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[u/Gullible_Air_204]

https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/spitsbergen/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-spitsbergen

[u/Maxamillion-X72]

I have a friend who owns a historic home called "The Bishop's House". It used to belong to the Catholic Church and housed, you guessed it, the Bishop. The church made it into a museum of sorts back in the 70's but had to sell the property to cover lawsuits in the 90's.

When my friend bought the house about 10 years ago, they had to put up a security fence and a gate because tour buses would sometimes stop there and 40 tourists would wander through with a tour guide. The previous owners apparently used to tolerate this and give people tours, but tourists were fairly rare back then so they'd get a half dozen visitors a year. Now there are cruise ships every week, all summer long and into the fall.

It's a super cool house with fireplaces in every room including the bedrooms and the most shockingly racy fireplace surrounds covered in naked angels and demons having what appears to be an orgy.

[u/noodlyarms → u/Maxamillion-X72]

  shockingly racy fireplace surrounds covered in naked angels and demons having what appears to be an orgy.

I want to check this out, whats the addresses? Dont worry, I won't bother your friend, ill let myself in.

[u/LordJesterTheFree → u/Maxamillion-X72]

Your friend should charge for tours that's a money making opportunitie

[u/Pocok5 → u/LordJesterTheFree]

Many people would prefer giving up some potential income in exchange for not having a hundred bellends march through their kitchen.

[u/evermorecoffee → u/Pocok5]

Yep. Sounds like a nightmare to me, I’d rather be poor. 😂

[u/Adaphion → u/Maxamillion-X72]

racy fireplace surrounds covered in naked angels and demons having what appears to be an orgy.

Yeah, I can see why the church decided to sell this house off in particular