Happy 210th Birthday, Hans!
Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of one of most internationally celebrated writers born in Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen. Although he was not held with such high esteem during his...
View ArticleCopenhagen Morning – Saturday 5/16
Starting the weekend with strawberry tea, a fresh vegetable omelette and a view out the kitchen window. Copenhagen morning. Beautiful kitchen window view Relaxing space to dine Delicious Saturday...
View ArticleCopenhagen Morning – Sunday 5/17
What a beautiful way to ease into Sunday on a Copenhagen morning…. Although the morning ing began by being awakened by pounding hail on the glass-paned ceiling and across the terrace outside the...
View ArticleCopenhagen Morning – Wednesday 5/20
I am enjoying my Copenhagen home this late spring. The weather is beautiful and while I recover from some extreme Delta Airlines delays and jetlag, I decided to do some baking. It also helps me plan my...
View ArticleJesus Ascends, So That Means Beer And Bare-naked Ladies!
It is the Christian high holy Pentecost weekend in Denmark (May 23-25) and that means celebration to the Danes. Three days of celebration. How to they celebrate? With wild abandon, beer scantily-clad...
View Article9 Years an Expat
June 5, 2015 is Constitution Day in Denmark. There are many Danish flags being waved on Constitution. Mine is one of them as this month marks my 9th anniversary in Denmark, my second home. Wow. 9...
View ArticleCopenhagen’s Great Synagogue
Often in my time in Copenhagen, something very special happens. Today was one of them. I came upon the caretaker of The Great Synagogue, Copenhagen’s largest synagogue, taking down a banner. After a...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day!: An American and Danish Tie That Binds
I am writing this on the fly as I enjoy a concert that is part of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival today. This is one of the highlights of the year in Denmark and personally for me! Today is...
View ArticleDrop It Like It’s HOT at Tivoli
SNOOP DOGG at Fredagsrock! One of the West Coast hip hop’s greatest icons is playing Tivoli tonight as part of the Fredagsrock or Friday’s Rock experience. For sure, Snoop Dogg will drop it like its...
View ArticleJust a Touch of H.C. Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen or H.C. Andersen as Danes call him, eventually became Denmark’s most well-known author, with a legacy of wonderful fairy tales. But life in Denmark, for him, was harsh, cold and...
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