Nuuk is the capital
of Greenland with about 20,000 residents.
35% of the Greenland
population lives in Nuuk
I was amazed at
how compact and easy it was to walk around the town. It does have a different feel than the other
two towns we have stopped. I did not
have an organized excursion tour today and was doing my own thing.
Nuuk Cathedral was closed due to construction so that was a bummer.
Sedna the
Goddess of the Sea
I stumbled on a
fresh market. It wasn’t for the faint as
they were preparing the local catch meat and fish for locals to buy. I found it interesting and thought it was a
great window into the life of the locals.
My next stop
was to the Katuaq Culture Center. This is one thing I have been looking forward
to the most. In my research, I found
that inside the culture center was a café called Cafétuaq that had a sampler
plate of Greenlandic Tapas. Now let me
just say I am not an adventurous eater when it comes to trying new foods, but I
really wanted to do this.
I am happy to report it was all very good and
not that bad. I liked some more than
others but nothing was so bad I had to spit it out. I spent a lot
of the day just wandering around enjoying the cooler weather; it sure did not feel like 35 outside. I popped into the grocery store to check it
out. I was impressed with the selection
of fresh produce even if the prices were high. Honesty, the prices of produce in the US has become so expensive that the prices did not seem that bad since it is imported. Most of the food in the grocery store is imported from Denmark or Iceland . . . except for fish and meat. For example, a small personal size watermelon was about $8.
The prices are to be expected since it is all imported. I read that fresh produce is not as readily available in the winter months due to shipping cost must be by air due to icy waters making it hard for shipment by boat. So that might be why there is so much produce on the shelves right now. I was a bit taken back when I saw this meat
in the freezer. That would be seal (right) and whale (left).
I made one more stop at the Hans Egede statue that was high above the city. The views were lovely.
The views were even better from above. Those colorful house are so fun!
A few art sculptures as I headed back to the boat.
My new friend today is an elephant.
At this point
the cruise ship has traveled 2,552 nautical miles. Tonight, we turn around and head south
towards Canada and the United States
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