tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12943566158963354622024-03-19T18:53:24.791+01:00Aimache in CopenhagenAimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-53986334018806438022010-05-24T14:23:00.082+02:002010-06-15T09:17:04.285+02:00The carnival of the Swedish students<div style="text-align: justify;">This year, I stayed away from the carnival in Copenhagen, and I crossed the Øresundbro as I often do, to see how it was in the country of our dear neighbors. Because at Lund, a university town located about twenty kilometers from Malmö, is holded every four years a completely delirious carnival organized by the students. Luckily, it fell this year, I couldn't miss that. I had already visited Lund several times, it is a cute medieval town, but a little bit tiny. And that day, it seemed that all the inhabitants of the region had an appointment here, the streets were tremendously crowded. Having showed up a little late, I missed the beginning of the parade, but I saw things that din't make me regret the trip:</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">All around, were jumping around typical elements of the Swedish folklore, the opportunity to review together the basics of the culture:</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQGveItVSYibXZTxTOxsUbgdPb21n90W2BsYYBK7PnG0BzZqj3-YB8QH6A-X5rTTMSp1fZbNN06B8Ru7GJSOHWSjKloTUjyFJLEdhiHHDQc25q8-Ejho31SNY8Tr4VQSWa-0zKemT6Qmn/s1600/CIMG0573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQGveItVSYibXZTxTOxsUbgdPb21n90W2BsYYBK7PnG0BzZqj3-YB8QH6A-X5rTTMSp1fZbNN06B8Ru7GJSOHWSjKloTUjyFJLEdhiHHDQc25q8-Ejho31SNY8Tr4VQSWa-0zKemT6Qmn/s320/CIMG0573.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">and this is a <i>köttbulle</i> (meatball), a basic of Swedish cuisine </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(They are consumed in Denmark as well, where they are called <i>frikadeller)</i></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Personally, I would have completed the picture with a potato (present in absolutely ALL Swedish meals) and with some knäckebröd (Wasa crackers) ... Have a good carnival!</div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-17149071460402136352010-05-11T07:22:00.000+02:002010-06-12T11:14:23.253+02:00What happened to the Little Mermaid?<div style="text-align: justify;">Oops, disappeared! The mascot of Copenhagen is actually in China for the moment for the Shanghai Expo. She won't be back before November. In the meantime, see what is provided for mermaid-sick tourists:</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">It's supposed to be a live broadcast via the Internet of the Danish pavilion. Well, I don't recognize the Little Mermaid there, and then if you look at the picture carefully, you will notice that the video has... crashed!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to surprise your friends, bring them instead along the Frederiksholms Kanal, on the little bridge leading to Højbro Plads. Bend you heard on Christiansborg's side, and you will see this:</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This is a sculpture in the water on purpose. When the water level is low, you can see the skulls showing on the surface, it's scary. It's a creation of the Danish artist Susta Bonnen, and it was installed in 1992. The label on the edge of the bridge indicates "<i>Agnete og Havmanden</i>". English translation: The Mermaid with 7 Sons (?), inspired by a tale from the one you all know now.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Information taken from the young man who was inside, it is a scientific and artistic project called <a href="http://www.n55.dk/MANUALS/WALKINGHOUSE/walkinghouse.html">the Walking House</a>, made by a collective of Danish artists called N55, in collaboration with engineers from the MIT. Yep, it moves itself, watch the video if you don't believe me:</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">That gizmo being supposed to be green, uses therefore solar and wind energy. It has a bed, a mini living-room, toilets (composting system of course), a wood burning stove and of course a lot of electronics. Its paws have hydraulic cylinders that allow it to reach the kick-ass speed of 5 km/h maximum. Suddenly you wonder if the project really has an ambition other than purely artistic (or if it's just coming from a big engineers'trip).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But in fact this is done on purpose, because I quote: <i>"It is a common fact that walking often helps a person concentrate their thoughts and creates a mental state that enforces mobility of the mind. The Walking House is constructed to move at human muscle speed for exactly this reason"</i>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It seems to me that the guy told me that the House was to be shown in an exhibition soon, but I do not remember where. Anyway, if you have the occasion, have a walk in this area, it really worth it.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">And at a time, you will inevitably come across to the famous restaurant Noma, who was ranked "best restaurant on the planet" last month by British magazine Restaurant Magazine. If you feel like to have dinner there, the waiting list for a table is several months!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And to make it up to you, I share with you this video of the birthday of Queen Margrethe II, who celebrated her 70th birthday on April 16th (big party that I unfortunately missed because of that stupid Icelandic).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-61544983376032583842010-03-15T07:57:00.070+01:002010-03-20T13:22:54.758+01:0010 craziest bikes! (part 2)<div style="text-align: justify;">Here is the second edition of the top 10 of amazing bikes (here was the first one). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today's theme: <i><b>"extreme bike tuning"</b></i>. Be careful, I have to warn you, your eyes might sting a little bit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>10.</b></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>9.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>8.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>7.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>6.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>5. </b></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>4.</b></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3.</b></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>2.</b></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyT-tKjPH9QO12_b23S9Wf29PVITd6XwGTwcbzO25wQjLHrH5p-wi6p58KlR4MxX1_pQNVGaEiMyCTijMc0AK-LaegpzoxlIxehU6TiRekNP7LV5dIo4tIR4ziQPmd7imzc1vtb62PUZuJ/s1600-h/CIMG7640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyT-tKjPH9QO12_b23S9Wf29PVITd6XwGTwcbzO25wQjLHrH5p-wi6p58KlR4MxX1_pQNVGaEiMyCTijMc0AK-LaegpzoxlIxehU6TiRekNP7LV5dIo4tIR4ziQPmd7imzc1vtb62PUZuJ/s320/CIMG7640.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The stuntman, seen at the demonstration of COP 15. To measure up with that event, some have let their imagination go, and by putting two like this, you get the number 1:</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>1.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I was assured that both had indeed demonstrated that day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Come on, tell me, which one is your favorite?</div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-20656758406019088032010-03-07T19:39:00.006+01:002010-03-08T08:04:25.898+01:00Push the tagged doors and discover the real Christiania (part 2)<div style="text-align: justify;">As I was saying <a href="http://aimache-copenhagen.blogspot.com/2010/02/is-grass-really-greener-in-christiania.html">the last time</a>, within Christiania is hidden an incredible alternative cultural life that a non-informed tourist wondering through the aisles couldn't suspect at first sight. Despite the fact that this zone is the third touristical attraction of Denmark, a lot of visitors ignore that it is a fantastic place to go out by night.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Indeed, there are actually concert halls, bars and even restaurants! They all have a special atmosphere unique to Christiania, and that's why I love them. So I will give you an overview of the key spots.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's start with the Loppen (the Flea). It's the easiest to find: the first building at the entrance.</div><br />
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It's reached through a very dark hall, and then you climb those weed-flavored stairs:<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Upstairs is the <a href="http://www.loppen.dk/">Musikloppen</a>, the concert hall with candles inside and exposed beams, one of the most popular concert venues in Copenhagen.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And at the second floor, you push a door with just black graffiti on it and then, this is magic:</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">You are in the <a href="http://www.spiseloppen.dk/">Spiseloppen</a>, an excellent organic restaurant. I tested it twice, I assure you that the food is delicious (no so cheap, but it's still reasonable). There is an exhibition gallery in the opposite room.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Going up on Pusher Street, you find the <a href="http://www.christiania-jazzclub.com/">Børneteatret (Jazz Club)</a>. It was a children's theater at the beginning as its name indicates, then it was transformed into a stage dedicated to jazz, blues and hip hop. Famous jam sessions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A little bit further, my favorite, <a href="http://www.operaen.net/">Operaen</a>. It does cafe, bar, concert hall and theater and its decoration is really lovely.</div><br />
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But I never go to Christiania without hanging out at the <a href="http://www.aok.dk/natteliv/woodstock-0">Woodstock</a>:<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">It's a kind of crazy place, it looks like an old bistro, and it gathers all kinds of people: old, young, pure Christianites, foreigners, a bunch of Greenlanders, hippies, students ... They drink, smoke, get high, play backgammon and wiggle after nightfall. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In a different style, you have the <a href="http://www.maanefiskeren.dk/">Månefiskeren</a> (the Moon Fisher). It doesn't serve any alcohol. In fact, you go there especially to enjoy a good coffee, eat cakes, and enjoy the cool atmosphere. And sometimes to play billiards. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">From time to time I also go to the <a href="http://www.nemoland.dk/">Nemoland</a> café. It is less warm than the others in my opinion, but it has a beautiful terrace that makes sense in the summer, with an outdoor stage.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">And there are still others that I have not yet had the opportunity to test!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.aok.dk/byen-rundt/den-graa-hal">Den Grå Hal</a> (the Grey Hall) for example. It is the largest concert hall in Christiania, but it also hosts theater performances, meetings, the Christmas market ... </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Or the <a href="http://www.morgenstedet.dk/">Morgenstedet</a> (the Morning Place). It is a very small restaurant, a little bit hard to find, which serves organic vegetarian cuisine from around the world, and ironically, opens at noon. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Phew, and I didn't even mention all of them. And I didn't say either that you can find in Christiania grocery stores, a bakery, a bike shop, a shoe store, another one for clothes, a movie theater, art galleries, recycling workshops, sculpter and painter's studios, a horse-riding club, a school, a common bathroom, a yoga center, a radio station, a post office ...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In all, there are about 120 companies registered as such in Christiania (source christiania.org). Here is a <a href="http://www.christiania.org/inc/pdf/hvidbog/hvidb_da/lists/virksomh.html">non-exhaustive list</a> of them. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To finish, I have selected a video if you want to learn more:</div><br />
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In the next episode I will tell you the story of Christiania and the daily lives of its inhabitants.Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-72747838600340531952010-02-28T19:35:00.000+01:002010-03-07T18:23:33.643+01:00A gift from me for you<div style="text-align: justify;">This weekend, I was browsing through my archives of photos of Copenhagen, and I thought it might be nice to show you the best pieces of my collection. Coz I almost haven't seen the blue sky since four months, and at a time when the spring is desired so strongly, it is worth remembering how the city is beautiful. Only one more month to go. Yes, we can do it. And it is guaranteed without retouchings.</div><br />
Here are fifty pictures of the city itself and the surrounding area:<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="medium_text" id="result_box"><span style="background-color: #ebeff9;" title="À la vue de ce bilan, au bout d'un an de photos, je me dis qu'il me reste encore tant à vous montrer...">When I see this review, after a year of pictures, I tell myself that I still have so much to show you ... </span><span style="background-color: white;" title="C'est terrible."></span></span></div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-66342584785266338812010-02-07T22:27:00.003+01:002010-03-07T20:06:29.959+01:00Is the grass really greener in Christiania? (part 1)<div style="text-align: justify;">Here comes finally the first article on the definitely most unusual place of Copenhagen, Christiania. Perhaps you've already heard of it even if you have neer been in Denmark ... It is actually a giant squat, which has the singularities of being tolerated and being located right in the middle of the city. Even more than just a squat, it is a village in the city, a kind of hippie self-governed community, I would even say a semi-independent micro-state. The Danes call it "Fristaden", "The Freetown".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's look at the map to get an idea of the place:</div><br />
