Kebab behind the Arctic Circle
The Iranian opened a restaurant in the frosty Svalbard archipelago. Svalbard, the archipelago of islands lying roughly halfway between Norway and the North Pole is not an easy place to live. The night continues there through 6 months, the second half of the year is quite bright. You also have to remember, that polar bear attack is still a real threat, and the average temperature is -10 ° C. Despite all these difficulties, it is on one of the islands of the entire archipelago, Kazem Ariaiwand decided to settle down, An Iranian who lives by selling kebabs. Fate threw him into a frosty wasteland after that, how he failed to obtain asylum in Norway. He lives in the town of Longyearbyen, which is the administrative capital of all Svalbard. Archipelago laws do not require special residence permits for foreigners. The arrival of the entrepreneurial Iranian in Longyearbyen was very positively received by the town's two thousand inhabitants. – I came here without knowing anyone. I had absolutely nothing with me. Now I have so many friends, I know almost everyone in the city – ariaiwand says pleased. He is driving a red van over snowdrifts, which he called “The red polar bear”. Business is doing so well, that perhaps local dishes will appear on the menu, traditional ingredients- seal and whale meat. As Kazem comments: – i made good money. I have so many, that I don't quite know what to do with them. Kazem Ariaiwand completes the multicultural image of the northern archipelago. The open border policy has led to the creation of communities on the islands, composed of representatives 35 different nationalities. Some of the townspeople have come from really far away places.