tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72298237425965905572024-02-18T19:42:00.049-08:00Danskviking the blogDansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-86364705055775333602010-11-10T15:40:00.000-08:002010-11-10T15:40:00.432-08:00And where can I buy a klippekort?<span style="font-family:arial;">I have been talking about s-tog and klippekort but I forgot to mention the basics. </span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en" style="font-family:arial;"><span title="">Where do you buy you klippekort? </span><span style="" title="">Well either from a shop inside the station or a vending machine directly on the platform. You can also find them in some newsagents.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8c8OekXQkqc0YLkL_cZvr2gezQTvScPWfVRabYU3iGtK_Z3WKYwH3FYM_5l7xW3ANgTpf_EFZwORj9eVZdCe6qJsGlSafW1pFP_wEaE5BNxF6ITJB8jC7c2tiw44XScG3HgVay44ljIC/s1600-h/train26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8c8OekXQkqc0YLkL_cZvr2gezQTvScPWfVRabYU3iGtK_Z3WKYwH3FYM_5l7xW3ANgTpf_EFZwORj9eVZdCe6qJsGlSafW1pFP_wEaE5BNxF6ITJB8jC7c2tiw44XScG3HgVay44ljIC/s320/train26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084821352774234626" border="0" /></a><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="" title="">Other essential info: if you ask kindly (to the vendor, not the vending machine of course ...), you may manage to get a card cover, some even have a line map on them! </span><span style="" title="">Classy and totally essential!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y0nm-WutbzbQYa8gtj2nzhZWK4nG_gRq0qJ2Icj0Lkq97wBAguo3cBY9LbWzeSxaPCju8CfeMiev5G8fe7ezSRTdPKoOTJrTN5Z9wIhk6q9_3AdRN9xwQbVoRPYMJ-nanazYhYEEuUbN/s1600-h/train38.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y0nm-WutbzbQYa8gtj2nzhZWK4nG_gRq0qJ2Icj0Lkq97wBAguo3cBY9LbWzeSxaPCju8CfeMiev5G8fe7ezSRTdPKoOTJrTN5Z9wIhk6q9_3AdRN9xwQbVoRPYMJ-nanazYhYEEuUbN/s320/train38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084821507393057314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ak3G6ECyGZUH3bDQvfvPLStujii5ed5r6HvRmMzZt-hrOwzsTX9g6i2VUc78qSL4wvchljnerNoPkS8WtCUsTp-0H3VwWyHn6BFBJ510ocjyYWv6Nwq7hyqJcMoBUhs1okJ_RGUzrop5/s1600-h/train37.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ak3G6ECyGZUH3bDQvfvPLStujii5ed5r6HvRmMzZt-hrOwzsTX9g6i2VUc78qSL4wvchljnerNoPkS8WtCUsTp-0H3VwWyHn6BFBJ510ocjyYWv6Nwq7hyqJcMoBUhs1okJ_RGUzrop5/s320/train37.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084821361364169234" border="0" /></a>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-62689129214580945402010-11-06T06:12:00.000-07:002010-11-06T06:12:00.283-07:00Did you klipp?<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" ></span><span style="font-family: arial;" id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="">Essential when you take the bus, bus boat, train, S-Tog or subway: the right ticket.<br />Be careful here, you don't have to pass any door, so you may well get on a train without even thinking about tickets... (at least in a bus, the driver would stop you). Beware not to try it though, you would soon discover the 600 kr. fine the not convincing </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;" id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="">enough </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;" id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="">"I am a tourist, I didn't know, I am sorry" excuse would get you....</span><span style="" title=""><br /></span><span style="" title="">For occasional travelers who do not have a monthly card, never forget to "klipp" a ticket (klippekort) in one of the yellow composter.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJHFqR2x_-SlnKjnjskDdVR4pwtsYhrn5NrOAkqNqNDcD9j8XSy7gfm6SZJo64BR573BhHhzKXY7lMlxvam8IcPAEhCtqRsrbxPcEjQQ_aF5Szb10kCqFgpS0ind_P4D4DmEXozwF5QgH/s1600-h/train24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJHFqR2x_-SlnKjnjskDdVR4pwtsYhrn5NrOAkqNqNDcD9j8XSy7gfm6SZJo64BR573BhHhzKXY7lMlxvam8IcPAEhCtqRsrbxPcEjQQ_aF5Szb10kCqFgpS0ind_P4D4DmEXozwF5QgH/s320/train24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084819669147054562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Rxyi9A9p-qiwWzwe-k09IyoQvNl1H4Nc0y4sRW0F-OuknkEHKe6zQV15D-3ACNZgrgH1om12qzDAgnH775ylBzcoWJ-vlYwYjNntrqlEkHdV-DfPqYlCFgw6v45byetBbSQaiNh6B2V7/s1600-h/train21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Rxyi9A9p-qiwWzwe-k09IyoQvNl1H4Nc0y4sRW0F-OuknkEHKe6zQV15D-3ACNZgrgH1om12qzDAgnH775ylBzcoWJ-vlYwYjNntrqlEkHdV-DfPqYlCFgw6v45byetBbSQaiNh6B2V7/s320/train21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084819664852087250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;" id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="">Above the composter, a map shows the number of areas needed for your trip. For example inside Copenhagen, you stay in the red area, so you only need a 2 klipp ticket. To go from Copenhagen to Hillerød (to see the amazing </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Frederiksborg </span><span style="font-family: arial;" id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="">castle), it goes up to nine zone (or all zones) </span><span title="">Then, everything is modular. To do that 9 zones trip, you </span><span style="" title="">can make a klip on a all zone card (the cheapest option) or one on a "5 zones" + one on a 4 zones, or three on a card "three zones", etc...<br /></span><span style="" title="">When you always want to get the best price, you quickly get addicted to collecting colors!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This is clairly one of the most complicated ticketing system I have ever seen...!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM461ctBsk7jky4NwmIeG4HUwqGVz6KAsbSZnPort1JUWi24lhZs62ATg7AEKI81MSU9bZeN9NCz3J3zyokzj3i_EBpLlOMjHwMttGjBdCa1Y9fQJnnhBDt18zLDk_dp7mpq4qfkN8K2Tb/s1600-h/train36.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM461ctBsk7jky4NwmIeG4HUwqGVz6KAsbSZnPort1JUWi24lhZs62ATg7AEKI81MSU9bZeN9NCz3J3zyokzj3i_EBpLlOMjHwMttGjBdCa1Y9fQJnnhBDt18zLDk_dp7mpq4qfkN8K2Tb/s320/train36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084819669147054578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;" id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="">Note: with the card on the right, you have to klipp once to travel with a bike. </span><span title="">They really thought of everything ...<br /><br /></span><span style="" title="">The advantages of these cards: they are cheaper than single tickets and can travel in a party (multiply the number of klipp by the number of passengers). </span><span style="" title="">Bon voyage!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">See this </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.dsb.dk/Find-og-kob/Indland/Priser-og-Zoner/Priser-og-zoner-i-hovedstaden/Zoner-i-kroner-2010/">page </a><span style="font-family: arial;">for 2010 prices (in Danish)</span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-24315595651845318392010-11-02T05:28:00.000-07:002010-11-03T06:55:41.676-07:00The S-Tog<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="" title=""></span><span style="" title="">Here in Sjælland, it's hard to avoid taking the "S-Tog" (S-train, but that does the S stand for? Super-fast?), A sort of equivalent to the Paris RER.<br /></span><span style="" title="">Equivalent, but careful though: the level of service is not the same! </span><span style="" title="">Here the traveler has the right to a nicely designed seat, the position of the train on the line appears, and everything is quite clean. </span><span style="" title="">Besides the trains are rarely crowded, extra trains are added during peak hours (lines "+"). </span><span style="" title="">It changes from the Paris trains ..<br />An extra help for people who usually do not know where to get off (I know quite a few who can't figure it out), red and black display in each car gives you the list of the upcoming station and a dotted line indicates in real time the remaining time before the next station!<br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" title=""></span><span style="" title="">There are 6 lines, each with its associated color and initial (A to H, but no line D and G, why? not sure...).</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">More infos about the stog (for Danish speakers) : </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.dsb.dk/cs/BlobServer?blobtable=Download&blobcol=urldownload&blobheader=application/pdf&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1148304827759&ssbinary=true&filename=file.pdf">DSB website</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVgeLXvq-RB3kzMqotM29LaoQVrr4JyskFG6P5ABhAMoInAjO0n017CpSJjA-174kJR68weyLsDZoSYfmipO0Pss6aG6rnGBXsuJAhjBldZyLEX8hI1DwPfhL7VCisWF1xa79sYuqov4J/s1600-h/train28.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVgeLXvq-RB3kzMqotM29LaoQVrr4JyskFG6P5ABhAMoInAjO0n017CpSJjA-174kJR68weyLsDZoSYfmipO0Pss6aG6rnGBXsuJAhjBldZyLEX8hI1DwPfhL7VCisWF1xa79sYuqov4J/s320/train28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084807334000980402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGabKq2MR9ii1XX-4gapXyMK7BneB4I5aTkL_Aa6MYe30lb1thhDYd9-f5H5JCBJMiqxsgnN_aoayTBDkLRbC-EtLHQfg83es-eCeRg-dt1wn2viTeBYzOAeP3Q-lwzOXn17wID9lVt22n/s1600-h/train29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGabKq2MR9ii1XX-4gapXyMK7BneB4I5aTkL_Aa6MYe30lb1thhDYd9-f5H5JCBJMiqxsgnN_aoayTBDkLRbC-EtLHQfg83es-eCeRg-dt1wn2viTeBYzOAeP3Q-lwzOXn17wID9lVt22n/s320/train29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084807338295947714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFggx-_x4SC5UWKGaAX9p1ozr81giMQjTLov-96M_a7dDvrQSMnvxLL159Re-X3Ju7oeStwG05Ado6L-gHQ9LzGVEbgHkC06G7FykfFJGhzuicyw-WdEd44dOwXlcGnvkJGqMx-2BeEooS/s1600-h/train33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFggx-_x4SC5UWKGaAX9p1ozr81giMQjTLov-96M_a7dDvrQSMnvxLL159Re-X3Ju7oeStwG05Ado6L-gHQ9LzGVEbgHkC06G7FykfFJGhzuicyw-WdEd44dOwXlcGnvkJGqMx-2BeEooS/s320/train33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084807325411045778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTYpixJ3ODbWmBE5T4kGVNE3Sb4yiMmSrVowGUB3WmcihTru_LudjWstcE22zpJyK5zzMAFn2gf6jS_RtojV5sgLfDAf79Q0-D2Xd_1S0DaNDOhNQQU3Bg4eXHql0PdftWZ4WuDNiG6Jt/s1600-h/train31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTYpixJ3ODbWmBE5T4kGVNE3Sb4yiMmSrVowGUB3WmcihTru_LudjWstcE22zpJyK5zzMAFn2gf6jS_RtojV5sgLfDAf79Q0-D2Xd_1S0DaNDOhNQQU3Bg4eXHql0PdftWZ4WuDNiG6Jt/s320/train31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084807329706013090" border="0" /></a>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-73640953025408196592010-10-29T15:45:00.000-07:002010-10-29T15:45:00.228-07:00Snack and pølser<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="" title="">What do people eat on the go in Denmark? </span><span title="">Pancakes? </span><span title="">Kebabs? Well, sure but that is not the most typical option, which is pølser (hot dogs). </span><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" title=""></span><span style="" title="">How can you cook this monument of Danish cuisine yourself?