His former residence now houses the reception building for the Greenland Home Rule 
  Parliament, at which official guests of the country are welcomed. Tourists are fascinated by
  the mixture of old and new that s such a feature of the large towns.
 

  Urban bus routes and internet cafes have arrived, and you can not fail to notice the many 
  snowmobiles parked at the roadsides and on the outskirts of  town in winter and spring months. 
  The region offers many exciting activities during the spring, all connected with the
 

  snow and ice. Every year a Snow Sculpture Festival  is held in Nuuk, with the participation of 
  both novice and experienced snow sculptors from Greenland and abroad.

                              -   article courtesy Greenland Tourism, pictures copyright C. Ascher -