Ultima Thule

Ultima Thule! Utmost Isle!

Here in thy harbors for a while

We lower our sails; a while we rest

From the unending, endless quest

Sunday, 17 January 2016

Lyngseidet,
a tiny beauty on the Lyngenfjord

I 'discovered' Lyngseidet because a high number of visitors from the village were registered here at the blog meter. I wondered wh...

Wednesday, 30 December 2015

The Lewis Chessmen
- the oldest northern chess game

The Lewis Chessmen are a group of 12th-century (1150-1200) chess pieces, most of which are carved in walrus ivory, from 3.5 to 10 cm hi...

Monday, 21 December 2015

400 000 - this solstice deserves a feast !

This Winter Solstice, I am reaching - or have reached by now - 400 000 visits to Ultima Thule ! That is a medium-size city already, and th...

Thursday, 17 December 2015

Red-orange Christmas stars decorate the Greenlandic windows

Greenland celebrates the Holidays with a particular joy: as the polar night reaches its almost 24h long duration, a feast of lights, communi...

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