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Christiania is located on the island of Christianshavn (hence its name), and occupies much of the ancient city walls built by King Christian IV in 1617 (the odd pins).</div><br />
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As you can see, the area forms a green enclave, naturally isolated from the rest of the city. However, there is a surronding wall along Prinsessegade street :<br />
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And there is the famous main entrance:<br />
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This is how it looks from behind:<br />
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And that's the small entrance at the corner of Princessegade and Bådsmandsstræde:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once passed over, we enter in another world. The buildings are former military barracks rehabilitated by the Christianites themselves, or constructions of their own. Absolutely everything is covered with tags, some really beautiful. The contrast with the neat and middle-class city in which we were just 5 minutes earlier is striking. a very short walk and we arrive in Pusher Street, the main arterial road. There is a small market square at the entrance where they sell souvenir t-shirts, various trinkets and all the accessories needed for ...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... making cones. And scattered along the street, small stalls providing the stuffing. At this point, taking pictures is absolutely forbidden as numerous signs everywhere remind, the sellers do not really appreciate that. Though, oh my God, it itches tremendously. <br />
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The vision of this exhibition of substances, these extraordinary murals, these shady guys, these pitbulls and all this in a surprisingly relaxed atmosphere has something fascinating. But most tourists, frightened by this scene sometimes murky I admit, dare not venture further. Even many Copenhageners have only that image in mind.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a pity because Christiania is not (only) a haunt of marginals, even if it attracts them a lot, and certainly not a slum. It is a perfectly structured society of people people who have chosen to live an alternative life. It is as if everything subversive and wild in Denmark were aggregated in one place.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The residents have adopted a flag, displayed everywhere:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Every time I stroll there, I discover new funny details.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Then of course, because one article on Christiania is not enough, I'm going to tell you more about it in the future episodes:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Part 2: <a href="http://aimache-copenhagen.blogspot.com/2010/03/push-tagged-doors-and-discover-real.html">Guided tour of the village</a> (no, it's not just crumbling and yucky shacks, there is an astounding cultural and social life stashed inside)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Part 3: But how on earth the Danish authorities could tolerate such a mess?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-74098602862616386892010-02-03T23:50:00.000+01:002010-02-04T08:26:52.262+01:00Who was talking about global warming in Copenhagen?<div style="text-align: justify;">Well, the question of transportation starts to become a problem in town, because snow fell at full blast those days, even the subway entirely stopped for a while yesterday.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To be honest, Copenhagen has been non-stop snowy since I returned from vacation in early January. So ok, this is making the city even more picturesque and the lakes ice-skatable (something unimaginable last year). But it is not so compatible with my daily biking practise. I'm getting kind of tired of almost failing whenever I make a turn. And then I found that my bike chain put itself in bright orange alert, do you think that it's a good sign?</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The Danes claim that they have never seen so much in the last 30 years. The fact remains that those irreducible Vikings, snow or not, still get on their usual bikes as if nothing had happened.</div><br />
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I've even seen some of them biking with ski goggles!Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-74736227563824925452010-01-17T23:00:00.001+01:002010-01-18T00:47:16.232+01:00Cool, we are freezing, let's go out and walk on the water<div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, it's cold in Copenhagen this weekend, and it's a good reason to rub our hands (with glee). These drags from <a href="http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/index/danmark/byvejr_danmark.htm?by=1000">DMI</a> had however announced snow, and then not, and I prefer it. The reason for this incongruous joy? This is the subject of <a href="http://www.aok.dk/byen-rundt/artikel/nu-er-det-lovligt-skoejte-paa-peblinge-soe">an article on AOK</a> (Alt Om København), thus my Danish had been useful. For the lazy ones who will not attempt to click + Google Translation, I will explain: yippee, it's cold enough to skate on the lakes of Copenhagen! And I looove skating.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighSuv02-Yb_jarhP1MMftIoCA6h440AgM_bUh6As-axBzh_VLTttIsW8yNfEU2eX0gUryVg5CrJioOjbGNnZnMmPhMEcUaP-SfyeYBliAhHGQSgPaAURKz8T2tSv1Z0RoUuwj110LWdNT/s1600-h/CIMG7776.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/AVvXsEighSuv02-Yb_jarhP1MMftIoCA6h440AgM_bUh6As-axBzh_VLTttIsW8yNfEU2eX0gUryVg5CrJioOjbGNnZnMmPhMEcUaP-SfyeYBliAhHGQSgPaAURKz8T2tSv1Z0RoUuwj110LWdNT/s320/CIMG7776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427390613790486306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Everywhere but not in Nyhavn<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To help you to make to right choice, the Berlingske Tidende has graciously made <a href="http://www.berlingske.dk/koebenhavn/her-er-det-sikkert-skoejte-i-koebenhavn">a list of all the ice rinks</a> available in the city and its surroundings on a beautiful map. There are both artificial and natural. (By the way, if you want to sledge <a href="http://www.aok.dk/byen-rundt/guide/saa-er-det-op-paa-kaelken">read that</a>).<br /></div><br />I went for an exploring stroll on Saturday:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgljoYN4TkgFiOjRvYNLnJ70ByT382N1GIkBvZDcNwWgdazr6GKdljqbWEnR1u1MB-OhUfv1ExO65pFaE2VmFblEGYh266eNnhna42EWWkIYkcnfbn6jdIwvKeW4321WWymdTCVRh-b6J/s1600-h/Image+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgljoYN4TkgFiOjRvYNLnJ70ByT382N1GIkBvZDcNwWgdazr6GKdljqbWEnR1u1MB-OhUfv1ExO65pFaE2VmFblEGYh266eNnhna42EWWkIYkcnfbn6jdIwvKeW4321WWymdTCVRh-b6J/s320/Image+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427809333457569058" border="0" /></a><br />Number 1, at the end of Nyhavn:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLhBKEZIaX95yKne1O1pRw1R-uzIPYr4EPphLgqpsQtpfYKQPE-qs_z3bNYk5CYr9FILW0uVFrHhWcmb-owGZ8NEJI5CLWMMnrT-WJhvtdB1PSFq1iavcX_sZzrW0Yxd40xrz4-owLnUL/s1600-h/CIMG7764.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/AVvXsEiXLhBKEZIaX95yKne1O1pRw1R-uzIPYr4EPphLgqpsQtpfYKQPE-qs_z3bNYk5CYr9FILW0uVFrHhWcmb-owGZ8NEJI5CLWMMnrT-WJhvtdB1PSFq1iavcX_sZzrW0Yxd40xrz4-owLnUL/s320/CIMG7764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427390606618911986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, it isn't so big, but it actually replaces the magnificent ice ring that was on Kongens Nytorv the previous years, which has not been installed this year due to the works for the future metro line. Well, it's the waterfront, so it's nice anyway. Skates rental.<br /></div><br />Number 2, Kastellet:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyTm6BJIFq9cvezJJ7cfwefGxSUDdto0ZK1ZHEidNKTd5q4931F6j0sUifQz82gFue1Q6wI6XZ9f4V9VY1jLEPZVu3sn0lKCXXG8g8jTqnyQvt-Ye9iWPiI79PVccJPe6TraP30Smvuyb/s1600-h/CIMG7780.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/AVvXsEhhyTm6BJIFq9cvezJJ7cfwefGxSUDdto0ZK1ZHEidNKTd5q4931F6j0sUifQz82gFue1Q6wI6XZ9f4V9VY1jLEPZVu3sn0lKCXXG8g8jTqnyQvt-Ye9iWPiI79PVccJPe6TraP30Smvuyb/s320/CIMG7780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427401824105742146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">That's for those who like skating in the wild<br />But this mysterious circle seems to be made for skaters<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eqp7tK6x0bzeEb5EqS8Ae5NQCLffXyK-qSsMbMkfEY_T7t490Y8LkzfNej8Rz-9zhQhhLTdQxYYc7vGCyS7U3d2lp-Uhv7bU8EFeb2K1gq0r-12C8zEI3p94wpN0v4C-O1vtPjOytUP_/s1600-h/CIMG7778.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/AVvXsEh4eqp7tK6x0bzeEb5EqS8Ae5NQCLffXyK-qSsMbMkfEY_T7t490Y8LkzfNej8Rz-9zhQhhLTdQxYYc7vGCyS7U3d2lp-Uhv7bU8EFeb2K1gq0r-12C8zEI3p94wpN0v4C-O1vtPjOytUP_/s320/CIMG7778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427401828814075730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">It serves as a swimming spot as well<br /></span></div><br />Number 3, the watering place of Fælledparken:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiSwyhzDMu7uuVLl5pf6RhC9X8dfoU51nXkYTGNMp9Um_yYlVLMtt-lMEIvTyIRhXndejCja_oUID90Q8gZpEGZIgXPBuA1S7tgNticT5PaWGWHiuffjoMwxpR9AaRDxty6BTO9Li0oXt/s1600-h/CIMG7781.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/AVvXsEjOiSwyhzDMu7uuVLl5pf6RhC9X8dfoU51nXkYTGNMp9Um_yYlVLMtt-lMEIvTyIRhXndejCja_oUID90Q8gZpEGZIgXPBuA1S7tgNticT5PaWGWHiuffjoMwxpR9AaRDxty6BTO9Li0oXt/s320/CIMG7781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427652590568384882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, there was also a similar ring. The immense park was incredibly deserted when I went on Saturday afternoon. Then I told myself that if there was a place where I could see some skaters, it would be on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lakes,_Copenhagen">the great lakes</a>.<br /></div><br />Number 4, the Peblinge Sø, the lake in the middle:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnEgK-dPKWZvIq-kcwYzKlDzkMGAWCLseqBmDmWCANzavyMLurNADtaYgMxL94MwGQWM7foRZp9ssVodBpmPDohRLCkKsMwThSBdWVDFB1XxB5mPWDn8uDyRFivwJ5xCpowp9qyQrqXg_/s1600-h/CIMG7797.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/AVvXsEhrnEgK-dPKWZvIq-kcwYzKlDzkMGAWCLseqBmDmWCANzavyMLurNADtaYgMxL94MwGQWM7foRZp9ssVodBpmPDohRLCkKsMwThSBdWVDFB1XxB5mPWDn8uDyRFivwJ5xCpowp9qyQrqXg_/s320/CIMG7797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427812862251588850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPU8qeCqSwkZUfnb0bVC1SyBKjvTNLYMLx_SKCYMWjBR8IsQqCDghbBiybn3t_mTM6SISzY22RZ6qFbqUTyzUcOEKqGHlPWLt4xoZtpI8vIgb8b65yhbxid5HwK4R9Dcoo33r3ZlY4VQF/s1600-h/CIMG7803.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/AVvXsEgnPU8qeCqSwkZUfnb0bVC1SyBKjvTNLYMLx_SKCYMWjBR8IsQqCDghbBiybn3t_mTM6SISzY22RZ6qFbqUTyzUcOEKqGHlPWLt4xoZtpI8vIgb8b65yhbxid5HwK4R9Dcoo33r3ZlY4VQF/s320/CIMG7803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427812536255399218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I was right, you would have thought that all the Copenhageners with blades had made an appointment here. Well, it is understandable, those interconnected lakes make really giant ice rinks. But skating is only allowed on the Peblinge Sø, that not prevents the Danes drunk or not to walk on the others.<br /><br />So in front of this heavenly vision, my heart skipped a beat. I immediately felt a urge that I had to relieve only Peblinge Sø straightaway: I rushed into the nearest mall to seize the only remaining pair of 41-size crappy hockey skates (*). For only 279 kroner (40 euros), I didn't ruined myself, but I suspect they were running out of skates.<br /><br />I went back triumphantly the next day to try my new toys. It was the first time I was skating on a real lake. What about the sensations? The ice is naturally bumpy and brown, and the small ice chips we tear off form the surface with our blades are instantly swept away by the wind and accumulated in certain zones it is better to avoid skating on. As a result, the surface is cleaned continuously and we can admire the water content, like algae, herbs, and other plastic bags frozen in their movement, amazing.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dGyBCXOu344XjI__NcWNzQgv6Kj9m77VT62na7OZB6HHiHDBt84AZNCIujxYMdrte9H8na8anDGk40_ltY49Tgp3jSqKrMAyQRbLJh2f7oYQonkieGno603Fpt_9ej03hi5gLRRa7SCM/s1600-h/CIMG7806.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/AVvXsEj3dGyBCXOu344XjI__NcWNzQgv6Kj9m77VT62na7OZB6HHiHDBt84AZNCIujxYMdrte9H8na8anDGk40_ltY49Tgp3jSqKrMAyQRbLJh2f7oYQonkieGno603Fpt_9ej03hi5gLRRa7SCM/s320/CIMG7806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427826968863134978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Here is myself just above gritting my teeth in my new torture devices<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But, there is the snag, no skates rental. And I brought friends without skates. So we came to the spot number 5, just a couple of steps away, on the cute little Blågårds Plads, where we could rent.<br /></div><br />Number 5:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17IrnLQfgQ-QqtmNWRFUYW43BtCwQPNdP_lZ7OMR-fjYRj6Tqazi0xbWNC8-HuB0M613mGnORF5AUUkhqtOzu0xLG4n_CelRHUJaUYnYwfqGCXVvn10V6sYjEPmk2tIw_Lwg2l8FPjDa-/s1600-h/CIMG7817.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/AVvXsEg17IrnLQfgQ-QqtmNWRFUYW43BtCwQPNdP_lZ7OMR-fjYRj6Tqazi0xbWNC8-HuB0M613mGnORF5AUUkhqtOzu0xLG4n_CelRHUJaUYnYwfqGCXVvn10V6sYjEPmk2tIw_Lwg2l8FPjDa-/s320/CIMG7817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427832569097746466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Watch out, it is overrun by trolls<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I confess I didn't have time to test the rink in Frederiksberg (number 6), but I know that the park next door (Frederiksberg Have) is a good place for sledding. Perched on a micro-hill, this is the only place in Copenhagen in slope.