<br /></span><span style="" title="">Well, very complex indeed ;-) You will need:<br /></span><span style="" title="">- Sausages<br /></span><span style="" title="">- Hot-dog rolls<br /></span><span style="" title="">- Danish style mustard not too strong and a little sweet<br /></span><span style="" title="">- Ketchup<br /></span><span style="" title="">- Grilled onions (can be bought already prepared, it's easier and it smells so bad when you cook it yourself, they are very strong those Danish!)<br /></span><span style="" title="">- Slices of pickled gherkins, "Russian" style<br /></span><span style="" title="">- Optional: chopped fresh onion. </span><span title="">Sorry, we did not have any for the photo!<br /></span><span style="" title="">Preparation: Heat the sausage (possibly also the bread), open the bread lengthwise and place the sausage inside (and everything else...)<br /></span><span style="" title="">You will say: "Okay, but everything will fall when you eat it!". </span><span title="">Well yes! </span><span title="">That is the funny part!<br /></span><span title="">Bon appétit!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr-jrH88qa-YPygSLTKnvQQhnz9pPCpyRRDJ4GwaX-tll6dThtN4YQC1PCN7MCGrVk4uUDTg6FWT1uBijzAY6VzdvMhG5FQXtSBuSi1PcRrYrjOzTaLj9cgYGORGzrNpevUyLU_D3qsm-/s1600-h/poelser06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr-jrH88qa-YPygSLTKnvQQhnz9pPCpyRRDJ4GwaX-tll6dThtN4YQC1PCN7MCGrVk4uUDTg6FWT1uBijzAY6VzdvMhG5FQXtSBuSi1PcRrYrjOzTaLj9cgYGORGzrNpevUyLU_D3qsm-/s320/poelser06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096433758957538946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaboKcx4f9S_PG0uQuQD7qvuENy8g-K3gLQn30K3Uw1InA-XIWAw0k6hBCaohRl-mYOPXpEICMM1zxokF_18pOQvuKCT2rc7qgKQDWgvc6RmUokmjfvrgTLKeFQKllCbPa8o5hedZVywF/s1600-h/poelser07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaboKcx4f9S_PG0uQuQD7qvuENy8g-K3gLQn30K3Uw1InA-XIWAw0k6hBCaohRl-mYOPXpEICMM1zxokF_18pOQvuKCT2rc7qgKQDWgvc6RmUokmjfvrgTLKeFQKllCbPa8o5hedZVywF/s320/poelser07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096433767547473554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfu29AydthZWTa5V0d__NitHq-SizOv7emRdVWvKuwVMFdhADC0azuQtPQ51MEG2m2-BHvCt2pQDY5VtoTlxAcFPBR_U-IhDt9Vl485H8ku1q7Ir8d-rU3hrBC82zMfrj2tylC15jQ3H4/s1600-h/poelser08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfu29AydthZWTa5V0d__NitHq-SizOv7emRdVWvKuwVMFdhADC0azuQtPQ51MEG2m2-BHvCt2pQDY5VtoTlxAcFPBR_U-IhDt9Vl485H8ku1q7Ir8d-rU3hrBC82zMfrj2tylC15jQ3H4/s320/poelser08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096433767547473570" border="0" /></a>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-3951872994514769142010-10-25T06:34:00.000-07:002010-10-25T06:34:01.081-07:00Candles, candles...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMoQ63j9Q92zBflkZBkA7KMtgNuialtph77DxJ-WGweAzBn2wIFdfraCg8slwInLi7zPN7oqOfh_G3YeewAem7y7jdD3pg_XL0KinjpzAx8_wtkVE-R38hjK2m8awJlMfOXhlYENoV8Em/s1600-h/bougie3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMoQ63j9Q92zBflkZBkA7KMtgNuialtph77DxJ-WGweAzBn2wIFdfraCg8slwInLi7zPN7oqOfh_G3YeewAem7y7jdD3pg_XL0KinjpzAx8_wtkVE-R38hjK2m8awJlMfOXhlYENoV8Em/s320/bougie3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009875617383443970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;"><span title="">Candles are a big part of everyday life in Denmark. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">This is especially true at this time of the year that once we get home I start by lighting up the dozen (at least) of candles stanging on my window ledges. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">In <a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/boutiques-cuisine.html">design shops</a>, the choice of candles and candle holders is endless ... You can also spots huge candles or lanterns in the streets, they are used to frame the entrance to shops and restaurants. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Big oil lamps as well, which is sometimes a little dangerous for the tourist wearing long coats! </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">In our first flat (rented furnished), there was 5 candle holders and a bag of 100 candles (the biggest bag I have seen in a shop so far had not less than 500 candles in it), that explains a bit how important this is to the basic Danish survival kit</span><span title="">.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7VhLox6AIMs_cVI3wWYbnD5BP3KZI93GQ5T0Sydcf2qxdqQBE6HQ_2C4V0SP4doGPcCHj40Eyp79VlgF4CEGLkl9CFdwayoHI1yoQFThVgCkD-20iuyILkolQEWmucPkdc05Szo6mOTy/s1600-h/bougie2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7VhLox6AIMs_cVI3wWYbnD5BP3KZI93GQ5T0Sydcf2qxdqQBE6HQ_2C4V0SP4doGPcCHj40Eyp79VlgF4CEGLkl9CFdwayoHI1yoQFThVgCkD-20iuyILkolQEWmucPkdc05Szo6mOTy/s320/bougie2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009875531484098034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjfjudPl4U6SajthZAMhJdtPzAGpffVg0LEbuljxvUlbXZ4urp2iglrnUqDlJgWBCvs4oCrkw2FmC33RbZmeNb1SRuhIU6FANzS4tZ3WmlvvPvPshmInAGSXwOKufNSqgYcQI2_5RJqjQ/s1600-h/bougie1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjfjudPl4U6SajthZAMhJdtPzAGpffVg0LEbuljxvUlbXZ4urp2iglrnUqDlJgWBCvs4oCrkw2FmC33RbZmeNb1SRuhIU6FANzS4tZ3WmlvvPvPshmInAGSXwOKufNSqgYcQI2_5RJqjQ/s320/bougie1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009875441289784802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlPcHfqhwb_yAosoEy1cH5U54vfbgJ8vvhzgCFzJhWDOJmFz5GUeEbRPmdU6z55o4gsAxUFgA9G8aowBW2ZHxerDfukwhN8sbXPhxEwLGnMU_1eIMlUU1fOwLKRCtTtZov9IwwptKzym0/s1600-h/bougie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlPcHfqhwb_yAosoEy1cH5U54vfbgJ8vvhzgCFzJhWDOJmFz5GUeEbRPmdU6z55o4gsAxUFgA9G8aowBW2ZHxerDfukwhN8sbXPhxEwLGnMU_1eIMlUU1fOwLKRCtTtZov9IwwptKzym0/s320/bougie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009875694692855314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-84768795431938425272010-10-20T00:00:00.000-07:002010-10-20T00:00:05.956-07:00Pølsehorn<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span id="result_box" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" >Well, I have two ways to start this message.<br />The first: here is a typical Danish recipe that is very suitable for children!<br />The second: as I am a real sucking cook, I am only cooking when it is level 0 cooking (remember the <a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/les-petits-gateaux-pour-les-nuls.html">cake for dummies</a>!)<br /></span><span title="" style="font-family:arial;">The recipe of the day: pølsehorn!<br /></span><span title=""><span style="font-family:arial;">Ignredients: </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">- a specially tailored and precut pølsehorn dough</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">- a few sausages</span><br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpi_vIh_B7aR_RatcbD1uitCgbGkkASrkxLPyuoXLdydk30K-cVkFE-PrMOgZzbY_S7zL91JQj5JkLXdGELQldOKUpoafLT7DINZWrjUcXMQfAoGpO06tF5C1tXbosBBb5Y9IKxk2zew/s1600/poelsehorn1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpi_vIh_B7aR_RatcbD1uitCgbGkkASrkxLPyuoXLdydk30K-cVkFE-PrMOgZzbY_S7zL91JQj5JkLXdGELQldOKUpoafLT7DINZWrjUcXMQfAoGpO06tF5C1tXbosBBb5Y9IKxk2zew/s320/poelsehorn1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467854138095876194" border="0" /></a><br /><span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Open the package, flaten the dough on a clean surface, wet the edges of the dough. All the recipe magic is in the way you'll manage to wrap the sausage in the dough as a croissant ...</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQmkBoGlYFrbow0DpvTDgxbNuUIktp7ZbTwhqkEjb8oTTXLPrSth1RDZUV8lm8KfxRavcptpHOc2I43RX7-N4zKTQUhGcPC2wHKnUStkiVupIwO4JtWSJXZ1Z5QggaQ-beSPAwY4DlPI/s1600/poelsehorn2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQmkBoGlYFrbow0DpvTDgxbNuUIktp7ZbTwhqkEjb8oTTXLPrSth1RDZUV8lm8KfxRavcptpHOc2I43RX7-N4zKTQUhGcPC2wHKnUStkiVupIwO4JtWSJXZ1Z5QggaQ-beSPAwY4DlPI/s320/poelsehorn2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467854132210783794" border="0" /></a><span id="result_box" class=""><span title=""></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""><span style="font-family:arial;">You can also try the ketchup alternative (more messy) or the cheese one (more calories).</span><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:courier new;" title="" ></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumD4IH8dsNUxh7djYYPRBM8Xe2VQKJfZSGbjBkbewtHF4elTGOKUc6uE3qCeWouoEWN-EMOqRsgU22HtNf8y7gYE4_zUFLBMw8HuvF9FrOqr7Ta3hh18JVEfE1QhkTRyCotnHHqutkn4/s1600/poelsehorn3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumD4IH8dsNUxh7djYYPRBM8Xe2VQKJfZSGbjBkbewtHF4elTGOKUc6uE3qCeWouoEWN-EMOqRsgU22HtNf8y7gYE4_zUFLBMw8HuvF9FrOqr7Ta3hh18JVEfE1QhkTRyCotnHHqutkn4/s320/poelsehorn3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467854121861368370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span id="result_box" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" >Bake as indicated on the dough packaging. </span><span title="" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The hardest part is to wait until the cooking is done...