... your first view of the Danish kingdom might be a little bit misleading...
Arctic Views
The Ice-Crown of Denmark
The last time I flew the route – ok, it wasn’t me, it was KLM’s pilot – the weather-god regaled us with brilliant weather to show us the beauty of ice and snow.
Of course, what you see here is just a small part of the arctic landscape. There’s much more to Greenland and looking at that stunning landscape with mountains as high as 3700 m, I dream of visiting one day places like Nuuk, the capital – founded by the missionary apostle Hans Egede; Anmagssalik with it's colourful wooden houses - also the name of the small species of Greenland salmon, or Thule, the probably coldest place on Earth with temperatures falling to minus 60 degree C. Once a week they fly in from Copenhagen and in summer even from Island.
It is almost unimaginable that people and animals survive in that desert-like icy landscape. But there are Geysers in the south around Sydproven; Fjords full of flowers in the summer - even a canyon called flower-valley with more than 50 known species that rise every spring anew. The contrasts couldn’t be bigger.
Of course, Greenland’s biggest resource is ice. But as we know it, that can change pretty fast…
Getting closer to Buffin Island...
Welcome back in Vancouver.
awesome photos! i enjoyed this post very much.
ReplyDeleteAhh, you are sweet Sarah Sofia! If I'd have an award handy, you'd get it:)) It was the first time the weather was so gorgeous - I never saw Greenland from above - the clouds just would let me see. But that day...I was in awe of the beauty!
ReplyDeleteSarah, I enjoyed your pictures here! Wow, a lots of snow here and must really cold! In Malaysia the weather extremely hot and humid! Thanks for your offer and I appreciated it so much although I can't go to DK.....
ReplyDeleteBrad award to us look awesome here and glad you like it...
The dog look somewhere or somebody...
Happy Sunday & Wish you all the best!
Jenny~Stay Happy
Hello my friend.
ReplyDeleteSo many nice pictures you show me here....
I have never seen Greenland from above befoore. As a matter a fakt Il have never seen Greenland at all.
The dog looks nice. And reindeer has a verry nice taste. The meat Il mean.
Here i Norway its al under controll. The spring is coming as it seems right know.
The sun is shining and its 7 degres plus in the sunshine.
Maybee Il take my breakfust whit me out...
Look in to mee later today. Il have som new picturers there. But do it later...
Im working on it...
Have a nice day where you are know.
Hugs from Synnöve.
Hello again.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the trip back "home".
We lived there before we moved down here i Hedmark Fylke. I have al my relativs in Sunnmöre.
Il hope we will be able to trapel upp there in a short time. This time we were in a funeral of my aunt.
Yes, Im on facebook. Look for Synnöve Kjerstad.
Then yuo find me.
Hugs from me.