<br /><br />Otherwise, I presume that the spots number 7 and 8 in Christianshavn are quite delicious, surrounded by nature and funny houses, maybe I'll check it out.<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(*) I implore you, if you know a BIG DECENT sports shop in Copenhagen, please tell me where it is.</span>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-78609772909607269662010-01-06T23:37:00.005+01:002010-01-07T00:16:37.562+01:00Weird discovery at the central station<div style="text-align: justify;">The other day, I was browsing my Copenhagen pictures archive, and I came across this one. So I decided that it was time to show it. It was taken in the ladies room at the central station (<span style="font-style: italic;">Hovedbanegård</span>). Actually, this is the little piece of paper prominently taped on the mirror.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcM9qCGEFjtJdbOpPlxRniRV-PIIH9cFXNcOFDpGD1D-Cd4kjpVK8aRTg0ZTe11MaOKmpSrfW5lZ32yUB0cnetpSt4QKwSAruvMBMLyz5vRaVfdl2hugJ_I-ojDYH6IhFZS3CJ2dgnja4g/s1600-h/CIMG4083+-+copie.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/AVvXsEjcM9qCGEFjtJdbOpPlxRniRV-PIIH9cFXNcOFDpGD1D-Cd4kjpVK8aRTg0ZTe11MaOKmpSrfW5lZ32yUB0cnetpSt4QKwSAruvMBMLyz5vRaVfdl2hugJ_I-ojDYH6IhFZS3CJ2dgnja4g/s320/CIMG4083+-+copie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423758336540182098" border="0" /></a><br />How much to comb your hair? What does "etc" mean exactly?<br /><br />Tell me, boys, what you have on your side!Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-66512872237904582272009-12-26T14:08:00.007+01:002009-12-26T15:47:00.721+01:00And the day when the fat men in red invaded Tivoli<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://aimache-copenhagen.blogspot.com/2009/10/day-when-army-of-grinning-pumpkins.html">As I promised</a>, I took a look at Tivoli at Christmas time to bring you some pretty pictures just for you (well, what I could, the night falls early at this time).<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZhDwiSoJpWtph1P814n0DB1jH78fjl1c61M6tCteqUv8R-qsGNUqHruINcCcWGdaISHvf50f0hZhDKQ9X9Ogyk2VWWQLoUyWhieQzzZArN-W04KLWZEZviTO3RZRlJMPL62YxpT-1V0E/s1600-h/CIMG7531.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/AVvXsEgiZhDwiSoJpWtph1P814n0DB1jH78fjl1c61M6tCteqUv8R-qsGNUqHruINcCcWGdaISHvf50f0hZhDKQ9X9Ogyk2VWWQLoUyWhieQzzZArN-W04KLWZEZviTO3RZRlJMPL62YxpT-1V0E/s320/CIMG7531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419326957399280802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdRKhKXzA1jBhpJZ6e6V-Qq47qOSdYuaX5GlgDC8XuTZMZi-9tSDgZYVgPeHBzFf7oKradHxBNh5rMWQ0SUpdDspGWBsBKr7lOj4kwqlBJPUieQlbAPtwVh14oGr2yTJq4Ob_bcT28XJu/s1600-h/P1040323.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/AVvXsEgGdRKhKXzA1jBhpJZ6e6V-Qq47qOSdYuaX5GlgDC8XuTZMZi-9tSDgZYVgPeHBzFf7oKradHxBNh5rMWQ0SUpdDspGWBsBKr7lOj4kwqlBJPUieQlbAPtwVh14oGr2yTJq4Ob_bcT28XJu/s320/P1040323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419326961817679378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">No, the little hearts are not falling.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">They hang to the branches of a tree without leaves just behind.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitA1fkTOuWKsQesEHfe3OXN_uyrqnIXprAusT2OB_2Pr-ByZSu-X_wNWo8ChtJRzeRAIijZFoJhnUVOrfkWnHVKMqNP-5NOSDzvFsUuVWDY4o03g6WhokNLZa9SdwF6rdnbh-y-o8ey5NQ/s1600-h/CIMG7481.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/AVvXsEitA1fkTOuWKsQesEHfe3OXN_uyrqnIXprAusT2OB_2Pr-ByZSu-X_wNWo8ChtJRzeRAIijZFoJhnUVOrfkWnHVKMqNP-5NOSDzvFsUuVWDY4o03g6WhokNLZa9SdwF6rdnbh-y-o8ey5NQ/s320/CIMG7481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419329294119016738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">At the edge of the lake<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyWI4V-QAXRSQzX7vCqwxSoQAvIuOx6QudgH5GBBEeyfUT3jZ77qaSw3-ontbKer7L_APJ4nIjqqEybmSWB5W13Uz-Rnyx83DWnfJ6LjwldZ80dzXZceSDOKJAOlF_0yc0YFJzSuVxiaQ/s1600-h/CIMG7480.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/AVvXsEjAyWI4V-QAXRSQzX7vCqwxSoQAvIuOx6QudgH5GBBEeyfUT3jZ77qaSw3-ontbKer7L_APJ4nIjqqEybmSWB5W13Uz-Rnyx83DWnfJ6LjwldZ80dzXZceSDOKJAOlF_0yc0YFJzSuVxiaQ/s320/CIMG7480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419329289054489506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">That is exactly my kind of humor<br /></span></div><br />Of course, there is a Christmas market:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOewkZgDEeh0wNEZyCv5jpp7pu_jRo2miUitIzVWbVHXtUls8SZWhyWHH14GzU6tadoBHht9I-VUsIi9zHlxtqBJGKkV8agybyTCLBwmLPL8WWpn9y3t-QVT-SyAhYFwPfZlbsnHvBCQ1/s1600-h/P1040338.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/AVvXsEhgOewkZgDEeh0wNEZyCv5jpp7pu_jRo2miUitIzVWbVHXtUls8SZWhyWHH14GzU6tadoBHht9I-VUsIi9zHlxtqBJGKkV8agybyTCLBwmLPL8WWpn9y3t-QVT-SyAhYFwPfZlbsnHvBCQ1/s320/P1040338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419330800863803538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But the most impressive temporary installation is a kind of huge tent, standing on the square in front of the main stage, but a tent with walls and roof, looking like small wooden houses stuck together <span style="font-size:85%;">(I don't know if I'm very clear)</span>. Inside, a village of little elves, all animated, has been reconstituted.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCMV0R9OCSni3PoXp4OyunpE-2JMn_SLiuDixHkEV798NHIHyj3PK0JfF6cTt_PHmU_4V-l3Z4ECeB6XO87S7LsUUPMafmLOm9DQumLmkZFzXJ90JQjSa5W-sqtVTq9hp6TXLK2QWg4Ke/s1600-h/CIMG7473.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/AVvXsEgKCMV0R9OCSni3PoXp4OyunpE-2JMn_SLiuDixHkEV798NHIHyj3PK0JfF6cTt_PHmU_4V-l3Z4ECeB6XO87S7LsUUPMafmLOm9DQumLmkZFzXJ90JQjSa5W-sqtVTq9hp6TXLK2QWg4Ke/s320/CIMG7473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419328728802476898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFil_hFtZ84fGMM0tyQuQGlGjOa8LMHH4zAGrZ8UL3LLBIk6IPo3glpy1iur8Lds5dlrxrFK_NEMyGUjEj9XpNquA0xXLnR_4bvYosQcLgEAjFGttX9i_zGrW1I5sAk-JyeI5s7F6QBX2w/s1600-h/CIMG7475.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/AVvXsEjFil_hFtZ84fGMM0tyQuQGlGjOa8LMHH4zAGrZ8UL3LLBIk6IPo3glpy1iur8Lds5dlrxrFK_NEMyGUjEj9XpNquA0xXLnR_4bvYosQcLgEAjFGttX9i_zGrW1I5sAk-JyeI5s7F6QBX2w/s320/CIMG7475.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419328734871294706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4oq_tu-_RwtsyBuSoBcVxLAkoHSQRBExWEEU2PzZH0TvBgDDxOySCvvbEG8lFErHP3Ie8D31qLE3HzBwcy4N0V8UST80OYCewkNQl17bxh1hSPrnVu1f7DKL-2zZL9tuGpYHgkqn-FLk/s1600-h/P1040331.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/AVvXsEiV4oq_tu-_RwtsyBuSoBcVxLAkoHSQRBExWEEU2PzZH0TvBgDDxOySCvvbEG8lFErHP3Ie8D31qLE3HzBwcy4N0V8UST80OYCewkNQl17bxh1hSPrnVu1f7DKL-2zZL9tuGpYHgkqn-FLk/s320/P1040331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419329282634658626" border="0" /></a><br />Crossed by a little train:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI4XGJY2cKo3nTyGd9DDvDQ3eyzkJtU31IaesdPbamBJV3EjZ1RRtY7iVNMLuBsLtsqgRLKZD3l2faQBHxpfSn0A41BZA8ByP6Z1Xk7pYewXp0hXNSubo9afYzXeJsWccvnG0oOUY_A6D/s1600-h/CIMG7486.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/AVvXsEhXI4XGJY2cKo3nTyGd9DDvDQ3eyzkJtU31IaesdPbamBJV3EjZ1RRtY7iVNMLuBsLtsqgRLKZD3l2faQBHxpfSn0A41BZA8ByP6Z1Xk7pYewXp0hXNSubo9afYzXeJsWccvnG0oOUY_A6D/s320/CIMG7486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419513852181232450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And at the end of your trip in Elvesland, to help you to recover from your emotions, comes the unavoidable seasonal stand, the one that sells the <span style="font-style: italic;">æbleskiver/glögg</span> duo. These are the traditional Christmas delicacies you find in all bars right now so you feel obliged to try it.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Æbleskiver</span>, literally means "apple slices", but actually it is not that at all. It seems that however, it was made with apples in the good old days... Today, it is a kind of small round pancakes, served with sugar and jam.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgti_Flg0VI23kXTFlr7m2NcBu-UfaFhzkBpL3tsb_2PuqGz2zBeflZS8ZNl2rG8k4nN9mOWdrSidBT0aDqOGynKkGlaDHNZ7OuTtaKlDCjUPITFeBDjudKYFTw9Tb15dJmxy0ODJP5VaTR/s1600-h/Aebleskiver.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/AVvXsEgti_Flg0VI23kXTFlr7m2NcBu-UfaFhzkBpL3tsb_2PuqGz2zBeflZS8ZNl2rG8k4nN9mOWdrSidBT0aDqOGynKkGlaDHNZ7OuTtaKlDCjUPITFeBDjudKYFTw9Tb15dJmxy0ODJP5VaTR/s320/Aebleskiver.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419337352339306754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">In their special machine<br /></span></div><br />And <span style="font-style: italic;">glögg</span> is mulled wine with spices.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q7NoCo_dfNJWvA6P45O-L1Q1VB-sPS1qnmf_3VqxDHx5-OzeOKAMd4yr5UE928FNrO2NpMbD_r1kNjaPS9FnSJx37ItmFemxRpghmuJmUXFULUcL5Lez8rusO-ge68VC5ft0iszGoByd/s1600-h/glogg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q7NoCo_dfNJWvA6P45O-L1Q1VB-sPS1qnmf_3VqxDHx5-OzeOKAMd4yr5UE928FNrO2NpMbD_r1kNjaPS9FnSJx37ItmFemxRpghmuJmUXFULUcL5Lez8rusO-ge68VC5ft0iszGoByd/s320/glogg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419337344798058082" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the recipe if you want to try. For a liter of red wine you need:<br /><br />• 1 teaspoon cinnamon<br />• 1 teaspoon cardamom<br />• 1 teaspoon ginger<br />• 8 cloves<br />• a piece of bitter orange peel<br />• some orange juice if you want<br />• sugar<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat the wine in a saucepan with all the spices but don't boil it (watch out the fumes!) Add sugar to your taste. Ready! Actually, it is recommended to prepare it a long time in advance to allow the wine to absorb the flavors of spices. At serving time, raisins and almonds are often added directly into the glass, so don't forget the spoon. The real Vikings even add some vodka.<br /><br />Then, I wish you a <span style="font-style: italic;">glædelig Jul</span> (a day late) and a <span style="font-style: italic;">godt nytår</span>, a <span style="font-style: italic;">tillykke med fødselsdagen</span> to my <a href="http://aimache-copenhague.blogspot.com/">original blog</a> (a year already!) and <span style="font-style: italic;">velkommen</span> to its little brother in English. See you next year.<br /></div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-77834535014174116512009-12-16T23:41:00.005+01:002009-12-17T00:23:50.866+01:00Last news of the summit<div style="text-align: justify;">Being there, I took the opportunity to go to the big demonstration on Saturday, you've probably heard of in the media last weekend. The procession started under a beautiful blue sky from Christiansborg Palace in the heart of the city, to finish at the Bella Center, a nice little walk. We were between 30 000 and 100 000 according to the sources. Here are some quick pictures:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2CjbQdyMazaSN2nc8umfGUjvU8jhkEAti5J2KnDqOxXtuiByj-7db-0vrXwzBvTV6HhG1laGnseiyErPXQE4D8ScSvz7AQVLoVyIqmMBYs_oTjXmJlDqvRxTg8mcZvnH90HFkWVc9PsF/s1600-h/CIMG7621.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/AVvXsEh_2CjbQdyMazaSN2nc8umfGUjvU8jhkEAti5J2KnDqOxXtuiByj-7db-0vrXwzBvTV6HhG1laGnseiyErPXQE4D8ScSvz7AQVLoVyIqmMBYs_oTjXmJlDqvRxTg8mcZvnH90HFkWVc9PsF/s320/CIMG7621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415957698192983874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgON2sWNfRjBKC6UYioZcrTOPVNLc0KGQ8IsEs10MJ-vaUaVod6THCY3-t7jxsjYRw3NzoypX9EbuGZkjIk5AeORwEPrR6BXsgFVdSXVADIfojn1zVfPFjch2Sbb2-e0wLCAvV3Mo1P8rr6/s1600-h/CIMG7622.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/AVvXsEgON2sWNfRjBKC6UYioZcrTOPVNLc0KGQ8IsEs10MJ-vaUaVod6THCY3-t7jxsjYRw3NzoypX9EbuGZkjIk5AeORwEPrR6BXsgFVdSXVADIfojn1zVfPFjch2Sbb2-e0wLCAvV3Mo1P8rr6/s320/CIMG7622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415957701313384178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2ysHvQKQmprP-Cpuzkq4fD-6hSR6r6H3wFH2VFMAcyVDogW4_Hwq23FLu_zM8V22fnIfqIp74TmuZloR510Hu5EWXjaeu7QfzGdnCGfG-dVSQVqW3vIy5cUEJ7j9F6R0Tqvw2ca2g2n4/s1600-h/CIMG7634.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/AVvXsEjM2ysHvQKQmprP-Cpuzkq4fD-6hSR6r6H3wFH2VFMAcyVDogW4_Hwq23FLu_zM8V22fnIfqIp74TmuZloR510Hu5EWXjaeu7QfzGdnCGfG-dVSQVqW3vIy5cUEJ7j9F6R0Tqvw2ca2g2n4/s320/CIMG7634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415957839190987170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZ-tD6rzmXWPVEGFwReXUOUibuUJoM0faOhKF18dj-cqbgweIgQTbyIyq5k-Ix3tnTj8PWpz_yHlyfUc9fidMAC3ur4u_46JLzGhiAMchmJSkI5EecS-bVR4V9VA5Bf3I8zYCu0ttO0jP/s1600-h/CIMG7638.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/AVvXsEhwZ-tD6rzmXWPVEGFwReXUOUibuUJoM0faOhKF18dj-cqbgweIgQTbyIyq5k-Ix3tnTj8PWpz_yHlyfUc9fidMAC3ur4u_46JLzGhiAMchmJSkI5EecS-bVR4V9VA5Bf3I8zYCu0ttO0jP/s320/CIMG7638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415957844441555442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Riddle: what did the sign carriers get for dinner?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Review: it was a kind of big catch-all, everyone demanded something different. The procession was not only composed of anti-globalization or Greenpeace activists, but of any kind of people from everywhere. The atmosphere was generally peaceful and friendly, unlike what you probably saw on TV, where they only speak about the naughty-masked-guys-who-break-everything.<br /><br />About the daily life here, I admit that it's special right now, especially this week, the atmosphere of the city is a quite unusual. The first thing one can notice, besides the exhibitions, is the incredible number of policemen patrolling in the streets. There was even some who came to the control center with their dogs for sniffing the server room, in the case of there would be a bomb ... And they are also above our heads! Actually, I'm starting getting kind of tired of hearing this herd of purring helicopters flying over us 24/24. I let you calculate how much CO2 those damn devices will have rejected in the atmosphere by the end of the conference.