Hans Egede Hotel Nuuk
PO Box 289 Nuuk, 3900, Greenland
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Nuuk
Nuuk was our first stop in Greenland. We had booked a boat trip and of course it rained, like everywhere else we went to, so we got all kitted up and got on the boat. Even though there were really lovely warm seats inside we decided to stay outside and freeze! It was really really cold and the rain just hit us round the face but it was fun none the less. There was meant to be a chance of whales so we ...
Sea Day Number 6
We woke up in the morning and went to listen to the FBI profiler talk about terrorists, and the listened to H speak about climate change. Then it was time for the Grand Gala Buffet--easily the biggest buffet I had ever seen before. There was every type of cuisine, and more importantly, every type of dessert! There were ice sculptures and butter sculptures and flowers and you name it! With all the people at the buffet it was hard to ...
Sea Day Number 5
In the morning I decided to go to a cooking demonstration given by the head chef of the Italian specialty restaurant on board. The demonstration was in the Galaxy Lounge and they had set up a cooking station on the stage. A camera filmed the chef as he worked and showed the video on two large screens. He prepared a King Crab salad and a mushroom soup prepared in a bread bowl. Next, Ambassador ...
Sea Day Number 4
In the morning we heard H speak about China, and then because the ship was rocking pretty violently, we went back to the room to watch a movie. During the movie, the motion really started to get to me and I felt quite ill. I took some seasickness medication and put my sea bands on my wrists. I really didn't feel like doing much ...
Nuuk, Greenland
Nuuk--the COOL capital! When we got off the ship in Nuuk there was a long line of people waiting for the shuttle from the dock to the center of town. We were eventually able to get on a shuttle and grabbed some seats toward the back. The shuttle continued to fill after all the seats had been taken so I nudged Dave and said we should offer up our seats (after all, we were a good 40 years younger than everyone ...


