Tag Archives: Land of the Midnight Sun

To Catch a Ship

Posted on August 4, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

Narrator’s Note: This is the last story from our ‘epic’ adventures in Norway. This series started on my blog on June 6th, the first day of our trip, and the original plan was to write the last story on June … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cruise, fantasy, Fun, Humour, Imagination, Land of the Midnight Sun, magic, moose, mythology, Neptune, Nonsense, Norway, Norwegian Fjords, Quirky, Ship, Story, Tour, Tourists, Travel, Travelogue | Leave a comment

The Shoe King

Posted on July 26, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

He had always loved cycling around his pretty little town With the sea breeze so violent that it sometimes blew away his crown For, you see, Karl was the king of Honningsvag, small as it may be And owned every … Continue reading →

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The Miner and the Princess

Posted on July 18, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

They were two bodies but one soul. He was poor, just a miner, who worked in her father’s diamond mines in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, the northernmost town in the world. She was a princess, daughter of the Troll King, no … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Trap

Posted on July 17, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

This is me, frozen on the wall, but still a terror for pesky tourists like this Indian in a jacket They come to my home and strut about like they own the place, creating a terrible racket ’tis a pity … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fantasy, Fun, Humour, Imagination, Land of the Midnight Sun, longyearbyen, magic, Nonsense, Norway, poetry, Polar Bears, Quirky, Story, svalbard, Tourists, Travel, Travelogue, verse | 1 Comment

The Great Race

Posted on July 15, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

Narrator’s Note: Remember Julten, the wannabe delinquent who went on to become Student of the Year at St. Nicholas’ School for Model Reindeer? (See: https://jagahdilmein.wordpress.com/2017/06/27/student-of-the-year/) This is another little-known adventure featuring that future superstar. Julten was in love….once again, and … Continue reading →

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The Lonely Hut

Posted on July 14, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

I hate winters, cried out the cute wooden hut in despair My joints get frozen, screws unscrewed, and not a soul around to repair As it is, even in the best of times, I struggle to find good company and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cruise, fantasy, Fun, Humour, huskies, Imagination, Lake, Land of the Midnight Sun, longyearbyen, Love, magic, Nonsense, Norway, poem, poetry, Quirky, Story, svalbard, Tour, Tourists, Travel, Travelogue, verse | Leave a comment

Close Encounters of the Duck Kind

Posted on July 13, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

Everyone knows that huskies would go to any length to protect an Eider Duck, even putting their lives and limbs at risk if required (See: https://jagahdilmein.wordpress.com/2017/06/27/how-the-eider-ducks-found-a-new-life/). However, the reverse too is equally true, which we discovered in Svalbard to our great … Continue reading →

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The Road to North Pole

Posted on July 12, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

Once upon a time, in the northernmost town in the world We arrived upon a lonely road, eerily twisted, curved and curled It was a sight that touched the very core of our soul What if, we thought, this road … Continue reading →

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The Perilous Polar Bear

Posted on July 11, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

Walking jauntily towards Longyearbyen town center in Svalbard We finally encountered the magnificent beast for whom we’d been looking so hard He was huge, and ferocious, teeth bared as if he would rip us apart with just his jaws And … Continue reading →

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The Girl with the Bronze Statue

Posted on July 1, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

On the pretty, colourful streets of Bergen, outside a souvenir shop I saw a sight that almost literally made my jaw drop I told my wife- That girl is beginning to give me quite a scare Doesn’t she know that … Continue reading →

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