The rest of the delegation returned to Denmark at the end of the week and then Ellen came so we could share a couple of days in Stockholm. We started out with a fabulous meal at Lisa på Torget. The mouthwatering piles of seafood in the Saluhal had given us an appetite for shellfish. The lobster was a treat. There's a first for everything and this was great.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Den gyldene freden
It was rumored the Academy had dinner at Den Dyldene Freden, the evening we dined there. Perhaps they did and if they didn't it was a fascinating place anyway. The restaurant was in three level. We ate in the lowest cellar behind a pair of huge hand carved doors.
Changing the guard
Time between meetings offered a real tourist moment. You know you are in Sweden when the Royal Guard play Abba.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Gamla stan
The old centre of Stockholm is spectacular: Narrow streets, small shops with handicrafts, galleries and small cafes. Saco the Swedish confederation of professions is situated in the outskirts in a wonderful house build up of beautifully carved sandstone.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Östermalm saluhall
Next stop Stockholm. After the days meetings I took a turn in the neighborhood. There is a peculiar dominance of dry cleaners and manicure stores in the area. And then the town market with an abundance of meat, cheese, vegetables and fish. If it wasn't for the suitcase I could be tempted to go on a shopping spree.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
The end
And with a final view of the inland ice the time has come to bid adieu to Greenland. Today's flight has been another fantastic demonstration of nature's beauty. Blue sky, high sun and a perfect view of the many many glaciers which run their way inland to the fjords. Some snake their way until they reach water others seem to tumble over the cliffs like lemmings. It has been a great trip. Succesful workwise and the experience just perfect.
Chocolate factory
They love euphemisms in Nuuk. This ought to be easy to guess. No need to be so concerned about sewage polution when you have vast waters surrounding a sparsely inhabited country.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Morning has broken
Building season is short in Greenland so constriction work goes on whenever there is light. So who cares if you have to use an airdrill in front of Nuuks largest hotel at 6.30 in the morning! We got up early and fortunately it was late when we walked back to the hotel otherwise we'd have missed the huge band on northern light spanning over the city last night. It was as thrilling as I've been told. It looked like huge green curtains moving in an unseen and unfelt wind in the airspace over Nuuk.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The plank
In the small settlements the plank is what it says- a plank where the hunters present their catch to potential customers. In Nuuk the principle is the same albeit on a larger scale. Large tables are decorated with reindeer, whale, dried fish and huge iced buckets filled with various and excotic cuts of fish etc.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Black plate
The good, the bad and the ugly
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Humpbacks
The trip to Eqi was crowned with a view of 3 humpback whales. In all humbleness it was me who noticed them among a flock of sea gulls. Unfortunately, we didn't see their tailfinns when they dived after about 5 min. Awesome creatures.
Donner ohne Blitzen
Kapow - the sound blasts like the shot of a canon or sometime thunder while fragments of ice tear off the glacier. The sound is oddly disproportionate to sight of the rushing ice. What a spectacle!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Mamartut
Blueberry toffee swirl
Mind the
Friday, September 16, 2011
A room with a view
Kangerlussuaq
First stop in Greenland - beautiful but barren. The central airport in the country is slightly larger than a provincial train station and equally exciting. However, 2 hours sitting in the full but low sun was nice.
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