</span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:courier new;" title="" ><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2j84oSL6ze76_n-Yd_kTaZk8dG42taP9AW9Hk-EI5D4dn9BxG5xm23_nNmpGbw_fmAjVHB0pb8a5EOQ5f7HmuksaXrd08R8jjdQVAdzuJXSccbZMAqGhn-tRAd3WOPe2_PwCg3JcOZ_Y/s1600/poelsehorn4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2j84oSL6ze76_n-Yd_kTaZk8dG42taP9AW9Hk-EI5D4dn9BxG5xm23_nNmpGbw_fmAjVHB0pb8a5EOQ5f7HmuksaXrd08R8jjdQVAdzuJXSccbZMAqGhn-tRAd3WOPe2_PwCg3JcOZ_Y/s320/poelsehorn4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467854117197338498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;">And voila! <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Within minutes, you managed to cook a typical meal Danish (1)that will delight children (even some adults!) (2) that nearly any cooking beginner can manage!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QU-EzmFjcMy_-15HxuZvBOtMrZlhb2tQu0oI4wIKLS09S7ztdtWjgcpQanmYoH394y3M_W7cfdDuiPLMMTTOyyWj3BmL_g6K97Pug9geJc2052gqhDYvULhvsjhavcpB7vYMHkLcz1M/s1600/poelsehorn5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QU-EzmFjcMy_-15HxuZvBOtMrZlhb2tQu0oI4wIKLS09S7ztdtWjgcpQanmYoH394y3M_W7cfdDuiPLMMTTOyyWj3BmL_g6K97Pug9geJc2052gqhDYvULhvsjhavcpB7vYMHkLcz1M/s320/poelsehorn5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467854113159952146" border="0" /></a>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-66845532619119404842010-10-15T02:11:00.000-07:002010-10-15T02:11:00.154-07:00Blog action day: water<a name="why-water"></a> <span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Why the "Water" theme for <a href="http://blogactionday.change.org">Blog Action day</a> 2010?</span><div class="why-water" style="font-family:arial;"> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. That’s one in eight of us who are subject to preventable disease and even death because of something that many of us take for granted. </span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> Access to clean water is not just a human rights issue. It’s an environmental issue. An animal welfare issue. A sustainability issue. Water is a global issue, and it affects all of us. </span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://environment.change.org/blog/view/annie_leonard_tackles_our_bottled_water_addiction">Bottled Water</a>: </strong> Even though people in the US have access to clean water from their taps, they drink an average of 200 bottles of water per person each year. Over 17 million barrels of oil are needed to manufacture those water bottles, 86 percent of which will never be recycled.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Here in Denmark, I have stop using bottled water and bought a "</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><span><span><a href="http://freewater.dk/">Drikkedunk</a>" for a while now. You can find them in a lot of shops, including pharmacies, and they come in different colours. The plastic they use is free for toxic elements, of course probably not all of them, but at least I don't feel responsible for creating hundred of kilos of extra trash every year.</span></span></span><br /></p></div>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-85595570557638562752010-10-10T00:01:00.000-07:002010-10-10T00:01:00.782-07:00Compulsive snacking options<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;" id="result_box" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">As everyone knows, the Danes are craving for snacks. You just have to look at the </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">assortment offered by kiosks, candy merchants,<a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/green-sausage.html"> sausage stands</a>, and so on ...<br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Recent example at work: as if all the sugar that my colleagues have on their desk wasn't enough, a box of candy and chocolates appeared with a help yourself system - a little money box on its side (this also illustrates how much trust people have in each other here</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">).</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YYi2vIhkmUZ7t561NgZlfkGUTGK1YCGNBY0SPMJthXC_VJpO5X7di8gGgUTOmcx-BhUCm6Hh9yoy2Bj1wdxV-1GFu39C5in1UmKXXSC_vQB2VBogUvM_bv7JDX2LTEQISCj70Nek1rA/s1600/snack2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YYi2vIhkmUZ7t561NgZlfkGUTGK1YCGNBY0SPMJthXC_VJpO5X7di8gGgUTOmcx-BhUCm6Hh9yoy2Bj1wdxV-1GFu39C5in1UmKXXSC_vQB2VBogUvM_bv7JDX2LTEQISCj70Nek1rA/s320/snack2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473804173444083346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Of course, Danes realized that this sugar extravaganza might not be so healthy after all, so healthy options are also heavily available. At work, it is easy to get its hand on the classic carrot and mini cucumber, alongside more traditionnal fruits...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4BXgbVzBfnCh-msAW8cD0ZRLwWAzv8j80aYCtex-9c-QsgUN7-WakObDfDeZQUg0hfirGDv-skC2fOIu6yOBRRclkVNE-lWJa77cmNGL9ofrvF5UzjMIoT_WhOLh41nIJCL2zaNihIk/s1600/snack.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4BXgbVzBfnCh-msAW8cD0ZRLwWAzv8j80aYCtex-9c-QsgUN7-WakObDfDeZQUg0hfirGDv-skC2fOIu6yOBRRclkVNE-lWJa77cmNGL9ofrvF5UzjMIoT_WhOLh41nIJCL2zaNihIk/s320/snack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473804175356898754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Other healthy treats are also commun, like the knækbrød (a kind of very dry toast) or <a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/les-fruits-de-l.html">peas</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Healthy versus sugar: the fight has just begun! Wonder who is going to win ;-)</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-12173984324955898152010-10-05T00:06:00.000-07:002010-10-05T00:06:00.250-07:00Floating hotel<span style="font-family:arial;">Are you looking up for an original hotel for your next trip in Copenhagen? Well, if you are not sea sick, you might consider staying at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.cphliving.com/">CPH living</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, a boat hotel!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBxwyXbdYKj3yLmHgmXIUsRoMw1xLSX33ALSZALE9NjOXsqRVxNhiJuKMmFdvoYHxlVc_S93wTcuCOMguzYwl4U0KaawLUNavww3EdfXEyt6GCvrXzDvhSf8mUMWOj_crs1khUE-j2Tg/s1600/cphliving1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBxwyXbdYKj3yLmHgmXIUsRoMw1xLSX33ALSZALE9NjOXsqRVxNhiJuKMmFdvoYHxlVc_S93wTcuCOMguzYwl4U0KaawLUNavww3EdfXEyt6GCvrXzDvhSf8mUMWOj_crs1khUE-j2Tg/s320/cphliving1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484934191899438226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Even if this idea is well know already, as for example in Holland, the idea of the hotel boat only appeared in Copenhagen in 2008. After a few years, the hotel is still there, but it doesn't seem the idea has been copied, at least not yet.<br />Of course, hotels in Copenhagen aren't cheap and a room there will cost you at least a 1000 dkk, but for that price, you will get a unrivaled view on the Copenhagen harbor! And on a sunny day (maybe next summer!), you can enjoy sun chairs on the deck...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5P0zLhFvJEh5HrDGTCIbQ5LbCW8BHX3Ti5OOv-NY4sdBlW093k-kvcdopEXcqcPrsu5dPDIaE5veTG0hE6b30pC-J3RlepeO3T3-ZCewZYzRKEfcQRf7g4jo4qQbRhS6WrMl3yKeeyk/s1600/cphliving2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5P0zLhFvJEh5HrDGTCIbQ5LbCW8BHX3Ti5OOv-NY4sdBlW093k-kvcdopEXcqcPrsu5dPDIaE5veTG0hE6b30pC-J3RlepeO3T3-ZCewZYzRKEfcQRf7g4jo4qQbRhS6WrMl3yKeeyk/s320/cphliving2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484934176352561106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWEVU4T16OP1PCpDeJas842IkhrU3vazQ2WHBitPaolifn-mjMj_6u1cT4mYBvh-K64blpkrRkA4wj7WxF85XrGzLFjl7CwrcT4b8Zb18noMWk-V9JMA3PwV2LhTRBynXpxJO73Ayh7U/s1600/cphliving3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWEVU4T16OP1PCpDeJas842IkhrU3vazQ2WHBitPaolifn-mjMj_6u1cT4mYBvh-K64blpkrRkA4wj7WxF85XrGzLFjl7CwrcT4b8Zb18noMWk-V9JMA3PwV2LhTRBynXpxJO73Ayh7U/s320/cphliving3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484934164759700002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">You can find the hotel close by Langebro, nearly opposite of the Black Diamond. It is practicly the beginning of our<a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-architecture-in-islands-brygge.html"> New architecture in Islands Brygge </a>walk.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-16796875737210082112010-10-01T00:05:00.000-07:002010-10-01T00:05:00.670-07:00Is it safe to cycle?<span style="font-family:arial;">Copenhagen City also uses another argument in its Let's cycle campaign: Safety!<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPZCqivAteF93fjMwE699qfMOgyD4ZhvzL59mum4_uSzz3k1OPsO6mbT5mjpP_Y3yc7yQLHC8Ki_uPnAJk0v-xNuVW8HV960-lzyYlkSuKFPDF6YBADwTLsfGT5t66w2xlG_HBaKVsbQ/s1600/velo41.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPZCqivAteF93fjMwE699qfMOgyD4ZhvzL59mum4_uSzz3k1OPsO6mbT5mjpP_Y3yc7yQLHC8Ki_uPnAJk0v-xNuVW8HV960-lzyYlkSuKFPDF6YBADwTLsfGT5t66w2xlG_HBaKVsbQ/s320/velo41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479331451308720210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Translation : "You are safer on your bike than on your sofa!". And the small prints add: "The lack of physical activity affects your health, whereas physical activity maintains your body healthy and in good shape".<br />Yeah right, but at least, I never fell off my sofa ;-)<br /></span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-32496008566181090382010-09-27T07:06:00.000-07:002010-09-27T07:06:00.680-07:00Danish first names<span id="result_box" class=""><span title="" style="font-family:arial;">2009 most populars first names are out! You can spot there a few quite interesting names... much different from France (and yet again you don't know the pronunciation ;-)))<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" >Bets are already open for the upcoming little royal twins... Princess Mary and Frederik have some work ahead of them to choose. Luckily for them they have up to 6 months after the birth to choose so they have still some time ....