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Parenthood and baby

On giving birth in Greenland

We made a little Greenlandic baby!

May 29, 2016 in Culture / Food in Greenland, Parenthood and baby.

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Yesterday must have been one of the last gorgeous days of summer for the year. And it’s also farewell to Risskov as my second Danish base. Best of luck to my “svigerforældre” as they start their new life elsewhere... though for now it is still in Aarhus :)
Video 1: Guess which tune we were singing / whistling when we visited this fast retreating ice glacier at Qaleralik. Hint 1: Turn sound on for out of tune background music. Hint 2: Beyond the wall. With Tasermiut South Greenland Expeditions. Photo 2: Jamie Lannister stalked us the whole trip, so we allowed him to take a photo with us when we met at Igasa Food Festival. 😉 #visitgreenland @visitgreenland #greenlandpioneer #beyondthewall #ice #iceicebaby #climatechange #visitgreenlandfam #gameofthrones
It was such a nice afternoon with Lea and her husband. A birthday kaffemik for Simona, and then our hosts surprised the group by putting on their national costumes and singing happy birthday. Here, our photographer in tow @jorgo_k wanted a photo where they were looking at each other. So everyone got their cameras out, and the laughter poured out too. It was a genuinely special afternoon and one everyone will remember. Thanks to @greenlandsagalands for organising this at the last moment due to change of plans! #sogreenland #qaqortoq #greenlandpioneer #visitgreenland #visitgreenlandfam
Got this off the bucket list: standing on a floating iceberg! Sailing through Qooqqut fjord with #blueiceexplorer ❄️🗻💎☃️ #visitgreenland #visitgreenlandfam @air_greenland_official @visitgreenland visitgreenland
Imagine waking up to this every morning. It was a cold evening, so we slept with two sleeping bags each in domo loft tents (you can stand in them!). The only sounds at night were of nature - the wind blowing, the Qaleralik glacier calving and humans snoring 😂 PS Sorry for the silence, it’s been busy! And we have been very offline. I’m with a group of travel agents in Greenland, who are looking to create new products in the South. Plans are changing with the weather all the time...and we have to adapt and plan again. #explorersbynature #visitgreenland #visitgreenlandfam #tasermiutexpeditions #greenland #glacier #adventure #nature #nomorehashtagsdammit @visitgreenland @air_greenland_official
Hello from South Greenland! Here we are overlooking a glacier at “The Ridge” in Narsarsuaq. Thanks so much to Blue Ice Explorer for the nice easy hike and colourful stories :) #visitgreenlandfam #visitgreenland #greenlandpioneer
“Communal eating” is quite common in Denmark, or so I’m told. This kitchen is open every Tuesday at a high school in the hood of Nørrebro. Cheap, tasty and friendly. I like! (But forgot to take pictures of the food).😅
We have our very own little Erik the Red in the family. Congratulations to the young viking who was christened today!
Swirls of clouds, spatters of ice, a grand canyon that has no name, at least for most of us. I was trying to nap on the plane but to no avail. So I looked up and we just happened to pass this majestic piece of nature. It’s worth looking out the window sometimes, don’t you think? 😉❄️ Until next time, Greenland. @visitgreenland #greenlandpioneer #mynorthadventure
It’s always a pleasure dropping by Nuuk Kunst Museum, and @nuuknuan and I were pleased to discover that on Thursdays there is free entry until 7pm! #theweatherdiaries is one of the most beautiful world-class exhibitions I’ve seen yet. Thank you for the experience @nuukartmuseum :)
Back to Greenland, just for a few days. ❤️ We are doing a company workshop on CSR, and planning strategy for next year!
Happiness comes in the small things. In this case, it’s double happiness with a balloon while on the swing!
Bye for now. They ‘might’ come again, my parents said...if I didn’t have Pippa I might be more in doubt. Thank you for making the long journey - at least it’s shorter than Greenland! 😊 PS Pippa started mimicking some Chinese tourists who were posing for the camera. When we all started doing it, she was like, “erm...#notrelated” 😂
This weekend my parents are trying out the Danish summer house life. Seriously, it is a new concept to go just an hour away from home to spend summer doing “nothing”. “Nothing” being long walks, reading, swimming and generally relaxing. Maybe even a bit of exploring the surrounding area. My father is always like, “If you can drive back home why wouldn’t you?” So it will be interesting to hear what they think after our time here. ☺️ #summer #newexperiences
Floating tree #momentsintime
We sneaked in a final trip out on the water, this time kayaking while our girl was with her grannies. The perfect way to cool off in beautiful #Svendborg on a sweltering day. And that’s a wrap: back to work today! #kayaking #summer #heatwave #denmark #heatwaveindenmark #holiday #water
This misty, magical scene was what we woke up to in #nielsenfarm / #kangerluarsorujuk about 4am this time last year in South Greenland. It is a remote sheep farm about half an hr’s sail from Qaqortoq - and these guys are the only ones in the area. My family spent our 2017 summer vacation in South Greenland, but I will be so lucky as to visit again in September, this time with a group of travel agents for dinner and inspection! PS Nothing much happens in the movie, it is so calming I’d like it as my screensaver 😬 #video #slowmovie #slowtravel #greenland #farmholiday #southgreenland #iceberg #wanderlust #meditation #yogaretreat #momentsintime
It’s been a decade since I first visited Hamlet’s castle, the stunning Kronborg. So beautiful with all of its light and wooden touches. Glad to be back, and that my parents could visit it! We also visited the Maritime museum and Fredensborg gardens. Tomorrow we are looking for an easy activity which doesn’t involve too much sunshine or walking. 😂 Any suggestions do shout!
There will be more morning swims these days at #Lundeborg. #seaside #nofilter #summer
The Infinite Bridge. This beautiful structure was first installed in Aarhus due to #sculpturesbythesea. Think twice about swimming in it though as apparently the sewer runs straight into the ring... Can you recommend a better place to swim in and around Aarhus? #infinityandbeyond #aarhus

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