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This is not how it looks like here right now. It's still dark.It's taken in november.

The wind is back, with the speed of 20 meters per second and so it'll be for 3 days. Luckly the wind is not freezing cold as it would be if it'll be more humid. Down in the centre of the town it's not so bad, but in front of our house it does take ones breath away. But it's kind of fun too, sometimes.

Someone asked once about the houses here, as what are they made of, so i'll share as much as i know now about that. All the houses here (with the exeption of Huset) are built from wood, brought from mainland. In this arctic desert firefightingmanagement is therefore very important. The buildings have no cellar, they are standing on wooden poles that go into the permafrost, 5 to 6 meters it was, if i remember correctly. Thats why in a case of strong wind the houses sving along. It's something you rather feel than see. And when lying in bed at night feeling the house move, is okay for you, i guess living here is no problem :)

Huset (in english "house") is the only stonebuilding in town. It's like The House. Store Norske build it for three years and it is the only house with a cellar, and to be more precise, with a wine cellar since the '80s. It was opened in 1951 and had been from restaurant and school to postoffice with a busstop to emergency hospital and movie theater. Now it's the place of a fancy restaurant and the most nordic night club in the world. Nearly all of the concerts they have here take likewise place in Huset. It's located a bit furhter away from the centercity, near Nybyen, i think most of the income of the taxidrivers comes here from driving to the airport and driving from Huset at night :)