Join the protest…stick a (Danish) flag in it!
My friend and I were down at the beach for our daily skinny dip on Monday morning and spied this, [...]
View ArticleWhoMadeWho. Who?
It’s Wednesday morning and I still have music ringing in my ears from Saturday night. You see, I was finally [...]
View ArticleEat, drink and…say a prayer?
Denmark will be closed on Friday because it’s Stor Bededag. ’Big Prayer Day’… Yep, those crazy Danes decided there were [...]
View ArticleIf you can’t join them…
Okay, so you’ve arrived in Denmark, be it for study, work or mere fascination with Danish tv drama. Though you’ve [...]
View ArticleGet your woollies out!
Autumn officially starts in Denmark on 1 September. But you don’t need to look at the calendar - you know it’s [...]
View ArticleForget the bike…the bus is baaaaack!
So you thought the Danes and their bikes were cool? Then check this out. This time they’re taking…the bus! � [...]
View ArticleMy Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 13 December
Welcome to My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Join me every day in opening a new door. I’ve got a [...]
View ArticleAll the kids…eat horsemeat!
Ha – the Danes and their fantastic sense of humour! If you have kids at school in Denmark, then you’re bound [...]
View Article(Danish) High School Musical (Trucks)
If there’s one thing that signals the start of the (6 week) Danish summer school holidays for me, it’s the [...]
View ArticleGod sommer!
My kids had their last day of school today which – selvfølgelig – means that this is also my last [...]
View ArticleFarewell summer…hello winterbathing!
Early Monday morning – like most weekday mornings - I was down at the beach having a swim in the sea with my (fellow-female-heading-towards-50-year-old) [...]
View ArticleDear Gym Teacher…Love Mum
On Thursday morning my son had yet another (is-this-toothy-traintracks-saga-ever-going-to-end?) appointment with the school orthodontist, and this particular one would take [...]
View ArticleFriday Fun – It’s Marvelous! Mosell!
Time for a little Friday fun! From the very hip ‘I-only-release-my-music-on-youtube’ Danish rapper Marvelous Mosell. A little ditty about a guy who feels [...]
View ArticleHere comes week 42!
Today is Friday, week 41. Yes, those crazy Danes do love their week numbers. (Remember my post Week Six? [...]
View Article5 November? Take off your trousers! (It’s for a good cause…)
“Take off your trousers! It’s for a good cause!” This was the scene in a Copenhagen juice bar recently… It is [...]
View ArticleYou know you’re in Denmark when… (Slut!)
You know you’re in Denmark when your daughter finishes off every single story she writes with the word…”Slut”! Before you go [...]
View ArticleDear Santa (Up in Greenland)!
As the old song goes, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Many Christmas markets are already open and this [...]
View ArticleYou know you’re in Denmark when… (Kids and Booze)
You know you’re in Denmark when… You have to be 18 years old to buy ciggies. But you can buy alcohol at [...]
View ArticleFind a chair – it’s time to jump into the New Year!
Christmas has been and gone (I hope you enjoyed my 24-day-long Danish Christmas Advent Calendar?) and I’m getting as much [...]
View ArticleBack to school. Amen?
The Christmas and New Year break is now officially over. All the decorations are down, we’ve eaten the last of [...]
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