Finally! I have braved the cliff photo pile. Møns Klint is a stretch of chalk cliffs along the south eastern edge of Denmark. Towering to 120 metres, they are actually (some may say pitifully) one of the highest points in Denmark.* This may be one of the few countries that makes me feel better about Australia's … Continue reading Vandring omkring Møns Klint
Month: April 2016
Exchanging a foreign driving licence in Denmark
If you aren’t a recent immigrant to Denmark then probably just skip this post entirely – this is a local post for local people, there is nothing for you here. Our usual service focusing on seasonal baked goods and statues with gratuitous bosoms will resume shortly. Up until recently, expats with Australian, US or Canadian … Continue reading Exchanging a foreign driving licence in Denmark
En tur til syd øst
Last Friday was Store Bededag, or Great Prayer Day, where many minor holy days have been crammed into one efficient public holiday. Yes, yet another holiday. And before you say anything, it is only the first of THREE holidays in the next four weeks. Don't be too jealous though - the Danes just really like to front … Continue reading En tur til syd øst
Foråret er her, og det er smukt
I don't have anything particularly insightful or interesting to write about today, but I do have a lot of photos of København looking ridiculously lovely on a perfect spring day. It's been pretty grey and rainy and - worst of all - windy the last few days, so today was a nice surprise. I just hope we haven't used up … Continue reading Foråret er her, og det er smukt
Kirsebærblomster og se på fugle
Our commitment to integration knows no bounds, so this weekend we made like every other person in København and headed to Bispebjerg Kirkegård to see the cherry blossoms (kirsebærblomster) in bloom. I know, so basic of us - that's what integration is all about, right? We really leaned in to it by going at midday on a Saturday, for … Continue reading Kirsebærblomster og se på fugle
Thorvaldsens Museum
As if getting access to socialised medicine isn't enough, when you get your Danish CPR number you also get free tickets to a museum as well. With the expiry date approaching, and quite frankly no idea what the museum was about, we went to Thorvaldsens Museum. Turns out Bertel Thorvaldsen did a whole lot of impressive neoclassicistic statues … Continue reading Thorvaldsens Museum
Klatring og vandrer planløst
We are slowly trying to resume something that looks like a normal life here, and so that means finding a climbing gym. The good news is we found a really awesome one in Refshaleøen (Københavns Klatrecenter Blocs & Walls). The bad news is its in Denmark, so to do anything except bouldering we need a special Danish safety … Continue reading Klatring og vandrer planløst
Super Superkilen
After a few trips away we finally got a chance to play tourist in our own city again last weekend. Ant needed a haircut, which means heading north-west to Nørrebro. This area is known as 'one of the most ethnically diverse and socially challenged neighborhoods in Denmark', although coming from Sydney it's more tempting to just call … Continue reading Super Superkilen
Den sorte sol
Our last mission in Ribe was to see the 'black sun' formed when a murmuration of starlings circles in the sky at sunset before landing for the night in beds of reeds. Yes, a murmuration is apparently the collective noun for starlings. I can see myself getting that as a trivia question one day and not being able … Continue reading Den sorte sol
Udtagningen østers
What was once the thriving port of Ribe is now a giant tidal flat - terrible for merchants, great for migratory sea birds. The Vadehavet, or Wadden Sea, runs along the west coasts of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. Although it is currently protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Area, Pacific oysters were previously introduced in the 1980s. These oysters are … Continue reading Udtagningen østers
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