<br />Note that first names number one on the list have been given to around 700 babies... not so much risk to have a school classroom full of Freja and Lucas in 6 years...<br /><br /></span></span><br /><table style="width: 50%; text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr style="font-family: arial;"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">1.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Freja<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">1.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Lucas<br /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: arial;"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">2.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Emma<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">2.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Mikkel<br /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: arial;"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">3.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Ida<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">3.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Emil<br /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: arial;"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">4.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Lærke<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">4.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">William<br /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: arial;"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">5.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Caroline<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">5.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Oliver<br /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: arial;"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">6.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Anna<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">6.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Magnus<br /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: arial;"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">7.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Laura<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">7.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Victor<br /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: arial;"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">8.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Sofie<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">8.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Noah<br /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: arial;"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">9.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Isabella<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">9.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Frederik<br /></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial; text-align: right;">10.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;">Sarah<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial; text-align: right;">10.<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mathias</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span id="result_box" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" >Source <a href="http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/Navne/NamesPop.aspx">Danmark statistik</a></span><br /> </span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-6367091756985110032010-09-26T01:12:00.000-07:002010-09-26T06:21:56.734-07:00Danskviking the blog selected by Go! Overseas<p style="font-family: arial;">Thanks guys! This blog is now part of the <a href="http://www.gooverseas.com/denmark-blogs">top blogs in Denmark</a>....<br /></p><p style="font-family: arial;">"Blogs serve as an excellent platform from which to share personal opinions and experiences. As a leader in the global travel community, GO! Overseas takes our commitment to screen quality and relevant blogs for our readers seriously. Users regularly comment on the usefulness of our top blog recommendations in their country of interest. Much can be learned from reading the experiences of others and GO! top blogs help our readers cut through the noise of the internet and head directly to quality and useful content.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Blogs that have been recognized for outstanding content are eligible to display a GO! Overseas Top Blog badge on their homepage.</p><span style="font-family:arial;">Go! 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Our editorial staff is looking for content which appeals to a wider audience.</li><li class="check">Content that is relatively error free and grammatically correct.</li><li class="check">A blog site which engages users on the website and is responsive to regular contact."</li></ul>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-57708175059213886502010-09-23T00:05:00.000-07:002010-09-26T06:36:49.872-07:00When you bike, it's always sunny!<span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="" title="">As everyone knows, Copenhagen is the<a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/copenhague-city-of-cyclists.html"> city of cyclists</a>. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Yes but some bad mouthed people pretend that in Denmark it rains all the time ;-) !! </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Conclusion: in Copenhagen, you have to learn how to bike in the rain ... </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">and wear the appropriate rainwear.<br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Well think again, it does not rain that much and the city is trying to correct this image, thanks to this billboards campaign!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSy1LXt_17tz4zjx1xcKA_in9qpz0_9tVXWaneygmmHpP3rRSuTmgAjGXIIqfdQiwF08ApVWX0nSMpZoE6mUWLYyrNd0hRMmRQ_To0ZWQYKIpfMx3TgfAiU2SDvXQgC4PcPfR2ijBAOM/s1600/velo40.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSy1LXt_17tz4zjx1xcKA_in9qpz0_9tVXWaneygmmHpP3rRSuTmgAjGXIIqfdQiwF08ApVWX0nSMpZoE6mUWLYyrNd0hRMmRQ_To0ZWQYKIpfMx3TgfAiU2SDvXQgC4PcPfR2ijBAOM/s320/velo40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479328991921212178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;"><span title=""><br />Translation for the non-Danish speakers "when you bike, it almost never rains!" And the small print adds: "It rains on an average of 4% of journeys by bike home to work" ...<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Armed with my journalistic and scientific consciousness, I counted the days where I did get wet during my daily </span></span><span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">bike </span></span><span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">commute. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""><br />During the month of May, oh so significant because<br />(1) it's Spring<br />(2) you find deals on bike in every bike shop, and<br />(3) the campaign "vi cykler til arbejde " (yourself and all your co-workers have to bike to work during that campaign</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">).....I served as guinea pig.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Here is the result of this highly scientific test:<br />May 4 evening, rain gear were mandatory.<br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">May 13 morning, I was a little wet, but I avoided to change into rain gear.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Overall, I got wet twice out of the 2 x 17 trips or 5.9%. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">And I say: What a scam! </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">With the taxes we pay, this campaign doesn't even deliver and keep its promises! ;-)))<br /></span><span style="" title="">Well, seriously it does not rain that often and it's nice to get some air and exercise, so I will not trade my bike for a car ...</span></span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-27069933445768234802010-09-19T07:16:00.000-07:002010-09-19T07:16:00.403-07:00Lagkagehuset, the best bakery in Copenhagen?<span style="font-family:arial;">Walking on Christianhavn, I suddenly became a little hungry (let's see I needed sugar and quick!). So I walked into </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.lagkagehuset.dk/">Lagkagehuset</a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">. You can try this for a pronunciation approximate : Laok</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;">é</span><span style="font-family:arial;">éhouzeut</span><span style="font-family:arial;">.<br /></span><span id="result_box" class=""><span style="" title=""></span><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" title=""></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Quu1QtIIg-aGIBiMsFil4pX8rx7d_S5BpPelNqVqkdkcjCwwIUZZnB3K2Dk9DAaFW9WjN4AV_6vCvJtkNRtEn6Du7z1_yn89hbNVWqNr0GIbNakwEQg4hyphenhyphenb6vPkP1PK6PubqbEBPYQ/s1600-h/lagekagehuset3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Quu1QtIIg-aGIBiMsFil4pX8rx7d_S5BpPelNqVqkdkcjCwwIUZZnB3K2Dk9DAaFW9WjN4AV_6vCvJtkNRtEn6Du7z1_yn89hbNVWqNr0GIbNakwEQg4hyphenhyphenb6vPkP1PK6PubqbEBPYQ/s320/lagekagehuset3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701794022497554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;" id="result_box" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Rumor has it that it would be the best bakery in Copenhagen. When I saw the long queue waiting by the counter (remember to take a numbered ticket when entering if you don't want to wait helplessly for hours...), I would say that this reputation may not be usurped.