During our stay in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, we took a boat trip to the almost abandoned Russian mining town, Pyramiden, on the island of Spitsbergen.
The boat was met by a Russian guide who took us on a walking tour of the town and let us into a few of the buildings.
The town was originally established to mine coal and provided an ‘ideal’ lifestyle for the townspeople far from home, many came from Siberia to work.
The Russian company still maintains the small airport (helicopters only) and the hotel so that they can maintain a presence on the island under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty.
We finished the tour in the hotel and had a shot of Vodka in the most northern bar in the world.
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