Exploring an Abandoned Soviet Ghost Town on Svalbard | PYRAMIDEN
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2021
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This has been by far my most requested video and I am SO excited to finally post it! We went to Pyramiden, the Russian Ghost Town on Svalbard, and explored. We ate lunch at the Hotel, talked to some of the 10 local people and checked out some old buildings. Part 2 of this trip will be up sooner than later so subscribe to get notified. I hope you enjoy this spooky ghost town in the arctic!
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Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 5.5 years ago. She works as a photographer and videographer in Longyearbyen, and with her social media channels, check her out on tiktok and instagram. Here on youtube she posts videos about her daily life in her cabin with her boyfriend and her dog Grim, living just outside of Longyearbyen. They are currently building a cabin extension, which is set to be finished in June. Subscribe for videos about her daily life as well as adventures on an island close to the North Pole, with polar bears.
I visited Pyramiden in the late 1970's when it was still a working Russian coal mine - fascinating place. We were treated to a tour of the town including a meal in the canteen and a visit to the museum. They had a big sports hall and a cinema where we were shown a Russian cartoon. I remember trading lighters and digital watches for fur hats. We spend 2 weeks camping in some huts across the fjord from Pyramiden, are these huts still there and have you ever visited them? They had a couple of ponds beside the hut that we used for washing and swimming - very cold!
Omg that is the coolest story!! How come you were there to visit! I want to know more! Tell me anything you remember 🤩 I don't think I've been to that cabin, but Christoffer has! Christoffer asks if that cabin had electricity?
@@CeciliaBlomdahl We were on a School Expedition in 1979 and stayed for 3 weeks in the cabins across Billefjord from Pyramiden. As the tourist industry didn't really exist at that time we had to ship all of our supplies to Longyearbyen in crates from Bergen and then transport it all to the cabins using inflatables. At the time the cabins didn't have electricity or even windows. As part of the trip we crossed over to Pyramiden, walked through the town and then hiked over to Ekmanfjord before crossing back to Pyramiden to be picked up.
When we got back to Pyramiden we had a several hour wait for the inflatables to pick us up and were shown around the town by some friendly English speaking geologists. I remember the museum as it had a stuffed polar bear that had been shot in the town as it was a danger to people, you could count the 22 bullet holes in it before they managed to kill it. It made us appreciate the danger of polar bears more and how important it was not to have food in your tents.
As well as this hiking trip we spent the rest of the time ice climbing on the glaciers. Other people on the trip were involved in ringing birds at the mouth of Isfjorden and others collecting plant samples from around another set of cabins that were closer to Longyearbyen but still on Billefjord. All of us were part of a study to measure the effects of 24 hours daylight on insulin levels in the body. This involved taking urine samples every time you went, in the end we had 10,000 samples which we had to bring back through UK Customs at Heathrow Airport - this raised a few eyebrows and took a bit of explaining!
@@wibblejellygames81 so cool!!! i want to meet you in real life, dear sir/madam 🤩
Soviet. It was Soviet back then.
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Honestly, the video quality, narration and your knack to tell an interesting story is worthy to show on any world news program or documentry series.
Bald and Bankrupt would love this place with everything soviet. Mosaic hunting would be fun here.
He must be hiding there somewhere..
Dang you beat me to it, instantly thought of Bald too when I saw this. He has to go.
Then again there are no Babushkas or homeless there, those interactions - that's where his at his best.
@@dylanho8608 , knowing Bald, he will want to get into a drinking session with a polar bear. He seems to thrive off people interaction, and it makes for good content.
funny i just found out his channel recently really good content and this channel about svalbard is very unique and interesting theres something special about svalbard it takes me away
This really is a Soviet time capsule of sorts.. ..now I wanna go! lol
Fun fact - I am reading a science fiction novel, Lines of Departure, by Marko Kloos and a major part of it takes place on the colony planet of New Svalbard, and in the town of New Longyearbyen. Naturally, it is ice-bound! Got a kick out of that as I was watching this video.
Cecilia: "This is your mother talking to you!"
Grim: * head tilt *
🤣 he is such a little clown!
I totally understand why it's one of your favorites videos, it's one of mines too : It's like a little documentary, but more lively because your are in it, I loved it !
Thanks a lot for your hard work Cecilia, it is very appreciated !