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QyPIlIF9EKZsJYKjgId8DvUjyQwZTXK9rQ_-LqpU6VgOwWwovuS644tS8GEpb20yJZShA06LLPb092EA07A5Tryg4WZMPjEb1Yi9PdE3rZkv-IBS9iM0T7hqMhspS_RfggWuhrGEZAY/s1600-h/lagekagehuset4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QyPIlIF9EKZsJYKjgId8DvUjyQwZTXK9rQ_-LqpU6VgOwWwovuS644tS8GEpb20yJZShA06LLPb092EA07A5Tryg4WZMPjEb1Yi9PdE3rZkv-IBS9iM0T7hqMhspS_RfggWuhrGEZAY/s320/lagekagehuset4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701786173413938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >You can already find 6 shops in Copenhagen</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" ><br />- Vesterbrogade 4A</span> <span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" ><br />- Torvegade 45</span><span style="font-family: arial;">) </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" ><br />- Dampfærgevej 9</span> <span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" ><br />- Falkoner Alle 4 inFrederiksberg </span> <span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" ><br />-</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> Frederiksberggade 21</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">- Frederiksborggade 6</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Why so much success? The answer is simple, just look at the impressive choice of pastries... </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XC2uiVzcZvZRT512YMXTimrowr_iZ1Wo6kPA9GEHc0lFVsv7hXK52JhK9Y2vt3DioZlGhn0hWdaoHNiD9Da_9S3Vm8Jp1BqoA_62xUJO5hEIfIfhg-JPdKFw8fFJOPjIRvYFAVB-J2U/s1600-h/lagekagehuset10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XC2uiVzcZvZRT512YMXTimrowr_iZ1Wo6kPA9GEHc0lFVsv7hXK52JhK9Y2vt3DioZlGhn0hWdaoHNiD9Da_9S3Vm8Jp1BqoA_62xUJO5hEIfIfhg-JPdKFw8fFJOPjIRvYFAVB-J2U/s320/lagekagehuset10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701342926279010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >Amongst them, I choose the potato cake (kartoffelkage)</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >: cream puff covered with a thick layer of almond paste and covered with cocoa</span><span style="font-family: arial;" id="result_box" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" title=""></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5e6wgBNSABZUYuXPLF4XWz9onrRuKUJjrU0rjjuPwLW4HWjxb_-kKWLbtC1CGe1Y25kk73l_Xekp2DgOO4IRrvzNoIz3on8mbzJlWRtS7MhyutMENSGgZeaTbYme1xwopw89PUt2eRM/s1600-h/lagekagehuset5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5e6wgBNSABZUYuXPLF4XWz9onrRuKUJjrU0rjjuPwLW4HWjxb_-kKWLbtC1CGe1Y25kk73l_Xekp2DgOO4IRrvzNoIz3on8mbzJlWRtS7MhyutMENSGgZeaTbYme1xwopw89PUt2eRM/s320/lagekagehuset5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701780596541794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV86tBDIPLLPp62zVMqMiy9TDHUmTi7tdti-Grf8dDWeyjIEMGxM4_dho8IW3sSt0ue-TvSm3EqTdmt1TIePNn98RhTkpcJtzA8wNV-N6plp_oFh0TfkEmHDev98vzltecDHRooRd1THA/s1600-h/lagekagehuset.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV86tBDIPLLPp62zVMqMiy9TDHUmTi7tdti-Grf8dDWeyjIEMGxM4_dho8IW3sSt0ue-TvSm3EqTdmt1TIePNn98RhTkpcJtzA8wNV-N6plp_oFh0TfkEmHDev98vzltecDHRooRd1THA/s320/lagekagehuset.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394703043727771346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">And of course, it is too hard to only taste one so let's indulge with the House special: the Christianshavner. Available in two sizes: big or small. But the real question is what's inside?<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBke2xv7Kr2ovXNeqtkKPHe3DIb1bguUHnHT96Lpb9lVV9rZJG3e0egRsosEki_5zmYD0gQXKjfOaxqgyg_nuNLIFtnkI7tOSK3SaIEYBBSY90z4z_X9kX-vsje_Us6BAdm2L0jgG_Y_M/s1600-h/lagekagehuset2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBke2xv7Kr2ovXNeqtkKPHe3DIb1bguUHnHT96Lpb9lVV9rZJG3e0egRsosEki_5zmYD0gQXKjfOaxqgyg_nuNLIFtnkI7tOSK3SaIEYBBSY90z4z_X9kX-vsje_Us6BAdm2L0jgG_Y_M/s320/lagekagehuset2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394703033500967282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">And what is inside this little boxe? Calories, of course ;-)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijttt18mlC7zlnrskPC4xbBYZHb4VgkB-8ElNiXJmdoBmW2ZFlfZ_n_l-DinnofFk3Om_KJ61h6LTOF2IaDCUvgYPPUg715eoYucma5Aa8mJAUaojIiwBThzACuhoAUEjok_0iQx1QQzc/s1600-h/lagekagehuset11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijttt18mlC7zlnrskPC4xbBYZHb4VgkB-8ElNiXJmdoBmW2ZFlfZ_n_l-DinnofFk3Om_KJ61h6LTOF2IaDCUvgYPPUg715eoYucma5Aa8mJAUaojIiwBThzACuhoAUEjok_0iQx1QQzc/s320/lagekagehuset11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701335013850082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">A small size Christianshavner - damned it </span><span style="font-family:arial;">really </span><span style="font-family:arial;">was too small: fruits and strawberry mousse on a base of biscuit and caramelized hazelnuts</span><span style="font-family:arial;">. Really tasty!</span><span id="result_box" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""><br /><br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oCZ8uRW6z9QyaLZT2euiBSm5So4fcH0Y0Eutj-mO3Amc7DhW3S9GRyxFTn6ZFXtQRX6M0H2UB6hdV40jG7Rb6iHKGNZ0mnoEAQ_yMWc-hxEqeC6nKqCH_x4ay72U7qGRcZwwaNGsgnU/s1600-h/lagekagehuset8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oCZ8uRW6z9QyaLZT2euiBSm5So4fcH0Y0Eutj-mO3Amc7DhW3S9GRyxFTn6ZFXtQRX6M0H2UB6hdV40jG7Rb6iHKGNZ0mnoEAQ_yMWc-hxEqeC6nKqCH_x4ay72U7qGRcZwwaNGsgnU/s320/lagekagehuset8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701354183854498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">A classic "Sarah Bernhardt", chocolate mousse on a macaroon base, with a top chocolate layer. Not the best I had in the city, but still definitly good. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKvGyN67Mua9GOvX5eqiHIOTnvCr8eDnSEvf8g7WjlZNviVZsqV3hmkhj-3VfASoCMWObQkty2eo9qtilN29N1bnS5mnTGv994AwqUvWZGBVGiYavUEMu4flUNwB6LaR6qXB5iIpKrh0/s1600-h/lagekagehuset7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKvGyN67Mua9GOvX5eqiHIOTnvCr8eDnSEvf8g7WjlZNviVZsqV3hmkhj-3VfASoCMWObQkty2eo9qtilN29N1bnS5mnTGv994AwqUvWZGBVGiYavUEMu4flUNwB6LaR6qXB5iIpKrh0/s320/lagekagehuset7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701763470334386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I didn't try the <a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/qu-qu-lagkage.html">lagkage</a>, it will be for the next visit </span><span style="font-family:arial;">(you need to be really hungry for that!).</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchT2uGCUo5s3mrWE46ChjAf0JEkC8QAhW9n8Ef7WnvIfjPXsMllCD5tVAtW302-hKj2g3T0C_yzlrE9OCJ9ZXLm6yvdSB7TMwE0CmAMwjl3etKmi1ti2R47_0xOEN8pA3sTtuzGor7Oo/s1600-h/lagekagehuset12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchT2uGCUo5s3mrWE46ChjAf0JEkC8QAhW9n8Ef7WnvIfjPXsMllCD5tVAtW302-hKj2g3T0C_yzlrE9OCJ9ZXLm6yvdSB7TMwE0CmAMwjl3etKmi1ti2R47_0xOEN8pA3sTtuzGor7Oo/s320/lagekagehuset12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701328575093250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Of course, they also sell excellent bread... but would that really be reasonnable after all those cakes?</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnCH0c_Sr7b73KPJWmpbNulEPzJbj81u5h4cRSg9JanZLwRsBlYYc5GE-MT-RGEG2jt9NafSZw3Ao7bacfomBgnnKKxluwVb0C59wWKYEqwTCcGHYSuUaRifQrZ98p1QK3THBTfS9D_M/s1600-h/lagekagehuset6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnCH0c_Sr7b73KPJWmpbNulEPzJbj81u5h4cRSg9JanZLwRsBlYYc5GE-MT-RGEG2jt9NafSZw3Ao7bacfomBgnnKKxluwVb0C59wWKYEqwTCcGHYSuUaRifQrZ98p1QK3THBTfS9D_M/s320/lagekagehuset6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701765610667522" border="0" /></a>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-40037438313851075212010-09-14T07:18:00.000-07:002010-09-14T07:18:00.367-07:00A cheap weekend in Copenhagen - Day 2<span style="font-family:arial;">This is day 2 of our weekend Discount Copenhagen, the challenge continues....</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXpyCzInBeYgQpjcxFyz4-Fs8S_wa6TQNCLNZjegQQmPdSJLM-8nZJVc7-wOZhiHoRZmGRdUtlEsgihyK1uVw0HNJPgPPNmbI0b1M813EpxVBCdIpXs3YZmvkkJrIVvAhB9nL0PL4uWM/s1600-h/pieces2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXpyCzInBeYgQpjcxFyz4-Fs8S_wa6TQNCLNZjegQQmPdSJLM-8nZJVc7-wOZhiHoRZmGRdUtlEsgihyK1uVw0HNJPgPPNmbI0b1M813EpxVBCdIpXs3YZmvkkJrIVvAhB9nL0PL4uWM/s320/pieces2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393194279218031218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Let's go for Day two.<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Let's start by visiting the little Mermaid</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Her girfriend - the new millemium Mermaid located a little more north on the docks<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">A nice walk in the close by Kastellet<a href="http://danskviking.blogspot.com/2007/02/automne-au-kastellet.html"><br /></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">The <a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/l-de-l-de-ville.html">City Hall</a> (you can go inside for free)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">The Danish Design tour by visiting the following shops: Illum, Magasin du Nord, Georg Jensen, <a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/royal-copenhagen.html">Royal Copenhagen</a> and Paustian</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">National Galeries (Staten Museum for Kunst)<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">the Sort Diamant (National Library with a nice design interior)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Boat ride low budget (use the <a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/petit-tour-dans-le-port.html">yellow boats</a> where you can pay with your public transportation klippekort) or the slightly more expensive and touristic option, but still affordable, the Netto boat) the boarding dock is at the end of Nyhavn</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">During the summer season essentially, look out for the festivals posters: like Copenhague Jazz Festival (most of the concerts are free), outside movie festival ....