Arctic
PART 2. In Alesund visited the old pharmacy which is an Art Nouveau museum and Kube modern art gallery. Quintet played Beethoven and tangos, Not amused by Scottish comedian. 2 days at sea crossing Arctic circle and getting colder. Spa, swim, finished Elizabeth Buchan Consider the Lily and Fred Gallienne who we met in Guernsey. Mass. Spa. BBC film extreme worlds. Supper for congregation in dining room every pleasant..After a day off the quintet returned with ballet and Russian music. Lovely cello solos. Saturday in Longyearbyen . Airport bus to husky farm presentation and slides about polar bears. Waffles and syrup drink. Wood fires. Austrian guide. Svalbard museum very good and stopped to see polar bear sign and geese but we missed the most northerly church in the world which did not please. Mass and we both read. Quintet played Shostakovich and Sibelius and Rebecca Clarke. Stayed up for Philipino show. Woke early and read at mass. Fantastic Liefdeldjord with 3 glaciers. Haydn, Bach...