Wonderful video! Your voice is so calming, I could listen to you read a phone book and still watch. Thank you! ❤️
Wow thank you! 😍😍
I once spent an hour on google maps wandering around Pyramiden while I was procrastinating from studying lol
Exceptionally nice job here Cecilia! What a very interesting place you've found. Thanks for the video and thanks to Christopher too for being such a good sport about your efforts to film this episode.
I visited Pyramiden to do a photo documentary in 2019. It was interesting although the visit could have been longer. It really is like stepping back into a time capsule. I didn't expect to find a teeny coffee shop!
It's really hard for me to pick favorite videos that you've done, but this one ranks really highly up there. I too, love to photograph abandoned buildings/locations. This is fascinating & beautiful! I'd love to stay here one day, to explore! Thank you so much for videoing it for us! :)
Yeeey, I'm so glad you liked it! It was so much fun to make! 😍😍
This was one of your more interesting videos! Glad to see that the town is slowly being restored. Looking forward to Part 2!
What you were walking on is the cover planking for the concrete ducting below. Ducting is used to carry essential services to the buildings. Water, electricity snd in Russia also hot water for communal heating systems. Perhaps here also.
Where I live in Wyoming, there are so many ghost towns within a day trip, and it is so fun going and exploring!
Oh how cool!!
Сооl in what.
About peoples go aut ?
So dummm
@@vasiliyfutsur2815 Na, bitte sei ein bischen more insulting. You are too fussy. What the HELL do you mean?!
I thoroughly enjoyed the vlog. Always look forward to the next one. It’s great to see your world, your presentation is excellent.
Thanks again
Martin
What an unexpected treat! Thanks for taking us along!
So glad that you did a video on Pyramiden. Before watching your channel that was all I knew about Spitsbergen/Svalbard but I've now come to appreciate the natural beauty of the island through your wonderful films. Great to see that you took Grim along too.
Such a fascinating place Pyramiden !! I can’t wait until the next video !! Thank you so much !!!
The building that housed the birds,reminded me of Alfred Hitchcock’s movie, The Birds!
Very Spooky! Kept waiting for Christopher and Grim to be attacked as they walked away.
You are so creative in your presentation. We appreciate you sharing it with us.
Looking forward to the next video to continue.
Bodega Bay, CA! I live there!
Cecilia, this was such a good video, my favorite of yours so far. Seeing the abandoned town was breathtaking in that it feels as if time stopped there and you were able to capture that for us. Also Grim was hilarious barking at foxes.
How fascinating! Thanks for taking us along on your really great adventure. I could think of nothing more cool than a Pyramiden t-shirt.
Very cool content on this one. I 'm fascinated by the history of places like this.
Thank you for taking me to places I will probably never be able to get to. Going straight to part 2 next.
Thanks again for all your great content!
What an absolutely beautiful vlog..the opening music with you walking alone in the ghost mine was perfect for the mood…Christoffer walking (with Grim ) in his signature beanie..the lit lantern swinging on the boat…I think this is one of your best videos ever…So much to see..and your information..like the three that stay in the hotel during polar nights..so spooky and brave
Thank you so much! I am so happy you enjoyed the video! 🤩
Please madam can I get ur contact number
My aunt worked here as miner in 1950-1960 years
A very interesting place. Well preserved for the few people that live there year round.
Such an amazing place... did a day trip and came back with tons of photos. Great video, Cecilia!
This is so absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing this!
Fascinating! I almost missed this then started watching part 2 and said HOLD ON we gotta do this the right way round :D Grimm! Having a shout down with the riff raff LOL!!!!! It's wonderful they are restoring things. Thanks for sharing! On to part two!
I laughed so hard when you said “that’s why we can’t bring him anywhere…..acts like an asshole” 😂🤣. He looked at you like “oh hi mom 👋 🐶, look she hears me and knocked back yippee let’s bark some more” meanwhile mom is like 🙄😕🤫🤬.
This was my favourite part too 😂
This video was so Great! So fascinating! Wow! Thank you so much for sharing! And I loved the laughs with Grim!
This was incredibly fascinating. I love places like this. So informative. Awesome vid! Thank you. 👍
This was fascinating! I love ghost towns, and hope to travel to all of them some day!
Cecilia, that was most enjoyable and fascinating! Thank you for so much information and great video!!!
I just watched this video again (I had watched it a couple of years ago).....because I just watched the movie "Arctic Void"-filmed in Svalbard and in this mining ghost town. Thanks Cecilia for this great video!