<br /><br />Regarding the affrays, they are happening at the Bella Center, which seems to be besieged (*). I talked to people who went there, you have to queue for an incredible time to enter. But I did not even try to check it out, apparently the subway doesn't stop there anymore. And then on Thursday and Friday, with the agglutination of great leaders of this world, the public transportation will have the good old taste of their Parisian counterpart during a strike. So I don't have the choice, I must take my bike. Unfortunately for me, at this very moment, Copenhagen is covered with a brand new white coat. Why did I decide to fly on Friday, uh?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(*) Check your friend G*** instead of believing me!</span><br /></div></div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-20246958987659156662009-12-15T00:10:00.003+01:002009-12-15T00:50:20.436+01:00I've tested for you: the Julefrokost<div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, I could not escape to it. And I was told since months, that it was The Unmissable Party, and bla bla bla ... For those who don't know what it is, basically, the Julefrokost is the traditional Christmas party, and I'm talking specifically about the one organized by the company. It consists of a dressed-up party with a dinner, and all Danish companies organize their own, I mean absolutely all of them. That's why in Denmark all the restaurants and banquet halls are almost fully booked every Friday night located between November 20 and December 20.<br /><br />Mine took place in the suburbs of Copenhagen in a vast hall filled with candles. After an open bar cocktails phase, people started to dine. Not worth fantasizing over the food, it was just a buffet, interrupted by speeches, jokes (a stage and a microphone had been provided for this purpose), and the screening of a short funny film about the company.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBtJ_mg8r12W3jgCoS2A5DoI4WX5U-Hb0aBLRuWTX2QaI81klLzeFRmrpeWMQWG7APRB-xfX0qyyL5kYs_4XO5dwa-5aRm6dwuVWgft2pyVlVwH39SzWAQetHiTzWTTT1_GrtCgGl5PKt/s1600-h/CIMG7606.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/AVvXsEiwBtJ_mg8r12W3jgCoS2A5DoI4WX5U-Hb0aBLRuWTX2QaI81klLzeFRmrpeWMQWG7APRB-xfX0qyyL5kYs_4XO5dwa-5aRm6dwuVWgft2pyVlVwH39SzWAQetHiTzWTTT1_GrtCgGl5PKt/s320/CIMG7606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414761738140479410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After the meal, people head gradually towards the dance floor. Then, that was the time when it began spinning out of control. And it was still open bar. To give you an idea of how it looked like, imagine an student party with in the role of students, your fellow workmates, from 20 to 60 years old. Actually, the Julefrokost is the only day of the year when people allow themselves to crack down in public, with the rallying cry <span style="font-style: italic;">"Skål!"</span> (*) And I can assure you that it's weird to see these Danes losing control of themselves while they usually are quite self-contained.<br /><br />And another funny thing, on Monday morning, all the people who went there greeted me solemnly by adding the ritual formula, <span style="font-style: italic;">"Tak for sisdt!"</span> which means "Thank you for the last time" although of course I didn't do anything for them personally. Yes, the Danes still have not yet invented the "please" (**) in Danish, but forget your <span style="font-style: italic;">"tak for sisdt"</span> and you will pass as a lout.<br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />(*) Cheers!<br />(**) This word just doesn't have any equivalent in Danish</span>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-80166135920736596962009-12-09T18:30:00.001+01:002009-12-09T23:31:33.614+01:00Copenhagen at this time: the climate-deco<div style="text-align: justify;">This time, it is the round of photos on the theme of climate change.<br />If you come back to Kongens Nytorv, one can now see an outdoor photos exhibition called "<a href="http://www.100places.com/en/">100 Steder at Huske før of forsvinder</a>" (100 places to remember before they disappear). The pictures come from all around the world and their beauty is astounding, but underneath all of them, a text reminds us that each of these places is in potential danger because of the global warming.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsufKuAd8nv9zKgK6RlhIslb5OCj48KdMW1Nt4K_aeG24EfK1ML6LSI7Xat7TblbgCqRwNKaas1DnnF2s39FcNNae96RGvN5I4D5g39oshebewZmZZ4qiTwMB6NsmZeKkuyy6ubGe9FVl/s1600-h/CIMG7373.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/AVvXsEhAsufKuAd8nv9zKgK6RlhIslb5OCj48KdMW1Nt4K_aeG24EfK1ML6LSI7Xat7TblbgCqRwNKaas1DnnF2s39FcNNae96RGvN5I4D5g39oshebewZmZZ4qiTwMB6NsmZeKkuyy6ubGe9FVl/s320/CIMG7373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412648279237313922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And in orbit around the square are arranged a multitude of decorated planets (they have also invaded the underground stations).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfWI5D_HSJtD9DeGFSG5RqJBM5KSzSfbetlQE6_w2qPug2DMapyL5BzWd_GRxW2Q3bMY4DVLDlzByIlxgXXzIhGea8RY9g2iJBXv4nWgghDETq1O-5fUN5XPamAaTZNmnIt0-RJlGFi3_/s1600-h/CIMG7441.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/AVvXsEixfWI5D_HSJtD9DeGFSG5RqJBM5KSzSfbetlQE6_w2qPug2DMapyL5BzWd_GRxW2Q3bMY4DVLDlzByIlxgXXzIhGea8RY9g2iJBXv4nWgghDETq1O-5fUN5XPamAaTZNmnIt0-RJlGFi3_/s320/CIMG7441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412648281511537314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDToaAIPJptI_P_oFFMMjVFCAUiPaoxgX5eky5Dvtbx84sZYliwd-9OcbVSw9bwSNisM6RCieNfLyqXO01StFT6CG68kYfq8-YrRq8mLp2OofLF6ybZBY9cxz_iVleOiMjhMIePjozPdy/s1600-h/CIMG7448.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/AVvXsEiYDToaAIPJptI_P_oFFMMjVFCAUiPaoxgX5eky5Dvtbx84sZYliwd-9OcbVSw9bwSNisM6RCieNfLyqXO01StFT6CG68kYfq8-YrRq8mLp2OofLF6ybZBY9cxz_iVleOiMjhMIePjozPdy/s320/CIMG7448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412649168548012722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6Tu5i9s5BrGjrfjVyt8q-pbNc5Bzu89UFyrIh_syUekzKQKMk6csjKdzX5yCS34qACpqbkSmoeTWAVJ__ijmp7dYDnWvszPJ5nV1AsTskJH-2MYaV4tEv0DB_IutR7Y0wO7AI5kdbP7Q/s1600-h/CIMG7388.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/AVvXsEgT6Tu5i9s5BrGjrfjVyt8q-pbNc5Bzu89UFyrIh_syUekzKQKMk6csjKdzX5yCS34qACpqbkSmoeTWAVJ__ijmp7dYDnWvszPJ5nV1AsTskJH-2MYaV4tEv0DB_IutR7Y0wO7AI5kdbP7Q/s320/CIMG7388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412648850833365154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBClgFjVFfbE1SdoIQP5qLr8ClnZxYiY92QfjE6IHgoG2Js5NEjPHDllBQm5UdMKzqN-mbztR-_YXIRiecu2XUko2FIUxzOdNrajaXf3WAILXqh29tNWwxp8krjeCJXEV-1rHVB6Cgq9Q/s1600-h/CIMG7576.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/AVvXsEhHBClgFjVFfbE1SdoIQP5qLr8ClnZxYiY92QfjE6IHgoG2Js5NEjPHDllBQm5UdMKzqN-mbztR-_YXIRiecu2XUko2FIUxzOdNrajaXf3WAILXqh29tNWwxp8krjeCJXEV-1rHVB6Cgq9Q/s320/CIMG7576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413017195685840850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Now let's take Strøget and have a look to Amagertorv.<br />Well, there are weird things but I think it has nothing to do with climate.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgev61n5kznu1hEYYp4_j_dBMguP-_CgQ81wYG8zkw8DR2yBQtmQvh9oPTYfAV-CTz5Lq9sdUlwE8AYRCRdGaqP1_het4OCETl54e29mrzP7514bWLyvThBAtTLc9woO_4JewJxr0na_F7X/s1600-h/CIMG7450.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/AVvXsEgev61n5kznu1hEYYp4_j_dBMguP-_CgQ81wYG8zkw8DR2yBQtmQvh9oPTYfAV-CTz5Lq9sdUlwE8AYRCRdGaqP1_het4OCETl54e29mrzP7514bWLyvThBAtTLc9woO_4JewJxr0na_F7X/s320/CIMG7450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412649173061586082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVIltQc2f5dpnTSGFuGPx7MEpe-DDnnCS5-fvuxVl4VtmdIkYj33zuQjqqqpWVNAmkUp-2b8i5dnd2BzzDHfQOa8OSjIWWlKKD9Ad4N9vI1xu90BI4qFCK7TGszOwIXugCb2lGd-YTs3T/s1600-h/CIMG7451.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/AVvXsEjCVIltQc2f5dpnTSGFuGPx7MEpe-DDnnCS5-fvuxVl4VtmdIkYj33zuQjqqqpWVNAmkUp-2b8i5dnd2BzzDHfQOa8OSjIWWlKKD9Ad4N9vI1xu90BI4qFCK7TGszOwIXugCb2lGd-YTs3T/s320/CIMG7451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412649547812252114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Oh, not this one of course</span><br /></div><br />I also checked out Nytorv / Gammeltorv, which is under the theme of melting ice. No need for explanations.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUPfaYwss2vJRMNUazP-EygoFeWvgliZij8ILpmoXXKuOHsMedGtKXtuKHzBGncuyJjMrX-5_gvSLvCnRv7_HlYjO0j-EOteXgxBsWTRWdRv09rIZVtFJc0tPmj253F5Ky7CJznuw4bj5/s1600-h/CIMG7465.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/AVvXsEjrUPfaYwss2vJRMNUazP-EygoFeWvgliZij8ILpmoXXKuOHsMedGtKXtuKHzBGncuyJjMrX-5_gvSLvCnRv7_HlYjO0j-EOteXgxBsWTRWdRv09rIZVtFJc0tPmj253F5Ky7CJznuw4bj5/s320/CIMG7465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412649927662672018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIAszWZswHbVDBwUaXEmbCf7hsjJswhcTZcI2WqFCJP69UAiVaSTTnglwx5Fmi9eJZK8ebWbSEO5axIjEvXeXbr4KRogW6xBX9e3BIyJYD87SccBaX9sa89LdfUrvm4MfYN9GSa-vXjwl/s1600-h/CIMG7468.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/AVvXsEhMIAszWZswHbVDBwUaXEmbCf7hsjJswhcTZcI2WqFCJP69UAiVaSTTnglwx5Fmi9eJZK8ebWbSEO5axIjEvXeXbr4KRogW6xBX9e3BIyJYD87SccBaX9sa89LdfUrvm4MfYN9GSa-vXjwl/s320/CIMG7468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412649931093582994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKV4noQwum8-Z_gr_BtnVkT0OViwSlTNpAII8ADeiUhrlVOAnwerPRvlEps9XCb4EYv7qCdyRAtF-BesTWh7FyRNjIHjwMg4ogKd3q5UNm5Q2NKYB-Q8NRkrfi6Rf8EvX_BvI4HzC6GKy3/s1600-h/CIMG7469.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/AVvXsEjKV4noQwum8-Z_gr_BtnVkT0OViwSlTNpAII8ADeiUhrlVOAnwerPRvlEps9XCb4EYv7qCdyRAtF-BesTWh7FyRNjIHjwMg4ogKd3q5UNm5Q2NKYB-Q8NRkrfi6Rf8EvX_BvI4HzC6GKy3/s320/CIMG7469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413019734905802866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Pictures taken on Saturday</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BWpE6Mbq-SiHUyUERzWmFusmzmFvXFl_1YYuBuEoppLCQnyBK6C7wHXXPE1oqQW0Yj5Kbasbx24ikTLE-hvOKENbaogzBzakI7hwtf8raG-IJGVsQv3S870RtZDcydxsZORtoiaueOCh/s1600-h/CIMG7557.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/AVvXsEh4BWpE6Mbq-SiHUyUERzWmFusmzmFvXFl_1YYuBuEoppLCQnyBK6C7wHXXPE1oqQW0Yj5Kbasbx24ikTLE-hvOKENbaogzBzakI7hwtf8raG-IJGVsQv3S870RtZDcydxsZORtoiaueOCh/s320/CIMG7557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412983464861946210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">And there was on Tuesday night<br />(Yes, in Copenhagen there is more than 0 ° C, what did you imagine?)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And we approach our ultimate goal, Rådhuspladsen. But just before we pass in front of some stuff.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2y3fwNpg8fSsJ2jjLWYqfkU4Of7AzpQ7o6d3YnMWmn3kBLzToUZaDm7FYRWBw12zMt2OorLb74ftEb0AFlBN3FH-ChPsfnaF7_6gmqdir4581tEmi53ScNDUJjrV6UqJep1a6lteSC0_r/s1600-h/CIMG7453.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/AVvXsEh2y3fwNpg8fSsJ2jjLWYqfkU4Of7AzpQ7o6d3YnMWmn3kBLzToUZaDm7FYRWBw12zMt2OorLb74ftEb0AFlBN3FH-ChPsfnaF7_6gmqdir4581tEmi53ScNDUJjrV6UqJep1a6lteSC0_r/s320/CIMG7453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412649547883436722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkDjipCYeiLGB3dWmTMmspY9BwNw6_CbT_d_0JoTd5UMiViAPbWKwO84a_1pjLbfW_YxWdwFVh69fChfzSsBsb_1EALwuAS0VMisjfoYVwVJbn3Le_5yt-Hydw8atCfddMPjjbvy5Wm4s/s1600-h/CIMG7454.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/AVvXsEhBkDjipCYeiLGB3dWmTMmspY9BwNw6_CbT_d_0JoTd5UMiViAPbWKwO84a_1pjLbfW_YxWdwFVh69fChfzSsBsb_1EALwuAS0VMisjfoYVwVJbn3Le_5yt-Hydw8atCfddMPjjbvy5Wm4s/s320/CIMG7454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412649555751017282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And when we finally arrive on the spot, we see a lot of greeny information stands.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ11xusLcpiafXzrYD7E61rFRw7jOXxYjYrJrlAchtTrcVwfkPVEtoTKQv8z1soH4bU2VrAHlkcEdE59MD_DSoWGE5-cElhCVDFqlQipHeUfiQaBIs4u32x07pWrhH4fUFEFB3r2dVgXnB/s1600-h/CIMG7523.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/AVvXsEgZ11xusLcpiafXzrYD7E61rFRw7jOXxYjYrJrlAchtTrcVwfkPVEtoTKQv8z1soH4bU2VrAHlkcEdE59MD_DSoWGE5-cElhCVDFqlQipHeUfiQaBIs4u32x07pWrhH4fUFEFB3r2dVgXnB/s320/CIMG7523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413020941202327346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But something catches the eye: there is a huge white ball in the middle. I first wondered if it was a balloon or something like that, but at night time, I understood!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zofBmkjaU5NhjtbkBmY4mi8xEZqlIIwZm7soVs3QWv3bsT8tU5jFZJf3tIgb1wKc1izlo44w5WxaSyQMN-Qxq0kZmlBp5X1yRPiKCd91FXr0l6SLgT-6iTkFJTGPhUWaF5jun-lupJn_/s1600-h/CIMG7519.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/AVvXsEh7zofBmkjaU5NhjtbkBmY4mi8xEZqlIIwZm7soVs3QWv3bsT8tU5jFZJf3tIgb1wKc1izlo44w5WxaSyQMN-Qxq0kZmlBp5X1yRPiKCd91FXr0l6SLgT-6iTkFJTGPhUWaF5jun-lupJn_/s320/CIMG7519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412982654087713986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMOoVwb9_aHGuf2PmvNAMjKDFJKzWNMdtLnLwrIfprR5iTqT7RcO4euTEYRcEJQPN76vgcFukudqoLahOULl0hvUyiLLXB2-xzOEirdktqk9CScUpn1Ei1b37Y5oXTova5rJn6b1ZmglF/s1600-h/CIMG7549.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/AVvXsEgVMOoVwb9_aHGuf2PmvNAMjKDFJKzWNMdtLnLwrIfprR5iTqT7RcO4euTEYRcEJQPN76vgcFukudqoLahOULl0hvUyiLLXB2-xzOEirdktqk9CScUpn1Ei1b37Y5oXTova5rJn6b1ZmglF/s320/CIMG7549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413021942064138098" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Otherwise, I've not checked the Bella Center (I am afraid it might be kind of difficult to access these days), and I've not yet seen any demonstrations...</div></div></div></div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-22154532867680843352009-12-08T23:59:00.000+01:002009-12-09T23:00:44.597+01:00Copenhagen at this time: the Christmas-deco<div style="text-align: justify;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Ce mois-ci, c'est assez rigolo de se balader dans Copenhague car les décorations de Noël côtoient les expositions sur le thème du changement climatique conférence mondiââle oblige, et tout ça dans un joyeux fouillis.">This month, it's pretty funny to walk in Copenhagen and see the Christmas decorations alongside exhibitions on the theme of the climate change conference, and everything in a happy jumble. First I wanted to put all the pictures in one article, but I think it would have been too long, so I cut it in half. So today, I'll take a walk with you on the theme of Christmas in a whole glittering Copenhagen.