The Icelandic Canadian - 01.09.2008, Side 29

Vol. 61 #4
THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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the place. The pictures, tapestry, and the
furniture were amazingly preserved. One
of the costumes, worn when they filmed
Hamlet was nearly identical to my daugh-
ters wedding dress.
We had joked about using a bungee
cord to make sure 1 didn’t get lost Where
was that cord when I did get lost? When we
went shopping I mistakenly went out the
wrong door. After waiting for a while I
started walking. After getting myself very
lost I managed to find my way back to the
hostel. I was not afraid. In Copenhagen,
why would you be?
On our last day there I decided to ven-
ture out on my own. My first stop was to
the museum close to our hostel. I was taken
by surprise to see such a collection of arti-
facts, busts, statues, and mummified
remains. Then to add to the ambiance 1
heard beautiful, yet somewhat eerie music
coming from what I thought were speak-
ers, but no, there was a group of singers,
seemingly, practicing since they were in
casual clothes. Their voices were in perfect
a cappella.
The next visit was the National
Museum, where they had Danish artifacts.
There were religious, royal, and Viking his-
torical pieces on display.
On our plane trip to and from
Copenhagen we made a short stop in
Keflavik, Iceland. Some of my cousins were
gracious enough to meet me at the airport
both times. The ones who were able to
come were Sigrun and Edda Erlendsdottir,
along with their brother Orn Erlendsson
and his wife Gigja Fridfinnsdottir. It was
truly a joy for me to see them. I will forev-
er be grateful to them for this gesture.
The memory of this journey will linger
on in my heart forever. I have, on an earli-
er trip, seen my beloved Iceland, and now
some parts of Scandinavia. I concluded that
even though we are very different from one
another we are very much the same. Our
dances, songs, and foods are enjoyed by all
of us whether we are in our Scandinavian
Club or overseas. Some of our ‘ Scandia
Fun Folk Dancers’ are talking about our
next trip, but its good to be home in
Canada for now.
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