Introduction of tourist visa in Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen has a very strange natural phenomenon, and it is also the northernmost city on earth. There are no deaths and newborn babies here. This custom is caused by special geographical and climatic reasons, and there are rare extreme days and nights. Let's share the travel strategy and visa strategy of Longyearbyen.

There is a unique city at 78 degrees north latitude and only 1300 kilometers from the North Pole.

It is not only the closest city to the North Pole in the world, but also prohibits people from being born and dying! This city is Longyearbyen on the Nordic island.

Longyearbyen visa ticket introduction:

Although Svalbard belongs to Norwegian overseas territory, it does not belong to Schengen area, so China passport is visa-free.

But! To Svalbard, you can only fly from Oslo or Tromso. It is necessary to enter Schengen. Counting the round trip, you need more than two Schengen visas. It is said that you can sign in here by boat from the northern border of Russia ... but it is too small to mention it.

In terms of air tickets, friends studying in Europe can pay more attention to the youth air tickets of SAS and the special air tickets of norwegian air shuttle Shuttle, and they will definitely find the air tickets with good prices more than one month in advance, but the time may not be very free.

Longyearbyen travel guide:

Longyearbyen, also known as Longyearbyen, is located on Spitsbergen, the largest island in Svalbard, Norway, and is known as the northernmost city in the world.

As of 20 15 and 12, the population of this area is 2 144, and the resident population is 1000. But you know what? There are more polar bears here than people, almost 5000! In Longyearbyen, signs and souvenirs of polar bears can be seen everywhere, and even local street signs say "Beware of polar bears" instead of "Beware of vehicles". I'm afraid this is unique in the world.

Because it is located in the Arctic Circle, Longyearbyen enters the polar night from the end of June to the middle of February from 165438+ every year, and the whole city is in cold and darkness.

And every year from mid-April to mid-August is an extreme day. I wonder what people there live in extreme day and night?

In the northernmost part of the world, there are more polar bears than people, and it is not surprising that there are several months of extreme days and nights every year.

The strangest thing is the "undead" policy implemented by Longyearbyen, which prohibits people from dying and having children! It is said that Longyearbyen Hospital has only eight emergency beds.

Unless there is sudden death, those seriously ill or terminally ill patients must leave Longyearbyen for treatment or recuperation in Norwegian hospitals. Old people who cannot take care of themselves after retirement must leave;

Pregnant women must also leave here one month before giving birth. The only cemetery in this city stopped accepting new burials 70 years ago.

Birth, old age, illness and death are natural phenomena. Many people will be surprised when they first hear about the "undead" policy of Longyearbyen, and even think that Longyearbyen is a wonderful city without humanity. In fact, this is determined by the poor living conditions in the local area.

As mentioned earlier, Longyearbyen is located in the Arctic Circle, where it is frozen and snowy all the year round. Because of the low temperature, the surface is basically frozen soil, and the body will hardly rot naturally.

Therefore, as long as the patient is still alive, he has to leave Longyearbyen. But why do pregnant women have to leave before giving birth? The little traveling rabbit didn't find the relevant information.

John Longyearbyen, an American, can be said to be an extremely important person in Longyearbyen. 1906, he led his arctic coal company to start coal mining here, and Longyearbyen gradually formed.

The city was almost destroyed in 1943 and rebuilt after World War II. Up to now, the mining industry is still an important economic pillar of Longyearbyen. It is said that the local area still retains a habit of miners' life in their early years: when they enter churches, houses, schools and museums, they have to take off their shoes in the lobby.

With the development of tourism and people's curiosity, many tourists choose to travel to Longyearbyen in spring and summer.

Because it's a personal journey and I live in a homestay, I have had a lot of exchanges with local people in just three days, and found that in this magical city, I can get more interesting information by communicating with people. Grandma in Denmark, who has lived here for 2 1 year, is about to return to China; Miss Poland, who is new here, is cute and playful; German brother, with a few dogs, followed his Norwegian girlfriend across the ocean; Enthusiastic Filipino crew; There are also American landlords who love heavy metals.