The best part is that they have tours regularly so all of us can experience this adventure.
Your drone work keeps getting better and better. Thanks for another great video!
It is fascinating! Thank you, and can’t wait for the next video.
Great job on the video. Very well done! Thank you Cecilia! It's kind of eerie seeing Soviet Era buildings. I could have sworn you'd already done this video.... Must have been in your IG stories! Loved the building covered in birds and nests. Lovely to see Grim and Christoffer! Stay well and have a great week!
I've had a great time catching up on all of Cecilia's videos. This is one of my favourites. This is on the list for my Honeymoon next year.
Great video! This is one of my favorite videos you have done as well. I would love to see the village in a different season!
Thank you so so much! I loved making this one!! 😍😍
And I will go back in winter! :)
@@CeciliaBlomdahl I was wondering when we were going to see it because I remember you going there on your Instagram stories!
I've been eagerly waiting! 😊
I can't wait to see your other vlogs there!
Very well thought out and produced. Love the music which draws you in even more! Awesome! A long way from Tennessee! 3,987 miles.
I’ve been watching your videos for about a year now and love them. I have to say, this is by far one of the best. I hope to meet you Chris and Grim when my wife and I visit.
One Of Your Best Videos ! Thankful For You, Christopher & Grim...
Wow, I really enjoyed this video! It would be so cool to explore all over the place! The food does looks yummy. I grew up on German, Slavic foods. Looking forward to more.
Fascinating place, eerie, good to know its being restored, awww Grim!💟
These elevated walkways were a smart choice. I can see this place incurring heavy snowfall and having raised walkways mitigates this issue.
It's probably not walkways, it is boxed in hot water and sewage pipes between buildings since they cannot be buried and melt the permafrost.
@@SURFpal Yea good point. Pipes would freeze and break with permafrost.
WOW I just LOVED this video, it was like stepping back in time. Very spooky yet fascinating :)
Nice video! Always its Nice to see places in remote areas. This Place surely has full of potebtials and I hope one day it goes back to fully funtioning again.
Thank you for the very interesting tour of Pyramiden. Beautiful location and yes the food looked great!!! The walk up to what I think is the mine. I will be looking forward to the next video. Give Grim a hug please and hi to Christopher ❤️ Love from Maine!!
This has to be one of my favorite videos you've done. The town is both spooky and fascinating. I grew up eating Slavic foods, so for me food looks homey and amazing!
I absolutely lost it when you said Grim acts like an asshole hahaha! And later when you were like 'han forstår ingenting'. Grim truly is such a himbo! I love him
Hahaha I love that you picked up on the "han förstår ingenting", i laughed so much while editing that 🤣 my beautiful airhead grim 🤣❤
Wow super interesting! Grim was so happy to see you guys post meal 💗
Oh wow, that was an awesome episode! I've always wondered what happened to our town on Spitzberg island, and somehow I never got to learn, before today! Thanks, Cecilia! ^_^
That’s so cool!!! Can’t wait for the next video!❤️
This was so interesting! I can't wait to see the next vlog
This was so great! Favourite video so far. Thank you!
Very cool! I would visit there in a heart beat! That food looked incredible. Thanks for sharing this.
so very interesting. I might enjoy being there working and being in the busy summer and quiet!! winter.
Thank you for taking us to Piramiden
Thanks, that was so awesome, I can't wait for the next video!
Been there too loved it … the local guides bring it back to life … interesting history …. It’s like a time capsule …
One of the most entertaining videos of yours!😁 this is really how people should share knowledge and the world they live in👍🏻😁
I just love places like this one, thanks for the show.
Wow girl! You are so talented! This video was all three of my favourite things combined....Cecilia, Abandoned and ASMR! Your voice and music are very relaxing to listen to and how interesting was this town?! Phenomenal! All so surreal! Thank you so much! Lots of love xoxo
This vlog is one of my favourite! It evokes that melancholic Russian "nostal'gija" that I felt every time I visited Russia. Thank you for sharing this microcosm with us!
quite educational. I enjoy all of your vids but this one was over the top. thank you.
This was awesome Cecilia, Grim looked so happy 😛
So this is the kind of turism I like, thanks for sharing this!!
Loved this video, so interesting and so well filmed. Thank you.
always looking forward to your videos!
