Glacier Hike on Franz Jozef Glacier
February 17th 2005 Today I am in a town called Franz Jozef, that is not so much a town, mainly a tourism center for trips to the neighbouring glacier. If you wonder how come it has this name, it was named like that by an Austrian guy (its European "discoverer"), aparently it reminded him of the emperor's white beard!!!
Earlier today, I actually walked on this glacier. Yesterday it rained all day but this morning lo
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