<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">the <a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/havnebadet.html">bathing areas</a> or beaches (yes, yes it's right, Copenhagen has a few beaches close by the Center).<br /></span></li></ul> <span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Note that a large number of activities are </span></span><span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">outdoor, it's</span></span><span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""> of course much easier to live small budget style in Copenhagen in summer than during winter. I have to admit that during the</span><span style="" title=""> winter, nothing beats the hours spent huddled in a warm coffee to enjoy the Danish "hygge" Danish, but then we are not talking about the same kind of budget this time ;-)</span></span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-50978098024525396592010-09-07T07:17:00.000-07:002010-09-07T07:17:00.097-07:00A cheap weekend in Copenhagen<span id="result_box" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" title=""></span><span title="" style="font-family:arial;">Copenhagen has a reputation for being an expensive city, ... no kidding? </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" >Ok, it's true. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""><span style="font-family:arial;">But I love challenge and will show you how to spend a weekend in Copenhagen low budget style....</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhWjj4hFow29cLomgMat4bhS4h54d0NcFMTCSUH6rfwrkgCZA0ZBABeHiuIj9roPZRJucPbhqVA7gtMndCOdTVYu3NpIB7NynxcGe-vAsQxTkOiZ34YRLtj0I3ujYNDsWDmGDbRGFueI/s1600-h/pieces.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhWjj4hFow29cLomgMat4bhS4h54d0NcFMTCSUH6rfwrkgCZA0ZBABeHiuIj9roPZRJucPbhqVA7gtMndCOdTVYu3NpIB7NynxcGe-vAsQxTkOiZ34YRLtj0I3ujYNDsWDmGDbRGFueI/s320/pieces.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393194053377388626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Day One</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.natmus.dk/sw4509.asp">Nationalmuseet</a>: National museum (entry is free): you should not miss it, and the new Prehistoric exhibit is really great<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Carlsberg <a href="http://www.glyptoteket.dk/">Glyptotek </a>(free one day per week, right now it is Sunday)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">the Royal Greenhouses in the Botanic garden (Botanisk Have)<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">the parcs (Rosenborg Have where you can admire the beautiful Rosenborg Castle and Botanisk Have are my 2 personal favorites)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Quick lunch at the pølsevogn - plan around 50 dkk for a sausage and a drink<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Quiet walk along the lakes </span><span style="font-family:arial;">(4 longs lakes at the west of the city center)<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">A beer at the Carlsberg brewery (tasting included in the entry ticket) or the local way, sitting on the wharf at Nyhavn</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">After all that you might be a little hungry, so let's stop for a nice little evening all you can eat buffet at</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Riz-Raz or Ankara (both are restaurants brands with a few in the city center)<br /></span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">For sleeping, no a lot of cheap options, I can onnly name</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > </span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Danhostel Copenhagen City (H.C. Andersens Boulevard 50). It's </span><span id="result_box" class="" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">a youth hostel located fairly well but you still have to pay around 30 euros per night per person.</span></span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-50413011232040651632010-07-25T12:13:00.000-07:002010-07-25T12:13:00.168-07:00What can you grill on your barbecue?<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;">The barbecue season is upon us, so the shops are full of barbecue-food.<br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(235, 239, 249); font-family: arial;" title=""></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Among them:</span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial;"><span id="result_box" class="medium_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">- The spare ribs, marinated in maple (another sign of the americanization of Denmark)</span></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm2aQpPXZrUNCmIEDuQWkRZYwYIu2Iu3e4kOSivR22-vFZK_3tPNtfEbEOiqXyUqdQQIbAqwmyg0_sN1l7XU7mmxVDtDD6BQcp9tGQSn4d4V1YBkIXXxH-gV6qXQE8eP6ZyPPLiPgdC8/s1600-h/barbec3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm2aQpPXZrUNCmIEDuQWkRZYwYIu2Iu3e4kOSivR22-vFZK_3tPNtfEbEOiqXyUqdQQIbAqwmyg0_sN1l7XU7mmxVDtDD6BQcp9tGQSn4d4V1YBkIXXxH-gV6qXQE8eP6ZyPPLiPgdC8/s320/barbec3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238910765988409058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">- Corn</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNtamK2XkLLA6nV2yZs6psPkf5AEyyI9U78IvBLckYCgw9t5ZEwUYzRuHQInfClr3-v0quReQ5RAELNvjb3pW7M1yvcnUSQuj4I0lKfifJI8VmNcvWqPr_RcPbzG9gdb87-DpSM9DqM0/s1600-h/barbec4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNtamK2XkLLA6nV2yZs6psPkf5AEyyI9U78IvBLckYCgw9t5ZEwUYzRuHQInfClr3-v0quReQ5RAELNvjb3pW7M1yvcnUSQuj4I0lKfifJI8VmNcvWqPr_RcPbzG9gdb87-DpSM9DqM0/s320/barbec4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238910772234751362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">- Barbecue bread. I have to admit the final result didn't look anything like the picture on the packaging. But let's also confess that I am absolutely not a BBQ-pro!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ4jm9PrObC6pbpwBj47Hkl8tcoQlKkZM2SrC2d5UGVDPt1daHLw30sn-0ITpmC-7PoUEcIfoYIG9DHMhuKyxy6P3FHMCgYfjcgZhXHgtEnRK5mAMH3SIqsXD5lSTzDMH2igAP0QvurE/s1600-h/barbec5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ4jm9PrObC6pbpwBj47Hkl8tcoQlKkZM2SrC2d5UGVDPt1daHLw30sn-0ITpmC-7PoUEcIfoYIG9DHMhuKyxy6P3FHMCgYfjcgZhXHgtEnRK5mAMH3SIqsXD5lSTzDMH2igAP0QvurE/s320/barbec5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238910776570437138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Bon appétit !</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">PS : in my home, there is also sometimes a few French delicacies on the grill... for example andouillettes... We may live in Denmark, we still need our dose of French gastronomy!</span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-13873997569268997042010-07-09T23:56:00.000-07:002010-07-09T23:56:00.342-07:00Green sausage<span style="font-family:arial;">As everybody know, Danes are really fans of green. Now they can even buy a "green" hot-dog in the street! This hot-dog stand is now installed close to the </span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Rundetårn since November 2009 and is only selling green products!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Please note that this really modest place has won the "best restaurant 2010" </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://ibyen.dk/ibyen-prisen/spisestedspris/article904869.ece">Ibyen award</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. Amongst the contestants were 4 others reals restaurants, including the famous Fiskebaren (Bib Gourmand Michelin).</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHladIxWKs2so2yvrdGw9cJMURp3iVW7mMyTUGzgLthAdQ-otqjhJwBtn5Izs-Bs4BuT3z_0LCVydGHWHi24sW5Tq6oWl7vK9IuwczSwSi_nivgqCuRGjuCiR0zt6ZsOyaQbpa_Sw30I/s1600/dop.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHladIxWKs2so2yvrdGw9cJMURp3iVW7mMyTUGzgLthAdQ-otqjhJwBtn5Izs-Bs4BuT3z_0LCVydGHWHi24sW5Tq6oWl7vK9IuwczSwSi_nivgqCuRGjuCiR0zt6ZsOyaQbpa_Sw30I/s320/dop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459694487755209954" border="0" /></a>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-51175858181004653242010-07-05T11:44:00.000-07:002010-07-05T11:44:00.528-07:00They are big, hairy and a bit red-faced ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbPhCTd93Vwk5tF6D-i3ZoRHn_X7DDnFnKtW09JLKkreVQBzQMAHHVQPEa5ytxub4lNCf4_aNCP9LfaWt5S-bn-ILsBxguAKBKSH_X3jyo7daLvhDaAkIKfOaJVEF08JrNc-QXa9QFzQ/s1600-h/fruit1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbPhCTd93Vwk5tF6D-i3ZoRHn_X7DDnFnKtW09JLKkreVQBzQMAHHVQPEa5ytxub4lNCf4_aNCP9LfaWt5S-bn-ILsBxguAKBKSH_X3jyo7daLvhDaAkIKfOaJVEF08JrNc-QXa9QFzQ/s320/fruit1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221456722098377602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span id="result_box" class="long_text" style="font-family:arial;"><span title="">Well, guess again, I am not talking about the Danes (or am I? .... Just kidding).<br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">This is one of the summer fruit in Denmark, the stikkelsbær (gooseberry?)<br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">It has a taste reminding me a little kiwis.<br /></span><span style="" title="">It's very good snack and I suppose you can also do some tasty desserts. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">If you have any recipes, feel free to give me suggestion....</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7_dfx4-hb6fswjxObttm7QxKmDuz5dsUl8aU4D2zoM5GlE4CaImAHtYZaPFVyLEHWe58VojF2u4zMExYQ7WnBwDK3YHAZW02oS98baqkqyB7r2_GI2ZE8G4dmVOO9ditIeOz88Hmnc0/s1600-h/fruit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7_dfx4-hb6fswjxObttm7QxKmDuz5dsUl8aU4D2zoM5GlE4CaImAHtYZaPFVyLEHWe58VojF2u4zMExYQ7WnBwDK3YHAZW02oS98baqkqyB7r2_GI2ZE8G4dmVOO9ditIeOz88Hmnc0/s320/fruit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221446983417206050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-30911198269175434482010-07-02T15:07:00.000-07:002010-07-02T15:07:00.386-07:00Summer fruits<span style="font-family:arial;">The classic Danish summer fruit: strawberries and ... peas!