You're the best! 🧡
Wow. This is very cool. The color contrast of the village against the neutral background really pops. Kind of a bizarre place for a hotel, a bit eerie. I am looking forward to the next one. Hi Grimm!
This is my favorite video of yours so far! I feel like this town would be the perfect setting for a Russian version of “The Village”, if anyone were to remake it.
Excellent video. Looking forward to part 2!
Very interesting, more than just glaciers, mountains and snow, add Ghost Towns! Great video love learning about where you live and travel. Looking forward to your hike. Doggie loves to Grim❤
So wonderful! What a great experience!
I really love all your videos and hoping to pay your place a visit one day. Thanks for showing us the other part of this beautiful world. Stay safe always!
At last! Suggested this some time ago. Fascinating story. Thanks!
Finally it's here!! 😍
So interesting! What a beautiful view from the town to the water!
This was so interesting! I really loved it. Now i'm interested in Barentsburg. I hope you can film there one there!
This was so interesting! Will be researching Pyramiden and Svalbard. Love your videos!!!
Watching this and your other videos I had no idea there was so much to see and do in Svalbard. You must be doing wonders for the tourist industry Cecilia! I particularly liked the history commentary with this video, and I think it would be interesting to know more about Svalbard's history and culture in your future videos. I've subscribed and I'll be looking forward to more!
This videography is STUNNING! my Facebook reels scrolled across some of your videos, so I had to come to UA-cam to subscribe and see the full videos! ❤️
Yaaay I am so glad! 😍 Thank youuu!
Coffee in my Grim mug and a Cecilia video on a Sunday morning!☕️❤️
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What a place!! 👌
Ja que pequeño que es el mundo! Saludos de un fan desde Australia
I am shocked that a "ghost town" could have such a complete infrastructure. The food looked delicious; the premises so clean and well kept. How does it possibly stay financially afloat???
Yep, these northern islands are great. Small population. When there are Russians around, they are not the Great Danger, they are just people living a similar life to those Norwegians or Danes or Finnish or whatever. Yeah, you need visa, but when your ship has some trouble, you never know, you can ask them for help. Sad, that village has disappeared.
greetings from Oregon...this is the 2nd or 3rd time I seen a video of this place and I am glad you shared the improvements of the area and hotel. If I ever win the lottery this will be my must see place to visit. Thank you for sharing.
I can't believe. this is my palnet because this so beautiful & peace. I love this type of videos. Where mountains cover with snow & cool weather..keep it up...
Love this video and the way you describe that incredible place!
Im a screenwriter/photographer way way over in Montreal and i live for videos like this. This is all just fascinating to watch and learn about. All i know from Svalbard is the seed vault, which is also super interesting.. Winter is coming and i'll have to watch a ton more of your videos. Thanks so much.
So neat . It would be such a powerful experience to be a part of restoring the area
This is a really interesting and fascinated video! I really like it! Keep up the good work! Greetings from Nijmegen, the Netherlands!
A truly beautiful story and the history of the town.
Wow, so weird/spooky. I just LOVE the old Cold War era stuff just lying around like it's just been left there. There's an old Nike/Hercules base just a little way west of us and they've made it a paintball field. It's another Cold War gem that is a very bare bones kind of thing that's far less of a 'going concern' than Pyramiden. So surprising that they'd cater so well to English speakers/readers and pull it all off pretty nicely too.
Nice to see Pyramiden again. I was there in 2018 and loved it. The food in the hotel was indeed amazing! I had a beetroot starter that I will never forget.
I can't get enough videos like this! Way before UA-cam and the Net as we know it I used to explore like this unfortunately I'm getting to old to do this today 🥺👴 glad younger people have UA-cam to share their experiences.
wow! another 5 star video, beautiful eyes cecilia. your a great narrator!!! hi to christopher and mischievous grim! i'll catch part 2 in week or so. love u guys. tim from florida
So fascinating!
Hi Chris! I am so glad she is back with you and the baby! :-)
This was so interesting I love ghost towns they always seem spooky
I love it when you fly the Drone..Cecilia you are amazing.. Food looks really good..
That was a fantastic video it’s amazing to see these ghost towns such fantastic vision always love your dog thank you for making it all the best from Australia xxx
Fascinating video Cecilia! One of my favourites of yours I think. Would love to stay overnight there, although not in the winter… would be too much like The Shining! 😬👀😁