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
Rejste til Ribe og Odense
Having cheated on Denmark with Hungary over Easter, we tried to make amends last weekend by heading into the Danish countryside. We ventured west to Ribe in south Jutland, to shuck some oysters and see some starlings fly around. Before we could experience the wonders of Jutland, we had to cross from Zealand (the island where Copenhagen is) to … Continue reading Rejste til Ribe og Odense
Magyar étel – különösen Woody
Our last Hungary post is dedicated to Woody, who only likes talking about food if it's Flodge wings, Il Chooko or Feijoada - I've banished all gratuitous food content into a single, easily skipped post for his benefit. Don't say I never do anything for you. Predictably, our first act in Hungary was to eat a Kürtőskalác … Continue reading Magyar étel – különösen Woody
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