</span></span><br /><br /><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Ce mois-ci, c'est assez rigolo de se balader dans Copenhague car les décorations de Noël côtoient les expositions sur le thème du changement climatique conférence mondiââle oblige, et tout ça dans un joyeux fouillis.">Let's start by going to see the inevitable Nyhavn. Of course, the place is sooo romantic, it is the perfect place to set up a Christmas market.</span></span><br /></div><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Ce mois-ci, c'est assez rigolo de se balader dans Copenhague car les décorations de Noël côtoient les expositions sur le thème du changement climatique conférence mondiââle oblige, et tout ça dans un joyeux fouillis."><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQamwKSpXXG-laouQPAEooLLr35XXvpSXcCLE_cUgns2adV5C481LdvaCTgIKTQ-m2tsqezsI6ufrud93s96Yq9f7kx2DiUmBRFmEHZ6aHkm2P0_4kDk1LoNEc87-_BOIH5nwfA1ovgku/s1600-h/CIMG7360.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/AVvXsEgFQamwKSpXXG-laouQPAEooLLr35XXvpSXcCLE_cUgns2adV5C481LdvaCTgIKTQ-m2tsqezsI6ufrud93s96Yq9f7kx2DiUmBRFmEHZ6aHkm2P0_4kDk1LoNEc87-_BOIH5nwfA1ovgku/s320/CIMG7360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412638343433024946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QPtI8ZHLMc5X1rrPCNxZGXcnaV6nrbzxWjzSIQ7Vgl3zw8CYNbYSA34CbQ93Gw-nLYoDTcnVQ3pJ1kk6nE51cnhvoC7ZRlyH0L4sVrgLpdDYI61UUxp_kX67aI7cjCN1KPteaXW1lv-R/s1600-h/CIMG7349.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/AVvXsEg3QPtI8ZHLMc5X1rrPCNxZGXcnaV6nrbzxWjzSIQ7Vgl3zw8CYNbYSA34CbQ93Gw-nLYoDTcnVQ3pJ1kk6nE51cnhvoC7ZRlyH0L4sVrgLpdDYI61UUxp_kX67aI7cjCN1KPteaXW1lv-R/s320/CIMG7349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412638208263952050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's weird, there is surprisingly very few things to eat, but on the other hand, there is a plethora of useless shops in several copies, like the woolen-things-stands, you know, the caps, scarves, what all this <span style="font-size:85%;">(but why are they pollute all the Christmas markets them like that?)</span> There's also sellers of non-local crafts costing an arm and sellers of candles and uh... <span title="un magasin de babioles définitivement inutiles estampillées Tuborg mais ne cherchez pas ici c'est normal.">an unnecessary-trinkets-stamped-Tuborg shop, but here this is normal.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvr8ImiJbXV45W4i1qjRJwkZ9wber5Ua8ZkyzTqovkhD3ihiTNOXwhFqnCPxDs-3pwco0HNdvu5CL-wRoee9B3uVJ21wEay4OdoHRAp0iIP0iubCnqp9Eiv4qVi-J2glzQfa8g4s1Le4m/s1600-h/CIMG7358.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/AVvXsEivvr8ImiJbXV45W4i1qjRJwkZ9wber5Ua8ZkyzTqovkhD3ihiTNOXwhFqnCPxDs-3pwco0HNdvu5CL-wRoee9B3uVJ21wEay4OdoHRAp0iIP0iubCnqp9Eiv4qVi-J2glzQfa8g4s1Le4m/s320/CIMG7358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412639152141860882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To do your Christmas shopping nearby, Magasin du Nord will tempt you with a beautiful deco unfortunately accompanied by an insufferable sirupy music <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sympathique of Pink Martini tapped me on edge the whole Saturday every time I passed by, I swear it was over and over)</span>.<br /><br />The other big department store, Illum, is also weel decorated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQ6zWYrIyS8nTVv-hWQPVir2vXql98LsKJsV3puqPRqpAUwv-qFZPQ40O_KxTl1ybqrtzSiryytG3DZ9ThSjMN_AEosipYupn_kfoDm9igzFLEUS2E8cAn1QCGEJszsJ-w0w9StNAZdGZ/s1600-h/CIMG7586.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/AVvXsEhBQ6zWYrIyS8nTVv-hWQPVir2vXql98LsKJsV3puqPRqpAUwv-qFZPQ40O_KxTl1ybqrtzSiryytG3DZ9ThSjMN_AEosipYupn_kfoDm9igzFLEUS2E8cAn1QCGEJszsJ-w0w9StNAZdGZ/s320/CIMG7586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412975547618896386" border="0" /></a><br />Just for fun, I confess that I made a trip to Christiania too, just to see if in case they would not decorated too. Well actually it was! Sellers of substances have their little personal stall embellished with garlands bright, but with techno hardcore music. I could not take photos for the reasons you know. Psychedelic.<br /><br />Otherwise the streets of the old city center, there are many delicate decorations on window sills like:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTq7UJlS-RTGMVlYJmt_s8TQQZ1Gq7jgIcZnyvFbHGpHXnOcbHV-b4bfOIZcFYR8Qd2XhWkqT-CHCrXGI2o5_3en7FYj8Pt2mZBFw4UwiDi6edYaiLLQQnTLsMj-eVA1gxPgeSZ2PN6s2/s1600-h/CIMG7355.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/AVvXsEijTq7UJlS-RTGMVlYJmt_s8TQQZ1Gq7jgIcZnyvFbHGpHXnOcbHV-b4bfOIZcFYR8Qd2XhWkqT-CHCrXGI2o5_3en7FYj8Pt2mZBFw4UwiDi6edYaiLLQQnTLsMj-eVA1gxPgeSZ2PN6s2/s320/CIMG7355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412638213397967122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And the wreaths, in the windows, everywhere, always the same symbol:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxR8mWzBFL868Ir__eksSEwGEAcBmDQphykrA_GRZ8m99N5lrC9Unj1ltf99XnRHKFe1P_URBPoqe3cB0MZd3PLfsuvhD-kxy1nfBkuL0ZQAoFi5WVEudGFOoEXtEDSx3px6LD_uqWw9Uc/s1600-h/CIMG7434.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/AVvXsEgxR8mWzBFL868Ir__eksSEwGEAcBmDQphykrA_GRZ8m99N5lrC9Unj1ltf99XnRHKFe1P_URBPoqe3cB0MZd3PLfsuvhD-kxy1nfBkuL0ZQAoFi5WVEudGFOoEXtEDSx3px6LD_uqWw9Uc/s320/CIMG7434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412640984879314978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAuiktj8aTtFWzRBk47OlrIYzXqsjuFcNLZ_8t8v44Npc8DzrbNTg11VfH2x5_gdz69m-Z0Gf7QYKIYbTrnjN24aP-sYt3EQ231uRFkmueeJUakWGjwQzOVKRE0ruUaKsf5rrZnj_tnUb/s1600-h/CIMG7452.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/AVvXsEiiAuiktj8aTtFWzRBk47OlrIYzXqsjuFcNLZ_8t8v44Npc8DzrbNTg11VfH2x5_gdz69m-Z0Gf7QYKIYbTrnjN24aP-sYt3EQ231uRFkmueeJUakWGjwQzOVKRE0ruUaKsf5rrZnj_tnUb/s320/CIMG7452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412640990895379906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's the Julehjerte (Christmas heart), the typical Danish decoration. Traditionally, it is a small basket of woven paper filled with delicacies and that people hang in their Christmas trees. Give to your tree the Danish touch by doing your owns <a href="http://www.wardi.dk/xmas2005/julehjerte/">it is super easy to do</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxy3nI2bKwRXGx0fpaJ6ysrOIrymo8-hwGE4bdRBgGGV55sfA8jn6bnE0C3cSYUln1mBzVp3DnLvFaPQ2YHJ-TCkrPO1R4bSjO4ZjY8ohxMk8WETjuu1aTfBrvTDUZ6sW-GuEdaJkJibwx/s1600-h/CIMG7459.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/AVvXsEjxy3nI2bKwRXGx0fpaJ6ysrOIrymo8-hwGE4bdRBgGGV55sfA8jn6bnE0C3cSYUln1mBzVp3DnLvFaPQ2YHJ-TCkrPO1R4bSjO4ZjY8ohxMk8WETjuu1aTfBrvTDUZ6sW-GuEdaJkJibwx/s320/CIMG7459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412641319032069010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Here is the Christmas tree of Rådhuspladsen</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Its Julehjerter are not baskets</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Lets draw on a little bit closer... Huh, what is there at the bottom?</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEafvOhMwuQLolBfgIs3Fy1H5VOLVsCW0TQu3P22t_15objF1izzcEsKWy97Y1dO6AlYybykt0L7D1hOZtqa_FgkSyVqA4k6MAw7WHJBZ1fM1F9dYLxusYBJEDR2bsY5KpqmBG12hqdx9/s1600-h/CIMG7458.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/AVvXsEglEafvOhMwuQLolBfgIs3Fy1H5VOLVsCW0TQu3P22t_15objF1izzcEsKWy97Y1dO6AlYybykt0L7D1hOZtqa_FgkSyVqA4k6MAw7WHJBZ1fM1F9dYLxusYBJEDR2bsY5KpqmBG12hqdx9/s320/CIMG7458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412642710561550914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Ah yes, I'm stupid, obviously, bikes of course. To light the tree. Really, these Danes are incorrigible. Still, this device makes me laugh, when you look directly opposite you can see Tivoli fully illuminated ...<br /><br />To be continued tomorrow: the climate-deco.</span><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></span></span>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-37360761948101175292009-12-03T17:10:00.000+01:002009-12-03T18:37:08.561+01:00A festival at the summit<div style="text-align: justify;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Vous savez tous par cœur car on vous en rabâche les oreilles depuis des mois, que ce mois-ci a lieu à Copenhague le sommet sur le changement climatique, alias COP15." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">You all know it by heart because all the media only speak about that since a looong time, that this month takes place in Copenhagen the summit on the climate change, aka COP15. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Alors vu que ça n'a pas encore commencé, je m'abstiendrai d'en parler pour le moment." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">So since it has not yet begun, I shall not speak about yet. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="En fait, je voulais juste signaler aux gens qui se trouveront sur place à ce moment-là, qu'il y aura un gros festival sur Rådhuspladsen pendant toute la durée du sommet (du 7 au 18), histoire d'être à la hauteur" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">In fact, I just wanted to point out to people who will be there at that time, that there will be a big festival on Rådhuspladsen throughout the duration of the summit (from the 7th to the 18th)</span><span title="de l'événement." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Il y aura des concerts, des films, des expos, des débats..." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">There will be <a href="http://ekstrabladet.dk/musik/dkmusiknyt/article1262901.ece">concerts</a>, films, exhibitions, debates ... </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="En gros, c'est là que ça se passe quoi (enfin je veux dire pour les gens qui n'assistent pas aux conférences quoi)." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">Basically, that's the place to be (well I mean for people who do not attend conferences). </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Le festival a été baptisé Hopenhagen et allez voir sa programmation là-dessus tous seuls comme des grands." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">The festival is called <a href="http://www.hopenhagen.org/">Hopenhagen</a> and <a href="http://www.hopenhagenlive.com/?page_id=2">here is the program</a>.</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj5MFCgiY82Pc8ro_RcdUODZU7VBX0n8CbpBxEzFvY466K_zH2z3zmFW_SrNb0KUlwi_AQxqM35eKmfGGJoi9PWFLQuao8h8iBae0BV6lp2aoyH9iTru2Ek8fVQ7bu_vhkWXXLBFeExuA/s1600/Image+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj5MFCgiY82Pc8ro_RcdUODZU7VBX0n8CbpBxEzFvY466K_zH2z3zmFW_SrNb0KUlwi_AQxqM35eKmfGGJoi9PWFLQuao8h8iBae0BV6lp2aoyH9iTru2Ek8fVQ7bu_vhkWXXLBFeExuA/s1600/Image+1.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-32782413746349539902009-11-15T18:40:00.000+01:002009-12-10T00:33:03.507+01:00Who said that politics was a serious issue?<div style="text-align: justify;">Next week, the Danes are voting for the municipal and regional elections. And of course, right now, all the poles of Copenhagen are covered with election posters.<br /><br />Among the clutter, some weird posters are hidden, and that caught my eye. That's why I went biking today to hunt for the most bizarre of them. And I didn't come back empty-handed.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX09g55aObfQToq7cDePPv-6_2S58mUQG1HqhMGS_yKW0w5OW6vI2xfUErYDFZZuYc1joCm0twnjAiZZw1UhRApt63OeYtYCtNjVPkDkewOybaRAd18IMEjLrhWbznKzBJO9YI-MZB7zrN/s1600-h/CIMG7416.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/AVvXsEjX09g55aObfQToq7cDePPv-6_2S58mUQG1HqhMGS_yKW0w5OW6vI2xfUErYDFZZuYc1joCm0twnjAiZZw1UhRApt63OeYtYCtNjVPkDkewOybaRAd18IMEjLrhWbznKzBJO9YI-MZB7zrN/s320/CIMG7416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404372541698331250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Here is a totally serious party, but with a little bit of humor, I love this</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zVkWix3ce3tOO8v1Ot9F3LRRkWnXkVrB4XfePE1WeU52aZJxsyqQdVmmfP_jp9-ZYS-nkRGu481-mZ9yl4irdOu7uPkdiQJwjQx6iSu8c9VUmvFH4zpfKXyTV1m_CfhR5XMl_-2SHUSW/s1600-h/CIMG7402.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/AVvXsEj-zVkWix3ce3tOO8v1Ot9F3LRRkWnXkVrB4XfePE1WeU52aZJxsyqQdVmmfP_jp9-ZYS-nkRGu481-mZ9yl4irdOu7uPkdiQJwjQx6iSu8c9VUmvFH4zpfKXyTV1m_CfhR5XMl_-2SHUSW/s320/CIMG7402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404372014178574082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">I just don't understand<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMDxm1Omj4E1wTKFTPxLQzAAoZVkkAogP9NJ2eQ7bWzm8sina40FuZgX8TbGhyphenhyphenaAKq4duLgQlwvBaEZcf9csjzM7RGUBFRBUPgjUhgtYPrlrIXsqBeY9otgyYDwLBOwBzbTdTD5qPQKYD/s1600-h/CIMG7389.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/AVvXsEhTMDxm1Omj4E1wTKFTPxLQzAAoZVkkAogP9NJ2eQ7bWzm8sina40FuZgX8TbGhyphenhyphenaAKq4duLgQlwvBaEZcf9csjzM7RGUBFRBUPgjUhgtYPrlrIXsqBeY9otgyYDwLBOwBzbTdTD5qPQKYD/s320/CIMG7389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404371703150263858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The Progress Party (WTF?!)<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lvNNpmKspO22TPL2jVAUsvQk8j4u99b-pnJEJKOxwvnpJwHECsv9T3-hmfp1A_YR9VdYOgZbD384BM02MAIdrT-wxirzs3FpCVwNyzvOiKdDiiUlznCjvedG8dYPASNfou5TZEROglJj/s1600-h/CIMG7400.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/AVvXsEj_lvNNpmKspO22TPL2jVAUsvQk8j4u99b-pnJEJKOxwvnpJwHECsv9T3-hmfp1A_YR9VdYOgZbD384BM02MAIdrT-wxirzs3FpCVwNyzvOiKdDiiUlznCjvedG8dYPASNfou5TZEROglJj/s320/CIMG7400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404372009337537698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Another bike-lover-weirdo<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBT-Hosmez_YEw9cUlTDFJxbYDZv7yIxgVT27ckq2EkUDZuD_cmmxhyI1tQjwFMbi1MRkYn4MQrB343AlwdiwaLcOUjAbrM3YHukJU86sgh66UGJADSlN0e709viA4vJNkZgVTor44eOg/s1600-h/CIMG7405.