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Well, hello there! A bearded seal.  
   

Well, hello there! A bearded seal.

Texas Bar and a Polar Bear!

July 31st 2018
This morning the Silver Cloud anchored off Texas Bar, Liefdefjorden at 8:30am and as I was in the first group scheduled to disembark at 9am, I had my breakfast delivered to my room. Texas Bar is an old fur trappers hut which was built by the famous Norwegian hunter, Hilmar Nous in 1927 and left with the promising name! The hut now belongs to Sysselmannen, which is the governing body of Svalbard ... read more
Europe » Norway » Northern Norway

Norwegian Flag Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more
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