</span><br /><div dir="ltr" style=""><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span title="" style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" >I rapidly pass over the general astonishment that we can grow strawberries in Denmark. </span><span title="" style="font-family:arial;">Yes! </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" >Greenhouses are miracles!<br />The most amazing is that here the pea is a fruit. This means that people sit quietly and start eating their peas in the afternoon, at work, in the train or even in the street. I tasted and I confirm that ... </span><span title="" style="font-family:arial;">is a small pea. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" >So it's actually a bit bland, but then to consider it a fruit, I usually request a little sweetness ...</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj0-AyGDtIms5ZOYRNPznSMZSAAxZQAF4aMPnEagX3Xmdix1KOpO6eq3Wmw_pY816SSjN-oa0igoOhgW3YrWEHHzWIA3pbqaefDBMGVI_LzF6F_RX8-SpSfA_0CMlJEX_3nAW84zya5Y/s1600-h/petitspois1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj0-AyGDtIms5ZOYRNPznSMZSAAxZQAF4aMPnEagX3Xmdix1KOpO6eq3Wmw_pY816SSjN-oa0igoOhgW3YrWEHHzWIA3pbqaefDBMGVI_LzF6F_RX8-SpSfA_0CMlJEX_3nAW84zya5Y/s320/petitspois1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109407905711065202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">No kidding, this is the "fruit basket" at work.</span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;"><span id="result_box" class="medium_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Otherwise, you can also buy it sometimes in the street as here in Christianshavn.</span></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K3KxtDTTHaAPywxQWJfiE_PSv7WeNshEFsv_leQtU6UgW7owV0w21EKlCXrxUXDDcqfv2KSmw8FlKkAhKjoqHcuOelkpMAtF4_RHBiTmXuCqsaInIhdx79N53UwjuGvBve36bhHlHXE/s1600-h/petitspois2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K3KxtDTTHaAPywxQWJfiE_PSv7WeNshEFsv_leQtU6UgW7owV0w21EKlCXrxUXDDcqfv2KSmw8FlKkAhKjoqHcuOelkpMAtF4_RHBiTmXuCqsaInIhdx79N53UwjuGvBve36bhHlHXE/s320/petitspois2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109418887942441154" border="0" /></a>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-11291479656712792752010-06-29T12:01:00.000-07:002010-06-29T12:01:00.426-07:00Learning Danish is easy....<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" >... ;-) hummm at least it is most of the times pretty cheap!</span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;" title="">Learning Danish is highly recommended when you settle here permanently, it is even mandatory for non european citizens who want residency permits. So as a foreigner, you usually discover pretty quickly after your arrival the joys of a Dansk Sprogskole (danish language school). The </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;" title="">largest municipalities have their own language school for adults, more or less rich and equiped depending on the municipality budget.</span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TvtLJknnMCxl9MiQOCGKXC-Ow9NtvOdBAMl4LQGDFDoJpPOOiNG1YCkKJXy4aYlewJWszWVRwJDXbzTOTWjZhDWOxGi85z6a_3bIxkuPeL6U0oQdKxyz_J4yz1VuIOiqpKmn_m6lXvk/s1600-h/ecole.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TvtLJknnMCxl9MiQOCGKXC-Ow9NtvOdBAMl4LQGDFDoJpPOOiNG1YCkKJXy4aYlewJWszWVRwJDXbzTOTWjZhDWOxGi85z6a_3bIxkuPeL6U0oQdKxyz_J4yz1VuIOiqpKmn_m6lXvk/s320/ecole.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363169916239466530" border="0" /></a><span id="result_box" class="long_text" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">The </span></span><span id="result_box" class="long_text" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Nordsjælland </span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" > school where I have done my study is apparently in the "rich" category. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Education 100% free (well I wasn't asked to pay anything yet), e-learning classes, small groups courses on evenings or on Saturdays, teacher available by mail to correct your exercises in between classes, language lab in a computer room, books provided, CD-ROMs, dictionaries ... is luxury!</span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Add to this that they give you notebooks the first day of school, and that you can request the loan of laptops and printers to take home, I finally understood why we pay so many taxes!</span></span></div>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-42784210675647087912010-06-26T11:29:00.000-07:002010-06-26T11:29:00.699-07:00Summer time= party time!<span id="result_box" class="long_text" style="font-family:arial;"><span title="">June marks the starts of the "crazy period" in Denmark. As early as 8pm you can hear noises in the streets (horns, songs, ...) </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">It is finally Graduation day!! </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Students in third grade (at least I think) have received the papers authorizing them to enroll for college. Usually there is an official morning ceremony.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1H84WCTOdJjy-wWb9AF_R_rRGoJ_D6ypfE5KzVGLaumKLgY620DWIoMMAHdn2uKwfZojIG9jq0z8Cb0YNrEWkZ25E7Onz3-uGRw3I6RdTWJqneuEIxeXpTHcWy52JApM7j0MGLcCriA9J/s1600-h/char20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1H84WCTOdJjy-wWb9AF_R_rRGoJ_D6ypfE5KzVGLaumKLgY620DWIoMMAHdn2uKwfZojIG9jq0z8Cb0YNrEWkZ25E7Onz3-uGRw3I6RdTWJqneuEIxeXpTHcWy52JApM7j0MGLcCriA9J/s320/char20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083736276531539874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD21kbwN25pdatF4UhGtSTn6LG2ZDlX9KxvzuXNs2qxD1LqVF5ndAQFCC4NrrAhZhY9iSwuyJrJ5iYFW12Na6ahujGAjPpkRevMC2qZOmpXLpj0z4u-0jBJvrJ29-vljWQtVRmuBPJxHbA/s1600-h/char23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD21kbwN25pdatF4UhGtSTn6LG2ZDlX9KxvzuXNs2qxD1LqVF5ndAQFCC4NrrAhZhY9iSwuyJrJ5iYFW12Na6ahujGAjPpkRevMC2qZOmpXLpj0z4u-0jBJvrJ29-vljWQtVRmuBPJxHbA/s320/char23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083736723208138706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4rgP8s5FSHnSxldbYQvj_M6my2pe-HdgGun-5LPR-w13uwvY_Va4Vd6U_WjfaYao0Md67nt3UAlNnHcXwfQGQk539nMHy8UdsQvt9PgR0S-YVux_Qy4ZzZm5Xu8d_Yie5zsDsUHksAyp/s1600-h/char35.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4rgP8s5FSHnSxldbYQvj_M6my2pe-HdgGun-5LPR-w13uwvY_Va4Vd6U_WjfaYao0Md67nt3UAlNnHcXwfQGQk539nMHy8UdsQvt9PgR0S-YVux_Qy4ZzZm5Xu8d_Yie5zsDsUHksAyp/s320/char35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083738179202052226" border="0" /></a><br /><span title="" style="font-family:arial;">From 11 am, another kind of music took over, when students get straight out from the ceremony at their school. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" title="" >Highly decorated chariots are waiting to attack the city. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">This festival is really very organized, each class having its own vehicule (which apparently they book sometimes one year in advance just to be sure to have one on the big day).</span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Then they visit with each student's parents one after the other, the tradition being that each one offer to drink (and eat) to the students. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">You may imagine that they do not wait the stops to drink a little beer ...! 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb3vrG5a5EVMC2Mv72fkDPmfTzCqNpW87mr6XlziNM6QC1gOf-6KhCOZ1lxaMjKmw0W_vm4p9c-Zg4mlyjDKjnr7IHVy5YsgB3Nxct3FMMx0qOmzPO4WELRSWnCh42EQrKc8uEmzNaPAY/s320/char24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083736727503106018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ5zBOfj8SPccFUYKnCS2DeXJZY6Vm8Nzunueivsix_kPkEdA97HKRy0FaZ72W_RoGh5yxaO7D7D4_vnM4NJVV9lCESnjGs6ZcEZegS9Pag-j2n3C71G2wBWiHTeZ4tbovO1AYg8p3V5L/s1600-h/char16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ5zBOfj8SPccFUYKnCS2DeXJZY6Vm8Nzunueivsix_kPkEdA97HKRy0FaZ72W_RoGh5yxaO7D7D4_vnM4NJVV9lCESnjGs6ZcEZegS9Pag-j2n3C71G2wBWiHTeZ4tbovO1AYg8p3V5L/s320/char16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083735885689515874" border="0" /></a>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-55834640892194663012010-06-23T08:34:00.000-07:002010-06-23T08:34:00.274-07:00Sankt Hans<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Hide witches!</span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span title=""></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Here we celebrate tonight St. John (Sankt Hans), and we can say that the tradition is respected pretty seriously in Denmark. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Each town, village or district of Copenhagen has its own Sankt Hans fire.<br /></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Example here in Hillerød last year: despite some rain during the day and especially the crazy wind, the festival was in full swing. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Music, beer, sausages and of course the wood pile, installed on the castle lake. </span><span title="">We even got to see some (small) fireworks.