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/AVvXsEgcBT-Hosmez_YEw9cUlTDFJxbYDZv7yIxgVT27ckq2EkUDZuD_cmmxhyI1tQjwFMbi1MRkYn4MQrB343AlwdiwaLcOUjAbrM3YHukJU86sgh66UGJADSlN0e709viA4vJNkZgVTor44eOg/s320/CIMG7405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404372178317340082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Is it really to support someone?<br />"veldfærd" means welfare<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWBwEvQ_pgO0JUu5I4ItY2ZpDWF3WpZxdzcB0xGiqO5LCp8oO46SGQP0QLcgxuDec2Yk-9bYgrQ9eJfTToum6I5RDCO0mNJwte7zjd4lxuyuZ3LDj_nsAAt_b27xQvHbt1-uVVNY8paVB/s1600-h/CIMG7413.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/AVvXsEihWBwEvQ_pgO0JUu5I4ItY2ZpDWF3WpZxdzcB0xGiqO5LCp8oO46SGQP0QLcgxuDec2Yk-9bYgrQ9eJfTToum6I5RDCO0mNJwte7zjd4lxuyuZ3LDj_nsAAt_b27xQvHbt1-uVVNY8paVB/s320/CIMG7413.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404372543562357074" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3beCK9IWK5o_MTsNYOUGkyb8s5KtVhFmGk5MMdx0fHPEFm1D5pMVP9hoQotS9TkpjLcqO58Ea6fOSsXC5kZvoY9TpQBDgTA2uyBfp9ZVB4dV62Ul9QgBGJIN9sJvkH3gPaEN7DLZcyXMI/s1600-h/CIMG7408.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/AVvXsEi3beCK9IWK5o_MTsNYOUGkyb8s5KtVhFmGk5MMdx0fHPEFm1D5pMVP9hoQotS9TkpjLcqO58Ea6fOSsXC5kZvoY9TpQBDgTA2uyBfp9ZVB4dV62Ul9QgBGJIN9sJvkH3gPaEN7DLZcyXMI/s320/CIMG7408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404372179279678658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Is this to make fun of the politicians and their stonewalling?<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >"enhed"</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> means </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >"unity"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTSTueOlHKFycYaNHcCizkB72b_wsuiod0z7lbwhpRc90hdlXF-IWVf57x3YEWi-tsV64-21bx3yTXKrFA0VmNgHimx_HmIhyNh-XEE02dDK-SEUTFvP_agVe6_fziHo-UiLsqXytUSw0/s1600-h/CIMG7409.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/AVvXsEhwTSTueOlHKFycYaNHcCizkB72b_wsuiod0z7lbwhpRc90hdlXF-IWVf57x3YEWi-tsV64-21bx3yTXKrFA0VmNgHimx_HmIhyNh-XEE02dDK-SEUTFvP_agVe6_fziHo-UiLsqXytUSw0/s320/CIMG7409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404372380209756002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Mmmmh, I can smell the spirit of Christiania there<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But for the big nonsense matter, nobody does better than the <a href="http://www.nihilistisk-folkeparti.dk/">Nihilistisk Folkeparti</a>. It is a political party "just for fun", but which does exist for real. Their motto is <span style="font-style: italic;">"Det hele er alligevel ligegyldigt - Spild din stemme på os!"</span> and that's means approximatively <span style="font-style: italic;">"Nothing matters anyway - Waste your vote for us!"</span> I presume that their name is a parody of the extreme-right wing party, the Dansk Folkeparti.<br /><br />Here is an anthology of their achievements:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUGUX1GWyS07L8KhgOtK_LSQq7iY7CR8TwYZt4PIbdopW97UJtBD7f_HzAXfF8NIyvMMvCdX2y7WuRDrvoP0B5ry_sG2ZXt1RQVDscQNQxtDMuHxawuu9uEGT8NCVhfLcbgfilFs5cPgR/s1600-h/CIMG7364.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/AVvXsEgbUGUX1GWyS07L8KhgOtK_LSQq7iY7CR8TwYZt4PIbdopW97UJtBD7f_HzAXfF8NIyvMMvCdX2y7WuRDrvoP0B5ry_sG2ZXt1RQVDscQNQxtDMuHxawuu9uEGT8NCVhfLcbgfilFs5cPgR/s320/CIMG7364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404370714787931266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"For psychedelic colors in the metro</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Stop the grey brainwashing!"</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeh8BEiVYx-6d3wVfWy6pFcKFdgBRqiML8QCvPdDCrZ3yZO84lv8-zb9FflZ1jucUwvFhzHhSp8YZVSP2B_wW5dS7tBVxCKTPYkkFH9MdTZHyz89rRb75l1A8-KPK_oBu2QxOComoYI_EA/s1600-h/CIMG7365.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/AVvXsEgeh8BEiVYx-6d3wVfWy6pFcKFdgBRqiML8QCvPdDCrZ3yZO84lv8-zb9FflZ1jucUwvFhzHhSp8YZVSP2B_wW5dS7tBVxCKTPYkkFH9MdTZHyz89rRb75l1A8-KPK_oBu2QxOComoYI_EA/s320/CIMG7365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404370931426206546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >"Nothing matters<br />except the cute little animals"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1qX8aGqLUWtSo_7k0ZlRVkdgWgfG41yfi6AHe4catk-YaJQFrJKJWYLN96suMK3E3PTjpnjQBInJTQUaa2HPO2gklSew6Bx8lLqtv9QmfOzErXWXnWKCgLg9fMRgxEHA-DnKwhnmUX_k/s1600-h/CIMG7369.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/AVvXsEgA1qX8aGqLUWtSo_7k0ZlRVkdgWgfG41yfi6AHe4catk-YaJQFrJKJWYLN96suMK3E3PTjpnjQBInJTQUaa2HPO2gklSew6Bx8lLqtv9QmfOzErXWXnWKCgLg9fMRgxEHA-DnKwhnmUX_k/s320/CIMG7369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404371392688593410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >"Because an asshole can be as good as another one"</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc3A6LAoOo-n4_o_hUEWYnMQO5vvNnn_RfDfcGaeNzz4TYmP8lA0mkEABkgXFvNVALCk5jt-50wV2ObeF4h7XL6mGbQuBZNSx2Q1LYxbH3Fi9QymrdgeLFtZ2jlV67tpeU8uTdG_rBzjG/s1600-h/CIMG7395.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/AVvXsEhpc3A6LAoOo-n4_o_hUEWYnMQO5vvNnn_RfDfcGaeNzz4TYmP8lA0mkEABkgXFvNVALCk5jt-50wV2ObeF4h7XL6mGbQuBZNSx2Q1LYxbH3Fi9QymrdgeLFtZ2jlV67tpeU8uTdG_rBzjG/s320/CIMG7395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404371709854710338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The one on the left made me smile (note the little mermaids at the bottom)<br />But I burst into laughter when I read the one on the right:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Stop the church bell! - Fuck our salvation - we are hung over!"</span><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"At have tømmermænd"</span> is an expression which means <span style="font-style: italic;">"to be hung over".</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> "Tømmer"</span> is <span style="font-style: italic;">"timber"</span> in my dictionary and <span style="font-style: italic;">"mænd"</span> means <span style="font-style: italic;">"men"</span>. And to finish subtly, this is how must look like a <span style="font-style: italic;">"tømmermand "</span>:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDwbj2jCOUXINrEfs10F1jgUqqIO5jq-RY3eOm6kXOzAgYezqfEYSlU1Eg3QLJP__prle8cHnr3bqLdy83raxcE1_6BklfCelAe9_AO7oIxVm3YYdQdcGQn0kcoLsMRXUNUyn069fdqmp/s1600-h/CIMG7363.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/AVvXsEgHDwbj2jCOUXINrEfs10F1jgUqqIO5jq-RY3eOm6kXOzAgYezqfEYSlU1Eg3QLJP__prle8cHnr3bqLdy83raxcE1_6BklfCelAe9_AO7oIxVm3YYdQdcGQn0kcoLsMRXUNUyn069fdqmp/s320/CIMG7363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404370710547067490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"More vomit in the streets!"</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span id="result_box" class="long_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Que pensez-vous de tout ça?">What do you think of all this? </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Je trouve personnellement qu'ils n'ont pas froid aux yeux...">I personally find that they are quite fearless ... </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Mais après, j'ai conscience qu'il me manque probablement des références culturelles pour tout comprendre.">But I realize that I probably lack some cultural references to understand everything. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Et pour être tout à fait honnête avec vous, je ne m'intéresse pas vraiment pas du tout à la vie politique danoise.">And to be quite honest with you, I'm not <strike>really</strike> interested at all in Danish politics.</span></span><br /><br />By the way, did you know that Denmark is one of the less corrupted countries in the world? (according to the NGO Transparency International, sources here)<br /></div></div></div></div></div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-71648273904985404992009-10-24T04:30:00.004+02:002009-12-26T00:47:56.998+01:00The day when an army of grinning pumpkins invaded Tivoli<div style="text-align: justify;">Well, they left last weekend anyway, even if Halloween is next week. Actually, Tivoli has reopened just 9 short days, just the time of the autumn holidays (eftersårferie). It's a bit short to enjoy it I think.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXAVzaqkcP6NIji7O4_Y_Y1fesF4mIPNVV_nOP3g_dGbY8ylrWdK4msYHLbEAPf7vpK4bc8tKHiXRQiUkt-tkLrDq5iHQpWwmt7DPhDBjnJmjEcjsCv_X4CSuqyxHxdBHWv3zzEyuI1Xy/s1600-h/CIMG7285.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/AVvXsEhnXAVzaqkcP6NIji7O4_Y_Y1fesF4mIPNVV_nOP3g_dGbY8ylrWdK4msYHLbEAPf7vpK4bc8tKHiXRQiUkt-tkLrDq5iHQpWwmt7DPhDBjnJmjEcjsCv_X4CSuqyxHxdBHWv3zzEyuI1Xy/s320/CIMG7285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396162283233737346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So I know I'm a little bit late for this article. But anyway, if you live in Copenhagen, you've probably already been there, otherwise you have the Christmas holidays to catch up. And if you don't live here, you're probably asking yourself "but what she is talking about?"<br /><br />Let's start from the beginning. In fact it is an amusement park located in the heart of Copenhagen (between the City Hall and the central station to be more precise). And this is not just any amusement park, it is the second oldest in the world still working after Dyrehavsbakken (*), which is also Danish (located in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen).<br /><br />Tivoli was founded in 1843 by a man called Georg Carstensen. At this time the park was located outside the city and it was called "Tivoli & Vauxhall". "Tivoli" in tribute to the Tivoli Gardens in Paris, now extinct, which were named after the Roman gardens of the same name, and "Vauxhall" for the Vauxhall Gardens in London.<br /><br />Because of its location, it is quite small and has no possibility of extension. So of course it's hard to compete with the major theme parks such as you know. But the designers have more than one trick up their sleeve and they managed the feat of installing an incredible amount of attractions. The modern ones are just nearby the very old ones. So, they are located a little over each other, and in this exuberant mess, it is sometimes difficult to find the entrance of your ride. But after all, it is what makes the charm of Tivoli.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjWv_ivGh6NZ-7yiirJ2hQDt-oebi3Yd0bEl_5v5CorQBEvvXw41a5S_f5QTf4dUJ250zHhP7J4j6UFGBCyFdUxP_VMhKxdT635r__ceDAFU_-YYVW_MT2dpX4n-1JXpZOAwFPex-JjIy/s1600-h/CIMG7337.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/AVvXsEicjWv_ivGh6NZ-7yiirJ2hQDt-oebi3Yd0bEl_5v5CorQBEvvXw41a5S_f5QTf4dUJ250zHhP7J4j6UFGBCyFdUxP_VMhKxdT635r__ceDAFU_-YYVW_MT2dpX4n-1JXpZOAwFPex-JjIy/s320/CIMG7337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396167427920034578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbx-8oSxg6rvlaoAPKmTDDa4Ng_krPUJ74u6w9Ug4GYjbP7qzMjS9bH2RU-blWBdLjEutfmszPmMssvRMcR60hPveOahgahli9UU3pSKlrAqeywIExaZRV5L5EmPVExQj_z3FfzdvtIrI7/s1600-h/CIMG7329.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/AVvXsEjbx-8oSxg6rvlaoAPKmTDDa4Ng_krPUJ74u6w9Ug4GYjbP7qzMjS9bH2RU-blWBdLjEutfmszPmMssvRMcR60hPveOahgahli9UU3pSKlrAqeywIExaZRV5L5EmPVExQj_z3FfzdvtIrI7/s320/CIMG7329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396167419239156914" border="0" /></a><br />It is a true coming-back to your childhood, there are funfair stands (pigeon shooting, bumper cars), and even if the park is primarily dedicated to kids, there are some exciting rides:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVLJFXIuLDKeuY2AfqOToHlXnJggqcEXbf0RSlnKauRla3RS2oCdMAzKUT_4Dcqd1YEhLiSuwIoPs7OXC8GIc2bCBwz5OQS5b_JPIdWz50d7BiaXDGNM9LJq9fQuD_p_WCdfpY-SuKthb/s1600-h/CIMG7314.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/AVvXsEhhVLJFXIuLDKeuY2AfqOToHlXnJggqcEXbf0RSlnKauRla3RS2oCdMAzKUT_4Dcqd1YEhLiSuwIoPs7OXC8GIc2bCBwz5OQS5b_JPIdWz50d7BiaXDGNM9LJq9fQuD_p_WCdfpY-SuKthb/s320/CIMG7314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396163514075644722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Dæmonen (the Demon), short but really effective</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8ueJNjnKQ6Bh6m6T6bdBqCPeGsMCEusJoZyg8qDz8WostKnr6mto_GztuXxkMxc1kj7sAocXtfqUXKrsQyczZN92NmMs6ZRj02eV0HIMNJV-uzLFwJyqrnBdJKmXBrsfdKxFvN3tPsSY/s1600-h/CIMG7321.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/AVvXsEjV8ueJNjnKQ6Bh6m6T6bdBqCPeGsMCEusJoZyg8qDz8WostKnr6mto_GztuXxkMxc1kj7sAocXtfqUXKrsQyczZN92NmMs6ZRj02eV0HIMNJV-uzLFwJyqrnBdJKmXBrsfdKxFvN3tPsSY/s320/CIMG7321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396163973573458850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Det Gyldne Tårn (The Golden Tower), a good adrenaline shoot</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5VdKkygqfUPsdtJy1vj36OF3fmJJZm_KLCYWIB1rHdR9wdQOv9aloTycwgZupxI5K0rCtz2Q9yRgPM0lHVZCrBhyphenhyphenwwIsImjAAR9mai2d__jmFw1XMZvLIivGUITEayLO4J3I15i9_-Ev/s1600-h/CIMG7332.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/AVvXsEjY5VdKkygqfUPsdtJy1vj36OF3fmJJZm_KLCYWIB1rHdR9wdQOv9aloTycwgZupxI5K0rCtz2Q9yRgPM0lHVZCrBhyphenhyphenwwIsImjAAR9mai2d__jmFw1XMZvLIivGUITEayLO4J3I15i9_-Ev/s320/CIMG7332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396165697929511602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Himmelskibet (The Flying Ship), where you definitively have the best view of CPH</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeZmRdiMTx1WKiKPiN33B4SYk5lqwQfvpZYGjcrmJoGJu-Isz2PkNqkoNsG3Yz6Xckpx8IgIs4h89Pdk-jpwkHhpIq6gq51CQEZkI2H679XLuMYqHPQtsWzB1mjszuZfQlsAdgz7EIEzh/s1600-h/CIMG7256.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/AVvXsEjMeZmRdiMTx1WKiKPiN33B4SYk5lqwQfvpZYGjcrmJoGJu-Isz2PkNqkoNsG3Yz6Xckpx8IgIs4h89Pdk-jpwkHhpIq6gq51CQEZkI2H679XLuMYqHPQtsWzB1mjszuZfQlsAdgz7EIEzh/s320/CIMG7256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396185409737172242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The Vertigo, a barbaric invention:<br />you will drive yourself the small plane<br />(you can rotate it in all directions)</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />And for Halloween, all the park was redecorated:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pNdgix5Iy3nVARKA-iLXgNXbfTvRCPiYszlEXfGSSRcRlMJMXuC4OA9k2tmUHjec0hZZ1P7XGw-qD4d7qc-cxIYSo_MghIcIuVH3SUSYyhUPWXhc0mYP08qcLUt7BXLF2ZfbTTqDzHA7/s1600-h/DSC00001.