic cruises - Iceland -
River Seine cruise - Dubai - Melbourne)
About 1000km north of the Norwegian mainland, Svalbard is part of Norway.
Spitsbergen Island is the biggest island in the Svalbard Archipelago.
About 1000km north of the Norwegian mainland, Svalbard is part of Norway.
Spitsbergen means pointed mountain peaks. They are prominent on this island.
It is the 36th largest island in the world.
We had a 3-hour flight from Oslo to Longyearbyen.
Longyearbyen is the main settlement on Spitsbergen Island.
It is the most northerly settlement in the world with a population more than 1000 people.
We went on 2 Arctic cruises - 20 days in total.
We visited East Greenland before our second Arctic cruise finished in Iceland.
We had a 10-day tour of Iceland before we flew to Paris.
