Denmark's casual attitude to the public use of English curse words makes me so fucking happy.
Category: København
Tage toget til Louisiana
This weekend we have been enjoying our last few quiet, domestic days in Denmark before heading back to Aus for a few weeks. We did our first ever Parkrun, followed by some more pier swimming. Post-swim we unintentionally ordered an ice cream at Lydolphs Isbar that was so 'generous' that even sharing it was an ordeal. A highlight was overhearing a woman who made a … Continue reading Tage toget til Louisiana
Næsten som om sommeren…
I've still got some photos from the last few weeks piled up, but to hell with chronology - I'm going to skip straight to some pics from the last few days that have given me reason to be optimistic about summer in Denmark. Let's see whether posting about glorious mid-20 degree days will ease or exacerbate the dismay I'm feeling now … Continue reading Næsten som om sommeren…
Nordisk mad
Apologies for the radio silence, we've been indulging in a heady mix of public holiday travel, new Nordic cuisine and intense Danish study. First up - all the rumours are true: Danish is an extremely difficult language. If glottal stops, soft-Ds, genders and inversions don't break your spirit, then the simple fact that Danish people only … Continue reading Nordisk mad
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
Gåture i sne-regn
Yesterday we spent around five hours trapped in IKEA on a Saturday, only to find they didn't have the main thing we went looking for. It was ok though because we had meatballs (kødboller) and found out that we could just order everything online without needing to drag it off shelves or pack it in a … Continue reading Gåture i sne-regn
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