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/AVvXsEg9pNdgix5Iy3nVARKA-iLXgNXbfTvRCPiYszlEXfGSSRcRlMJMXuC4OA9k2tmUHjec0hZZ1P7XGw-qD4d7qc-cxIYSo_MghIcIuVH3SUSYyhUPWXhc0mYP08qcLUt7BXLF2ZfbTTqDzHA7/s320/DSC00001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396169349238632546" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8xVjx-opJq2EGjNPx903cXSqansQt4b_BUY6Fcuno6meeOnWVub1I9nkKNV-KCmrfLI8kK88YMyrSLnn2-nXxHC5hSmZCVvNZAV0fUFdbA__Ttbcz6Nhgv2kjqUqMAoLQswX56xA4qnF/s1600-h/CIMG7298.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/AVvXsEjX8xVjx-opJq2EGjNPx903cXSqansQt4b_BUY6Fcuno6meeOnWVub1I9nkKNV-KCmrfLI8kK88YMyrSLnn2-nXxHC5hSmZCVvNZAV0fUFdbA__Ttbcz6Nhgv2kjqUqMAoLQswX56xA4qnF/s320/CIMG7298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396169352129087442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zfoTv7yitXHgTGFs5fsAXofR7gV68U6N9gy5tS9JETgnmJmu2vV4yDVNkvaP__RXoyc9TYjw92VnywvLZv4chEhtYuEXJ6KgD7YnYUST3TAGFVy8sAZQeRGPXQF5yoqXxi9EsHqxipm2/s1600-h/CIMG7305.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/AVvXsEh8zfoTv7yitXHgTGFs5fsAXofR7gV68U6N9gy5tS9JETgnmJmu2vV4yDVNkvaP__RXoyc9TYjw92VnywvLZv4chEhtYuEXJ6KgD7YnYUST3TAGFVy8sAZQeRGPXQF5yoqXxi9EsHqxipm2/s320/CIMG7305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396169753893289810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KCM9iJebbgjmXj-J6X0CNnG7fZeqzgeHmSyyHOW4XV5blKIVslh7YFEElp1BwGH-3EEpVRb6Ipm0Fu9KPibmjNqJc4FvJwJfbpj5jn2kvd_61lWcfUL42WAi4kIp-UUDz53h8jmuFry3/s1600-h/CIMG7311.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/AVvXsEg5KCM9iJebbgjmXj-J6X0CNnG7fZeqzgeHmSyyHOW4XV5blKIVslh7YFEElp1BwGH-3EEpVRb6Ipm0Fu9KPibmjNqJc4FvJwJfbpj5jn2kvd_61lWcfUL42WAi4kIp-UUDz53h8jmuFry3/s320/CIMG7311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396169752518926178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0zRC8fesZkPob6gd1CXw5t0F3Av33rvZ1gmwPW0jagBPDhLwuHlAZJWfzAvnn64NW6LwHkDDKU7Zm3503hIYMfreG-NUdPWAp0mJ_CWN_O9vvoOq2cznX0bvlX5XIdmxtPlrcbRAUgId/s1600-h/CIMG7294.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/AVvXsEhs0zRC8fesZkPob6gd1CXw5t0F3Av33rvZ1gmwPW0jagBPDhLwuHlAZJWfzAvnn64NW6LwHkDDKU7Zm3503hIYMfreG-NUdPWAp0mJ_CWN_O9vvoOq2cznX0bvlX5XIdmxtPlrcbRAUgId/s320/CIMG7294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396170407080396786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">In this picture is hidden a typical Danish touch, can you guess what it is?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The park is open daily during the summer. With a little bonus: every Friday evening from May to September a different group is playing on the big stage. The event is known as Fredagsrock. So if like me you are a happy owner of an årskort (annual pass), you can enter for free. Because, of course, the entrance to Tivoli is not free, but buying the årskort is completely justified if you go at least twice a year.<br /><br />And it will reopen from the 20th of November to the 30th of December for the Christmas market (that promises great pictures).<br /></div></div></div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-73380826323552108902009-08-25T00:40:00.000+02:002010-05-12T07:15:17.451+02:00Why are they so in love with her?<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Hey, this is a little grumble (or a big laugh, depends of you) to wake up this blog from its summer hibernation ;-)</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've already been in Copenhagen, sure, this title rings a bell in your head. I'm of course talking about the inexplicable love story between the tourists and the major monument of Copenhagen, the Little Mermaid. If you have never been there, you must have heard of it at least. It is a small mermaid statue staring at the sea, located at the harbor entrance, depicting the eponymous tale by Hans Christian Andersen, the national hero (*).</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3VgdjKUiBdg2f0_F0Qpe-toAXyoHsclJOTEsPEdsP109RpHIByH-W_CdMtoKk4LdlPcxZA2OJ9mMD10NTRUGczGyiVSH2wVGU6CdfdJJx3Gd-C1NW5aThaq5YoCzh1MIFz4X3ub7FfFg/s1600-h/CIMG4174.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373665933140394050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3VgdjKUiBdg2f0_F0Qpe-toAXyoHsclJOTEsPEdsP109RpHIByH-W_CdMtoKk4LdlPcxZA2OJ9mMD10NTRUGczGyiVSH2wVGU6CdfdJJx3Gd-C1NW5aThaq5YoCzh1MIFz4X3ub7FfFg/s320/CIMG4174.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">As you can see, she is "full-scale"</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">This statue was sculpted by Edvard Eriksen and was funded by the brewer and philanthropist Carl Jacobsen. She was inaugurated in 1913 and since then she has lived a more than exciting life:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- In 1964, she was beheaded (they had to redo another one)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- In 1984, she became amputated of the right arm, which was found again afterwards</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- In 1990, some people try again, unsuccessfully, to decapitate her</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- In 1998, this trial was successfull and the head was given back</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">She has also been repeatedly repainted and dressed up with diverse accessories (burka, vibrator ...)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And actually, she is now THE symbol of Copenhagen, which appears on all the guidebooks covers, on ALL the postcards...) So, she is something you MUST see during your visit. And you will not be the only one:</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Horde of worshippers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Yes, this is the tiny thing pointed by the arrow) </span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">They are all there just for her, certainly not for the ugly indutrial-military landscape in the background. And I spare you the line of sightseeing busses who park on the promenade.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Facing this hilarious and surreal vision, the only question that comes to mind is: why her? why so many people come to see her? <span style="font-size: x-small;">(or she just became famous because so many people come to see her... something like the theory of vicious/virtuous circle).</span> Or is it that every city needs an emblem? <span style="font-size: x-small;">(for the key rings and souvenir tee-shirts of course)</span>. Anyway, it reminds me my visits to the Louvre and the obligatory stop in front of the Mona Lisa (that you cannot see because soo many people are standing in front of her shouting more or less the same thing: <i>"Oh my god, it is smaller than I imagined"</i>).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Still, she will soon on holiday in China for six months, the municipality of Copenhagen lend it to Shanghai during the Universal Exposition of 2010.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But do not worry, if you come to Copenhagen during that time, you will have some colleagues of her to look up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In fact, very few people know that there are actually three statues of mermaids in the harbor!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Pamela Anderson version (she is located on a terrace restaurant):</div><br />
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And the Picasso version: <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">She is a little bit difficult to find, but she is not very far of the original one, and at least, there is no touristy crowd in front of her queuing for taking pictures.</div><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(*) There are statues of him in every park of Copenhagen, but nobody cares</span>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-53706299876220807762009-06-14T23:35:00.010+02:002010-01-19T22:44:01.807+01:00Copenhagen Beach: yes, you can even bath!<div style="text-align: justify;">Forget your preconceived ideas about Scandinavia: yes, you can find bathing beaches there. Of course this is the case for Copenhagen, a city fully dedicated to the sea, with its harbor and its beach. Its artificial beach. Since the Baltic doesn't have so much waves and tides, in the 30s, was created in the south of Copenhagen on the island of Amager, the well-named "<a href="http://www.amager-strand.dk/ServiceMenu/English">Amager Strand Park</a>" (<i>strand</i> means beach in Danish).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But there was a problem: the sand didn't want to stay, and worse, the coastline is oriented north-east: not so good. So, the Danes had the idea of building an island to form a sort of lagoon. And it's fairly new, it dates from 2005 only. The island is connected to the mainland by 3 bridges.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please have a look:<br />
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They built some kind of big blocks in rough concrete, numbered from 1 to 5, which shelter showers, toilets, and ice cream dealers. And they are connected by a sort of walk in smooth concrete, which zigzags through the first half and is straight in the other. The place is invaded by roller skaters <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I don't even want to talk about the cyclists)</span>. Actually, this is the only decent roller skating spot I know in Copenhagen.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2NDb135-wiefAJ-WOBVc6D8X2p3M_IRtxgWC2367HVra2hM-wO5v5wDNkjsaj4TWMRCGKBpWu2T_AZfgX7mERSkivmtq4lGKnOakDnUj8vta_hhpxMwVesKIp3XdGNQAEa-cgA8LHTLS/s1600-h/CIMG5915.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347148944705793986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2NDb135-wiefAJ-WOBVc6D8X2p3M_IRtxgWC2367HVra2hM-wO5v5wDNkjsaj4TWMRCGKBpWu2T_AZfgX7mERSkivmtq4lGKnOakDnUj8vta_hhpxMwVesKIp3XdGNQAEa-cgA8LHTLS/s320/CIMG5915.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jbWl0JBRFX4DsVcA5awtVCF8xDRhOzNo6ApWhlJcwqWm0NIMOaXssW5J6HaOl0F02wlM4OIN5jJjEa39dTqh35LV4ufxeHVwurcxEJiUPiPeEkkLZ7wp1ujk_ydfHJzTOd0tg2z5WFzS/s1600-h/CIMG5918.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347148946931506674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jbWl0JBRFX4DsVcA5awtVCF8xDRhOzNo6ApWhlJcwqWm0NIMOaXssW5J6HaOl0F02wlM4OIN5jJjEa39dTqh35LV4ufxeHVwurcxEJiUPiPeEkkLZ7wp1ujk_ydfHJzTOd0tg2z5WFzS/s320/CIMG5918.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
There are also facilities for making windsurfing, kite-surfing and diving. And there is a small marina nearby.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But my favorite place is definitely the <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Jul08/07/dose.html">Kastrup Søbad</a> (<i>sø</i> = sea or lake, and <i>bad</i> = bath). It's soooo design and soooo Danish, and it was just made for the purpose of ... bathing in the sea. It is a delicate wooden piece of architecture, connected to the land by a pontoon, with dedicated steps to bask in the sun, showers, lockers, two diving boards and a bunch of swaggerers on. And there is even a small platform to swim to, just like that.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyitXlnhqY8y4FzpKgjqwG4sp_Jr3Th6lEpprQmDpPBmTD9PJbIaxPSr5UdmM2kbP1Fzv35ZYHT635VPKwpjHS4MBEviwovgzwkyC6gPUmH8xrdjleFRjfjrcX_1GprsEVXOxkShZr0VA7/s1600-h/CIMG5928.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347149403003805490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyitXlnhqY8y4FzpKgjqwG4sp_Jr3Th6lEpprQmDpPBmTD9PJbIaxPSr5UdmM2kbP1Fzv35ZYHT635VPKwpjHS4MBEviwovgzwkyC6gPUmH8xrdjleFRjfjrcX_1GprsEVXOxkShZr0VA7/s320/CIMG5928.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqVQ8b6mYX-LGxARaeBxEH60UAQHHTtnWr0hnT_WqJAc9aSWhGC_0l6UIFrKDVHg5-1Jk9rNRCXFRYh57iIjKpdtHQhqAi7NGkHy50REyhxbLNMIbKI2vbWPZJpU4Zp81zwdFAAS-l2oi/s1600-h/CIMG5930.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347149406270269250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqVQ8b6mYX-LGxARaeBxEH60UAQHHTtnWr0hnT_WqJAc9aSWhGC_0l6UIFrKDVHg5-1Jk9rNRCXFRYh57iIjKpdtHQhqAi7NGkHy50REyhxbLNMIbKI2vbWPZJpU4Zp81zwdFAAS-l2oi/s320/CIMG5930.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6Ib3OH9zPqq-09PQSLZlnkScpbvQNxdz92B9lnP-K5u0x2GaBcmdKXE3u8HDqgTNvX9y2-w4dZJWxIH_qOiTYAe9c27uN8QZIrYjAN00zOCWtV3UxUcjLN5RsMhWlLXlVqN3sIpXihky/s1600-h/CIMG5931.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347149407218158322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6Ib3OH9zPqq-09PQSLZlnkScpbvQNxdz92B9lnP-K5u0x2GaBcmdKXE3u8HDqgTNvX9y2-w4dZJWxIH_qOiTYAe9c27uN8QZIrYjAN00zOCWtV3UxUcjLN5RsMhWlLXlVqN3sIpXihky/s320/CIMG5931.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS11doysMrkdgXe10S68H6QXznN3MhwqLILWUha2bg1bAr2vzbfl-0RrGo2imcMmc3sCnINakdyWnPEDIARRZeyo0fVqS91WMU_OnBWWX7L0Ii9h38LxmiAVBIiI-eeJc0hAaaWgyfFInr/s1600-h/CIMG5933.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347149411468185522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS11doysMrkdgXe10S68H6QXznN3MhwqLILWUha2bg1bAr2vzbfl-0RrGo2imcMmc3sCnINakdyWnPEDIARRZeyo0fVqS91WMU_OnBWWX7L0Ii9h38LxmiAVBIiI-eeJc0hAaaWgyfFInr/s320/CIMG5933.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">So I have tested it, of course, but it was during the Pentecost weekend, remember, it was so hot at that time (it has deteriorated since, sniff). The water temperature? Well, if you're used to swim in the Atlantic, the Baltic might not be a problem for you (something like 18 celcius degrees?). In fact, the Baltic is not as cold as you could imagine, after all, it is quite shallow and there is hardly no current.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Otherwise regarding the view, you have a lot to admire. When you face the sea, from right to left you see in that order:<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- At the end of the beach the marina<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- At the waterfront the airport of Kastrup with direct view of aircrafts landing or taking off, it depends on the day (and you can see the control tower as well)<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- The Øresund Bridge<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- In front of you Malmö<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- A little further a group of wind turbines<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- And on your left some factory chimneys<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVh7y9-KqifKG6WuaesebRv-xrfZOjfKLDixIQF5MC1Bi1e0Bpw3zXIpBR1a0fZnpPHfEOa6m99_PGhZAPt4Eaa16_1wjfYl3kf-TE2bH9n_URfWse1m4ZAW_fhvK3kDph4dXD1J9ZTSJV/s1600-h/CIMG5180.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347148688277745698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVh7y9-KqifKG6WuaesebRv-xrfZOjfKLDixIQF5MC1Bi1e0Bpw3zXIpBR1a0fZnpPHfEOa6m99_PGhZAPt4Eaa16_1wjfYl3kf-TE2bH9n_URfWse1m4ZAW_fhvK3kDph4dXD1J9ZTSJV/s320/CIMG5180.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTIR2zE3qILLlZdT6C6oN2IW_jifZCxJXpdzHkHIU6j7gaH_V4NxRZ6sH97Z1fWCTziYZ61x9ccKC4i8S0qdSD0D0tli-TdC6CgxqjKH-_zh3G-GXlk_sQpo_eYyxTrAHCeM22bdwHU3u/s1600-h/CIMG5904.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347148690733783298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTIR2zE3qILLlZdT6C6oN2IW_jifZCxJXpdzHkHIU6j7gaH_V4NxRZ6sH97Z1fWCTziYZ61x9ccKC4i8S0qdSD0D0tli-TdC6CgxqjKH-_zh3G-GXlk_sQpo_eYyxTrAHCeM22bdwHU3u/s320/CIMG5904.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