</span></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQG3VUpl3mrPkTdaPluRiCR8Ps2Uig4uuaviMLHNE-JSMT-SziMo7cIazNhVDeZ1Wr9pgwXPgLOwBUtdRruzx6MVj8HqI-BhmR_YSvk3QzG_G4qxrWgmb4reFgp0I-PCm4qX3xodBlM8/s1600-h/skthans1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQG3VUpl3mrPkTdaPluRiCR8Ps2Uig4uuaviMLHNE-JSMT-SziMo7cIazNhVDeZ1Wr9pgwXPgLOwBUtdRruzx6MVj8HqI-BhmR_YSvk3QzG_G4qxrWgmb4reFgp0I-PCm4qX3xodBlM8/s320/skthans1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215188069268542370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z7h0llGPvkcM7lc_lZXUxlIfMGE9bdIOJKlF6ELRz3TqnX5wmyrDZ5dkvc1G5RlcUWaqloxttbariyFnsLnTWxSRHZ0tspuCLtO8SpbQyvEeMubmGBuhyphenhyphenNABTkPdTMMAjj8H3belnig/s1600-h/skthans2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z7h0llGPvkcM7lc_lZXUxlIfMGE9bdIOJKlF6ELRz3TqnX5wmyrDZ5dkvc1G5RlcUWaqloxttbariyFnsLnTWxSRHZ0tspuCLtO8SpbQyvEeMubmGBuhyphenhyphenNABTkPdTMMAjj8H3belnig/s320/skthans2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215188071051050498" border="0" /></a><span title=""><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">For centuries, summer has been celebrated this way in Denmark and it is believed that this day of the year is really rich in "natural energy". </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I pass on the details of the early pagan rituals 8-)</span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span title=""></span><span style="" title="">For around a hundred years, they just burn a doll witch on the fire. </span><span style="" title="">Today the newspapers were full of stories of nowadays witches (a hobby like any other) who welcome the magical aspect of the evening while protesting that they should stop burn this kind of doll.</span></span></div>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-11744406157602763492010-06-22T11:33:00.000-07:002010-06-22T11:33:00.537-07:00Stop on the island<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span id="result_box" class="long_text" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="" title="">The interior of the <a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/copenhagen-island-hotel.html">Copenhagen Island hote</a>l is also worth a visit.<br /></span><span title="">First, the lobby (in the "tower") has really interesting volumes. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">It actually contains only a panoramic elevator and access gateways to the floors.</span><span title=""> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">The blue panels give a warm underwater feel. Of course as we are in Denmark</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">, you can enjoy design armchairs to get a well deserved rest :-)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhniZApzhbY_On6za30q6OISXaDgg17uYvQwjRNJTHWsZB5tTsrNROx-J5tEyvzWIgFQwW6NPNGBNpnMEJ4v6PDlM0aEFLq2PhX2fS_dRgmVo7D7GDhnSQ9hrTiHSnlCwjSFKpd7nS9Ps/s1600-h/cphisland3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhniZApzhbY_On6za30q6OISXaDgg17uYvQwjRNJTHWsZB5tTsrNROx-J5tEyvzWIgFQwW6NPNGBNpnMEJ4v6PDlM0aEFLq2PhX2fS_dRgmVo7D7GDhnSQ9hrTiHSnlCwjSFKpd7nS9Ps/s320/cphisland3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446737510646617842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHUgm43B3hA3czY63-2gL_IwY06YxVSCisWvVvXk5pcbyiZPoOd-Vj60FoQevzFoBVafTQPt7e2XX-15EcTYewXM6aLCIRYf9afU5BbELRjgAqZjK9it1G5bkv3_dVgYqT1tI5P4LtE8/s1600-h/cphisland4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHUgm43B3hA3czY63-2gL_IwY06YxVSCisWvVvXk5pcbyiZPoOd-Vj60FoQevzFoBVafTQPt7e2XX-15EcTYewXM6aLCIRYf9afU5BbELRjgAqZjK9it1G5bkv3_dVgYqT1tI5P4LtE8/s320/cphisland4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446737502212357666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span id="result_box" class="medium_text" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Under the glass roof which was visible from behind the building, you can find a restaurant and a bar. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Again everything is very "neo-Scandinavian": metal, dark wood and shades of beige.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FGfihBtyEo9xie3R5zki-2OmBNmOXllejDSm7zSe6nVKhln71O-ywpd2Ghw0wQWm0ogcZa_cOgvkfjbhNRM0TdVTzxCl-ekoWaIQKtaZqsuxfwbIIalTpjmo88ciMCZwd7uAYOijdwQ/s1600-h/cphisland2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FGfihBtyEo9xie3R5zki-2OmBNmOXllejDSm7zSe6nVKhln71O-ywpd2Ghw0wQWm0ogcZa_cOgvkfjbhNRM0TdVTzxCl-ekoWaIQKtaZqsuxfwbIIalTpjmo88ciMCZwd7uAYOijdwQ/s320/cphisland2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446737521038765250" border="0" /></a><span id="result_box" class="long_text" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">The rooms have of course all you could need, including a desisgn chair ... </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">Fortunately, the decoration is a little more colorful, which makes the atmosphere warmer. </span><span title="">The advantage of living on an island is that there is waterview from all sides ... </span><span style="" title="">In particular views of the harbor, the bathing facility at the foot of the hotel and the modern buildings that dot the neighborhood.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPumu3TVNfzp-oY1hmxYV7Wj4ymudbs5WudJa1P8JdnJ0EjA2u4QCs7z_HbdHsR6kqE6u5Ltpms_uJMTTP81eMowXIlThaWqsmuAzoN3_Ccxxl1-HuF1g7YWNsFQ8IVXMIlZHxpxfWh94/s1600-h/cphisland1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPumu3TVNfzp-oY1hmxYV7Wj4ymudbs5WudJa1P8JdnJ0EjA2u4QCs7z_HbdHsR6kqE6u5Ltpms_uJMTTP81eMowXIlThaWqsmuAzoN3_Ccxxl1-HuF1g7YWNsFQ8IVXMIlZHxpxfWh94/s320/cphisland1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446737622509928674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen86LE-5m7neaCJDPCp41f_QESq9PsE0sJMYJGtcOSGtBysPJ5OR5XiBLZBNUu5aZeZUgQw4SQ_Zfvs4L3NtP9C_pwWFi06aTghb-V4RVo5HUVRDXkIwtVXrWkNlAGwD6fR_OV1vZieE/s1600-h/cphisland6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen86LE-5m7neaCJDPCp41f_QESq9PsE0sJMYJGtcOSGtBysPJ5OR5XiBLZBNUu5aZeZUgQw4SQ_Zfvs4L3NtP9C_pwWFi06aTghb-V4RVo5HUVRDXkIwtVXrWkNlAGwD6fR_OV1vZieE/s320/cphisland6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446737495055674882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63s8mY2kO_QIqJvIpLhsrUG87UoolTjFq8aShm9ZGj69Z4Sa8eABbQrCIe7Xz_QjaPB_uf690sUgUukP0p8_7au8g6ySn1pRAr_-cNQXy7dcyU5c-Gmzb_xT2SA10J6FD1u4qLwKBs-s/s1600-h/cphisland5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63s8mY2kO_QIqJvIpLhsrUG87UoolTjFq8aShm9ZGj69Z4Sa8eABbQrCIe7Xz_QjaPB_uf690sUgUukP0p8_7au8g6ySn1pRAr_-cNQXy7dcyU5c-Gmzb_xT2SA10J6FD1u4qLwKBs-s/s320/cphisland5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446737498328637266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />This post is part of the<a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-architecture-in-islands-brygge.html"> Islands Brygge Architecture walk</a>.</span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229823742596590557.post-3891122849366280952010-06-20T11:32:00.000-07:002010-06-20T11:39:28.553-07:00Copenhagen Island Hotel<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;">On the other side of the bridge, close to Fisketorvet, you can find the Copenhagen Island Hotel.</span><br /><div dir="ltr" style=""><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;" title="">Viewed from behind, the building has strong looking vertical lines, whose monotony is broken by small balconies placed irregularly. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""><span style="font-family: arial;">Another hallmark is the restaurant glass roof (on the left of the picture).</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8hxrg4SqYzM7ZFGClFcI16vluFprhyVFY2N3TEI4mlcWQc4T36rS7VKQ6tA47s8utlTG_32faveSa3gTu4x-v7qEPiVJQ-YAxiPjGf3XQdWiran15BC_CstzPXYYnuH9juC2anWAdO8/s1600-h/copisland4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8hxrg4SqYzM7ZFGClFcI16vluFprhyVFY2N3TEI4mlcWQc4T36rS7VKQ6tA47s8utlTG_32faveSa3gTu4x-v7qEPiVJQ-YAxiPjGf3XQdWiran15BC_CstzPXYYnuH9juC2anWAdO8/s320/copisland4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412118772841520306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsu99QIAo0zu8B8H12HE-pbaegU0x-_vGjqeBZSWHuvHT4v9M1Ag52BWVDShbY-tbnJLDs_sJFVo6HOXPLdqJQjKxO6Aa5OpjIfYRWdfWe1o5Bp8sR9UEWsfbVEn3c9ALecH1uNQIC8Fw/s1600-h/copisland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsu99QIAo0zu8B8H12HE-pbaegU0x-_vGjqeBZSWHuvHT4v9M1Ag52BWVDShbY-tbnJLDs_sJFVo6HOXPLdqJQjKxO6Aa5OpjIfYRWdfWe1o5Bp8sR9UEWsfbVEn3c9ALecH1uNQIC8Fw/s320/copisland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412118784286092770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAEL8uHpbMXB5j7-vY0PVAndFASZwuVAYTPWLxPafThnr40pVsbdznh49mhtqHKK1qUar6YBq1j_WEN5xXIWu98Sz5U-WFNT5jrDW36Fd3Q6-1BBPJOgBB7e9gIexDM1HR1ymzy2x4y8/s1600-h/copisland3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAEL8uHpbMXB5j7-vY0PVAndFASZwuVAYTPWLxPafThnr40pVsbdznh49mhtqHKK1qUar6YBq1j_WEN5xXIWu98Sz5U-WFNT5jrDW36Fd3Q6-1BBPJOgBB7e9gIexDM1HR1ymzy2x4y8/s320/copisland3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412118779549498002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial;"><div id="tts_button" title="Listen to this translation" style="display: none;" class=" "><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.gstatic.com/translate/sound_player.swf" id="tts_flash" width="18" height="18"><param value="http://www.gstatic.com/translate/sound_player.swf" name="movie"><param value="sound_name=&sound_name_cb=_TTSSoundFile" name="flashvars"><param value="transparent" name="wmode"><param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess"></object></div><span id="result_box" class="medium_text"><span title="">Viewed from the front, you recognize the building thanks to its partially glassed square tower, topped by a black "hat". </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="">If this reminds you the Paustian shope, this is no coincidence: both buildings were designed by the same firm: Utzon.</span></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cyqMuzfrlE9kWhLE3LZLzkWlfv-j7GLlBG3tcwjGDbMhuHytDEq3fPjPDWksoEwahjGVGe76aRX2r8SwguGrCFeTq7vYPrddPTRO92pLMywUBxTnkq_VLO4t1qJpOAt4dYlmKkYdDgQ/s1600-h/copisland2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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font-family: arial;" title="">In fact the hotel is located on an artificial island. Access is therefore by bridge. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title=""><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">This post is part of the<a href="http://danskvikingtheblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-architecture-in-islands-brygge.html"> Islands Brygge Architecture walk</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Last stop : Inside Copenhagen Island</span>Dansk Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591606297540002296noreply@blogger.com0