This is inside the big cultural center of Greenland. This building has two theaters for performing arts and the country's only movie theater - which is a single screen. I can't remember what was playing, but I think it was a family film. They had posters for coming attractions that were both American and European. We were in Nuuk on a Saturday, and the cultural center was a the heart of the shopping area. As in every other part of the world, Saturday is the day when people in Nuuk do their shopping. Also, since the weather was cold but gorgeous, it seemed like the entire town was outside walking about taking care of their chores or just enjoying the sunshine. We went into about three shops. All of them carry a mish-mash of goods. One carried gardening supplies, chocolate truffles, jewelry, yarn, seal skins, and fox pelts. We were also in a grocery store that was sort of like a super Wal-Mart, only not as big. The groceries were all downstairs and the goods upstairs. The book section included translations of The Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter books, and Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.
According to the sign on the building, this is the office of Greenland Publishers. I have no idea what they publish, but goes to show that you never know what you're gonna find! :)
The fish market. This was one of my favorite things about Nuuk. It was so gross with fish guts on the ground and bloody meat, but very, very interesting. The big white bins have fresh fish in them.
Inside the fish market. The fish market sold more than just fish. There was also reindeer and/or caribou meat for sale (you can see legs on the tables behind the fish), and whale or seal meat. This place was busy.
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