Speaking of which, you may find that people from all over the world really live here like the United Nations, but the number of China people is still very small. I only met one in three days.

Speaking of interesting things about this city, I have to mention a few points:

1. Birth and death are forbidden in Longyearbyen. Pregnant women and seriously ill elderly people before delivery will be sent back to Norway. Because scientists have found that in this place full of frozen soil, the body will not rot, and the virus will exist forever. Because it is frozen soil, the underground material will move up slowly, so it is unrealistic to bury it. These are all said by Miss Poland, if I understand correctly, that's right. There are several cemeteries in the north of the city, where several miners buried their bones in the early years. Regularly send people from the city to dig deeper and rearrange.

Longyearbyen is a city of miners. Entering churches, schools, museums, and houses, it is also the habit of miners in their early years to take off their shoes in the lobby.

This is a city of polar bears. There are more polar bears than permanent residents in the whole archipelago, so you often have to follow a guide with a gun when you go out of town.

May the friends who are leaving see and hear more interesting things about this city with their own eyes.

Even from Oslo, it takes three hours to get here. The on-board wifi of the norwegian air shuttle Space Shuttle is quite awesome. Open Google Maps and Compass, and watch yourself rise to an altitude of 10,000 meters, pass through fjords, pass through Tromso, the city of Aurora, and leap out of Eurasia.

Eurasia, goodbye ~!

Arrive at the nearest civil airport to the North Pole.

When you arrive at the baggage claim area of Svalbard Longyearbyen Airport, you will see the polar bear, the iconic animal here.

By the way, the number of polar bears on this island is about 3000, but there are less than 3000 residents, so it is called "there are more bears than people".

But according to local people, polar bears prefer to eat marine life and hate the sound of automobile machinery, so they have little chance to meet them in the city.

Everything is thousands of miles away.

Airport buses are all synchronized with flights. After all, this is really a small airport (it seems that there is only one runway, and all the landings and landings are one ...). You can get to the city by paying 75NOK after getting on the bus ~

From downtown to the airport, more than 2 hours in advance. Just wait for the airport bus at the entrance of the hotel.

Before dawn, Longyearbyen took a panoramic view of the old city.

Guns are not allowed to enter the bank in Longyearbyen.

Welcome to Longyearbyen, the northernmost ATM in ..................................!

The influence of North Korea in Longyearbyen is unparalleled, and it can be tied with the Norwegian flag.

The church in the northernmost part of the world in Longyearbyen is empty.

It's warm and reassuring.

Far away from Longyearbyen is the northernmost university center in the world, which is said to belong to Tromso University. Interested students want to apply for exchange students?

To tell you the truth, a good friend of my school's French neighbor communicated here last year, and it is said that he also made a Norwegian girlfriend.

Miners' landmark in the center of Longyearbyen.

I didn't know it was a real polar bear until the last day. ...

At five o'clock in the afternoon, I found a restaurant Kroa, which was "the best in his heart" under the recommendation of the landlord, but it was really delicious, with local beer and whale meat. I was exhausted because I spent the night at the airport the day before. I went home after dinner and fell asleep.

By the way, airbnb was chosen for this trip. The price is slightly more expensive than that of youth travel and much cheaper than that of hotels. There is a separate single room, and the landlord is also very kind and enthusiastic. It is worth recommending!

On the second day of the deep sea voyage, I set foot on a trip to sea early in the morning.

By the way, the local tours here are basically online registration (I am in visitsvalbard) or local registration, and the steps are simple. Because the trip is short, I reported a whole day's trip. If you are a friend with plenty of time and money ... well, the latter is more important! Powerful Amway roundabout route! After staying for 2 nights, the landlord boasted about the route with me every day, and his tenants boasted about everything they had been to. Because if you don't go to more inaccessible places, many scenery will be invisible. For example, whales emerging from the sea, polar bears foraging for food, lazy walruses and lively arctic foxes, but if you set foot on that route, everything will become a reality, and you will envy it if you think about it. But I missed the boat ticket, which seems to be tens of thousands. Um ... I have nothing to do.

October has begun to approach the extreme night season, and it doesn't start to dawn until 9 am.

Our route is from Longyearbyen to Barents Castle, a small Russian camp in Svalbard.

There are about a dozen tourists in the group, all of whom are Europeans and the crew are Filipinos.

The tour guide on the boat is a Danish grandmother and a Swiss brother who can only tell jokes. Swiss brother is from Bourne, and we all admire that he must be rich. Pointing at the Norwegian old man, the little brother said helplessly, People say that Norway and Switzerland are the richest countries in the world, but obviously they are much richer than us. Then he told us that although many people in this city carry guns, it seems that many people don't know how to use them. I really met a beast who killed himself for money, haha.

At the height of the storm, I was standing alone on the deck, and my grandmother from Denmark came to ask me if I was in a bad mood.

At that time, the two chatted for a long time. Just now, I know that she has lived here for 2 1 year. This day is her penultimate guide life, and she will leave for Denmark in two days. This time it is gone forever.

"It is said that there was aurora last night, but I went to bed too early and didn't see it. I hope to see it tonight. "

"I also want to see. This may be the last aurora I saw in Svalbard. "

Half my life has been in this remote northern land. It's really a different life.

The kiss between the sea and the sky makes me look a little puzzled.

Whale meat is like this.

Arrive at Barents Castle, the Russian camp. Russian tourists come here and find that they can actually receive Russian signals (but this is still Norwegian territory) ....

Night tour doomsday seed bank was idle at night, so I signed up for night tour doomsday seed bank. It is said that the seeds of millions of crops have been collected here, which is called Noah's Ark of agriculture.

Beyond the wilderness, it coincides with the aurora explosion.

The first time I saw the aurora, why was the photography poor?

For those who want to see the aurora, the farther north, the better. Svalbard is too far north, so it is beyond the aurora. The best viewing spot in northern Europe is Tromso.

Bear infestation attention!

Doomsday seed bank for disaster prevention, earthquake prevention and nuclear bomb prevention

Take a bag of samples back to school to plant?

On the third day of glacier hiking, take part in glacier hiking.

The tour guide is a German elder brother, and besides me, there is a German female tourist. Both of them speak English all the time and seldom speak German, which is really touching.

This day's itinerary is just like writing a copy. I didn't see a living person on the 8-hour journey.

Go up the mountain and get ready to start a glacier trip.

In the distance are the Aurora Observatory and the Meteorological Observatory. It is said that Nazi Germany occupied Svalbard during World War II. (Not too far ...)

The endless rubble, large and small, is a bit stumbling at every step.

Ice can be so beautiful.

A simple lunch

Three people and one dog, and heaven remains our neighbourhood.

Put on spikes and walk more steadily on the ice.

An interesting story happened here.

My German brother wants to fasten his seat belt between me and him. In order to ensure my safety, he was moved to death.

... and then I didn't expect my eldest brother to slip down a 20-meter-high glacier ... Well ... I was naturally picked up ... The loyal rescuer of the big dog jumped on me, slid down together and licked my face all the time.

Fortunately, there is a thick layer of snow under the glacier, and everyone is safe.

Therefore, if girls want to participate in this project, they still have to think ahead.

world of ice and snow

Love dogs, so young.

From dawn to darkness.

The first time I went to the North Pole, the first time I ate whale meat, the first time I saw the aurora, and the first time I played in the wilderness. This is still the snow scene in real life.

I am a lazy person and always think that writing travel notes is a waste of time.

But I don't know why, for this land and this city, I have a strong desire to record it.

Spitsbergen has more beautiful scenery waiting for you.