And if it doesn't please you, then turn around to the other side, face the sun, and check out the quiet residential area of southern Copenhagen, full of greenery.<br />
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Slip into your swimsuits!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_ubXCtL5l-eULcs5ysR8GtCWVmifaq0hCpUcH5HDhe1-xE2yIbRuwYhm7lgw8CwyRl_JyL49kgqZt1HAGzrELcYzcJ5r6tvZPCd1XGGKTgoe_yOmGwMEsJ6BiRxm_h8HuhHiwuqfbTgi/s1600-h/CIMG5922.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347151057021770306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_ubXCtL5l-eULcs5ysR8GtCWVmifaq0hCpUcH5HDhe1-xE2yIbRuwYhm7lgw8CwyRl_JyL49kgqZt1HAGzrELcYzcJ5r6tvZPCd1XGGKTgoe_yOmGwMEsJ6BiRxm_h8HuhHiwuqfbTgi/s320/CIMG5922.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-42263010911703982592009-04-20T23:03:00.003+02:002010-03-19T07:53:49.105+01:0010 craziest bikes! (part 1)<div style="text-align: justify;">I know that you like <a href="http://www.oddee.com/">the tops 10</a>. Everyone loves it (and me especially). Therefore I present you this day the jewels of my collection of bikes, carefully selected. Uhh, well, photos of bikes, to be more precise, that I have catched through my random strolls in Copenhagen (*). It would be such a shame to keep them for myself.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The topic of today's anthology is: <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"I don't like being alone on my bike."</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>10.</b></div><br />
<div href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjm1egvB2mCH4-xrXhSdOFTXvE07GQeYRDcGb40OIzbR_OqsRgMS1cQtIz8NV69RZeZr_VOVt18Pp56Q3ebnHPw0Ml-pXIL7z5yBlgsLAALenS9KItku2hD7entI8T5kSvu66A2simVut3/s1600-h/CIMG4615.JPG" try=""><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326881620133432610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjm1egvB2mCH4-xrXhSdOFTXvE07GQeYRDcGb40OIzbR_OqsRgMS1cQtIz8NV69RZeZr_VOVt18Pp56Q3ebnHPw0Ml-pXIL7z5yBlgsLAALenS9KItku2hD7entI8T5kSvu66A2simVut3/s320/CIMG4615.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" />To start, the trailer for children, dogs and stuff ... but covered! What a luxury. Aimed at those who don't want to purchase a special bike, or just for the drags at DIY things.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>9.</b><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7k_e6e3XguV8fikyOSzvX07lxGC1OosrMXrNwBT8DsSiF04qB3ILrwqA82J5wHSNn7jnJZ0tamwy7nvQkCFGUTBj04GtFlR6ykLV_ajV7OXpALCm2Fbm7fm5aS4nNEkkRlO5dV82fV5Z/s1600-h/CIMG5349.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326883319046146466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7k_e6e3XguV8fikyOSzvX07lxGC1OosrMXrNwBT8DsSiF04qB3ILrwqA82J5wHSNn7jnJZ0tamwy7nvQkCFGUTBj04GtFlR6ykLV_ajV7OXpALCm2Fbm7fm5aS4nNEkkRlO5dV82fV5Z/s320/CIMG5349.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>The double-seat for babies. For those who cannot make up their minds to leave their twin babies to the nurse when they are out for shopping. Or those who consider that a pram is definitely too slowly. Note the unusual length of the luggage rack.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>8.</b><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgBSOQVdkkFC4DZ072exXx3zmaSXbgjGaYhESvQAmMBeTup-M9ryBStIdVR9823A1_SMSObL-2gJQYimsvVytogfav4usWpwyFNMaUM_PAG-Uw1P2OkFjHENlxiY4Um0O_lp7flEMWOHg/s1600-h/CIMG5123.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326883308835575794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgBSOQVdkkFC4DZ072exXx3zmaSXbgjGaYhESvQAmMBeTup-M9ryBStIdVR9823A1_SMSObL-2gJQYimsvVytogfav4usWpwyFNMaUM_PAG-Uw1P2OkFjHENlxiY4Um0O_lp7flEMWOHg/s320/CIMG5123.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>The trailer tandem-like. Sure that when they get bigger, there's no reason for them to continue to be transported effortlessly, eh.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>7.</b><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwaEih8J-zUDpUGLe87uKvq21pNfWDX5hVfNkCu1lQYgojDwzi5An2uIDON_YQqoLu2SAmQSKWyu3j_z2_CEhQRXVk7kkk-oUlYfchJkijJq8WNW1zr50wsYBffpwuo8eoZF8KqEM1uJg/s1600-h/CIMG4748.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326881629360773650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwaEih8J-zUDpUGLe87uKvq21pNfWDX5hVfNkCu1lQYgojDwzi5An2uIDON_YQqoLu2SAmQSKWyu3j_z2_CEhQRXVk7kkk-oUlYfchJkijJq8WNW1zr50wsYBffpwuo8eoZF8KqEM1uJg/s320/CIMG4748.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>The trailer really made for kids. Because it is never too early to develop the good reflexes.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>6.</b><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0NmyuZON8LoWPMkNFOvIArIJlI3DzTRvhXpH3Hpm3kSoPxaqwrGoD49E26P4jON8p6C5tNHUnhZaK3m3oKk4ZT8GQ2fJ-8fag8dFuS23zLDRVtZik59KmfbxNPAySxXomdrBbCdMdFJl/s1600-h/CIMG5111.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326883071505969874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0NmyuZON8LoWPMkNFOvIArIJlI3DzTRvhXpH3Hpm3kSoPxaqwrGoD49E26P4jON8p6C5tNHUnhZaK3m3oKk4ZT8GQ2fJ-8fag8dFuS23zLDRVtZik59KmfbxNPAySxXomdrBbCdMdFJl/s320/CIMG5111.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>The pedal-drawn carriage, because the merry-go-rounds suck.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>5.</b><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3ZcIB-Q7p1p7MdCwWpRlDRxIdWx_oq-hpt6Tmhc_vefUBrbxAdpeVJHj6qzbBfaE4uFfmYSsPQEi6Q9yZaP6OW4uv-6jpCPvGT0h_TIgjI5bhcqYuDS6E00jDay38Fid96FnHJnvgz_T/s1600-h/CIMG4756.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326881631920948530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3ZcIB-Q7p1p7MdCwWpRlDRxIdWx_oq-hpt6Tmhc_vefUBrbxAdpeVJHj6qzbBfaE4uFfmYSsPQEi6Q9yZaP6OW4uv-6jpCPvGT0h_TIgjI5bhcqYuDS6E00jDay38Fid96FnHJnvgz_T/s320/CIMG4756.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Something indefinable. A kind of retired carriage. Real home-made creation.<br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9R975YWW2eCMUhSkgsZqPPi4frbj0d1ROquUpAypFDA_kW7AL8CSRX4YsMqumB79RnhyphenhyphenVipvJ9ALODWe2DsVGRQe1Gvjy5OVAvx_wv7bgc4bFkn41dMUtIoqGCaxJNwz_kw0OL0_smWTs/s1600-h/CIMG4795.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326882199055067794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9R975YWW2eCMUhSkgsZqPPi4frbj0d1ROquUpAypFDA_kW7AL8CSRX4YsMqumB79RnhyphenhyphenVipvJ9ALODWe2DsVGRQe1Gvjy5OVAvx_wv7bgc4bFkn41dMUtIoqGCaxJNwz_kw0OL0_smWTs/s320/CIMG4795.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsTlj5xyKw32gy4yx1oLhS4GFC0j_a_xQOv8C74uU3kLMF5h6s0lDEMKWayyWvFjFWsgvsmJi-L-EIzEALJgTcQCLgAKibUvmPDWPNGP6dbhht9CEJ-bBYA4qWpixpmjiLSxehF8vhfs-/s1600-h/CIMG4794.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326882200544928770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsTlj5xyKw32gy4yx1oLhS4GFC0j_a_xQOv8C74uU3kLMF5h6s0lDEMKWayyWvFjFWsgvsmJi-L-EIzEALJgTcQCLgAKibUvmPDWPNGP6dbhht9CEJ-bBYA4qWpixpmjiLSxehF8vhfs-/s320/CIMG4794.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>The kitsch carriage for adult, aka tourist-lugger, front and back.<br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3hl2jXsRcSLzYZXJO7f3QLV3bC5GsnB2Q1BTfU30mJuzmWHbfscl7WsgHe-XxPO-ERz0uV74lqv9InA_4M9MrsdjBYYpfPE3S1Wz2SOji4ne4c7u1jMYYtcZfyfKsnLhrFWJwxj3Ur5m/s1600-h/CIMG4707.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326881624889642178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3hl2jXsRcSLzYZXJO7f3QLV3bC5GsnB2Q1BTfU30mJuzmWHbfscl7WsgHe-XxPO-ERz0uV74lqv9InA_4M9MrsdjBYYpfPE3S1Wz2SOji4ne4c7u1jMYYtcZfyfKsnLhrFWJwxj3Ur5m/s320/CIMG4707.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Another model of corny carriage, but this is one I like. Not for tourists, and I know it because I pass by every morning. It is parked always in the same place on Amagerbrogade.<br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-kkWUqlxBrMOw7MdQM6JcmhP5CTVoWWhUWc2s-8-37WtSgcVylBzriS5erfXc57O2Xg7E__mVTvpsZ_i_05ABOQ3S9KaUE8x099yaKo6lbqC3fyXRKFJKHnuCZP98WZX_BZgtbEuxwf_/s1600-h/CIMG5061.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326886108823195458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-kkWUqlxBrMOw7MdQM6JcmhP5CTVoWWhUWc2s-8-37WtSgcVylBzriS5erfXc57O2Xg7E__mVTvpsZ_i_05ABOQ3S9KaUE8x099yaKo6lbqC3fyXRKFJKHnuCZP98WZX_BZgtbEuxwf_/s320/CIMG5061.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>The tandem with a cool design. Yes, Denmark is the country of design, nothing more to say.<br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXl0s__AsGI1Mlh1pLUMkOdpbEapW6KYQE5UTGXO-ID6NfMUnvjxtj9peeTe4GFUpmBcecZ2HxzNKK2jT9xgzvtxBLVNSr6Xstg1qv2u7t-OKCQs837kMKrsOaxD5uAcbSVM7HgMc9DAB/s1600-h/CIMG5065.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326883061872641314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXl0s__AsGI1Mlh1pLUMkOdpbEapW6KYQE5UTGXO-ID6NfMUnvjxtj9peeTe4GFUpmBcecZ2HxzNKK2jT9xgzvtxBLVNSr6Xstg1qv2u7t-OKCQs837kMKrsOaxD5uAcbSVM7HgMc9DAB/s320/CIMG5065.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6VZbEqr_xEmd-xA-O02gDXFGteZM5pSulfN-AJuZAeyFiWFvPvW0LZ2QIolLUBNhSp71NDt975x1PLG8mYqMJ5Zv6kPF3Rp75A1Bf33caflIn9ZQm_XYxysX_v6ljgJmJPWXg_ohgjTm/s1600-h/CIMG5068.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326903164633420690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6VZbEqr_xEmd-xA-O02gDXFGteZM5pSulfN-AJuZAeyFiWFvPvW0LZ2QIolLUBNhSp71NDt975x1PLG8mYqMJ5Zv6kPF3Rp75A1Bf33caflIn9ZQm_XYxysX_v6ljgJmJPWXg_ohgjTm/s320/CIMG5068.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>And on the first step of the podium, my favorite: the psychedelic tandem . It deserves two pictures! Apparently, the disproportionate love the Danes have for bikes makes them giving birth to senseless creations.<br />
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And what about you, what is your favourite model?<br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">(*) All the pictures have been shot in Copenhagen, except the #9, taken in Amsterdam.<br />
Just a remark: if like me, you hunt the cycling treasures in CPH, the good spot is of course Christiania. 3 of them come from it.</span></div></div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-27331068961586125562009-03-22T20:37:00.008+01:002010-03-07T20:48:43.735+01:00After the Rundetårn, the Kontroltårn<div style="text-align: justify;">It does no harm just this once, today, I'm going to talk about my job.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">No, don't run away! Because thanks to it, I had the opportunity to get into the control tower of the <a href="http://www.cph.dk/CPH/UK/MAIN/">Copenhagen Airport</a>!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Actually, I work on the air traffic control system of the Danish airspace, at <a href="http://www.naviair.dk/">Naviair</a>. My office is located in the control center, where the en route and approach traffic is controlled. And in the center (a normal building) we don't see the aircrafts, except on the radar screens of course. And the tower, which is located on the other side of the runways, serves only for scheduling the takeoffs and the landings, and to monitor the airport itself.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Therefore, a beautiful sunny day, the Danes kindly organized a short guided tour inside, just for us to know how it looks like. Not anybody can enter, it's located in the international area (so we needed special badges ...).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6uy4NnvO3CBVXwlb7pewdAkKipKgvJwEextm9Xmq93mMCLiradQVntycDK0GyWgbW5CfyEROWVeaE0jEDunhYrubNdjfuReTPbxIz5y_bZQLPMkAGIM6M2bUHSXKMsl5lhSdXCzapskg/s1600-h/CIMG5020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316132928983658114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6uy4NnvO3CBVXwlb7pewdAkKipKgvJwEextm9Xmq93mMCLiradQVntycDK0GyWgbW5CfyEROWVeaE0jEDunhYrubNdjfuReTPbxIz5y_bZQLPMkAGIM6M2bUHSXKMsl5lhSdXCzapskg/s320/CIMG5020.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">She is two years old, so almost brand new. It's 66 meters height above the ground. Funny anecdote, the controllers at the beginning had seasickness in. Because the tower shouldn't be too rigid, but oscillate slightly with the wind. However, they had to stabilize it by installing something to counterbalance on the top. It was very expensive, but they preferred this solution to the one adopted at Heathrow: cables to maintain it. Don't play with design in Scandinavia.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, once reached the top ... wouaoh! The lucky ones who work there enjoy a splendid view. They overlook the sea, at almost 360 ° round.</div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlpNW4ZtxGjOuRicwoxlZUggXeK_YFwv4jpH0rRAmNHRYfaO8fQicNZPPDWom6jzxOjydh7aqMW6o4ZpQcGNoxVGtVQ_1-Wz0-ZEIec_ZQWDupRJweFd0hMu_6mENt_ANFlMe-bwtRfNj/s1600-h/CIMG5024.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316135549722056818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlpNW4ZtxGjOuRicwoxlZUggXeK_YFwv4jpH0rRAmNHRYfaO8fQicNZPPDWom6jzxOjydh7aqMW6o4ZpQcGNoxVGtVQ_1-Wz0-ZEIec_ZQWDupRJweFd0hMu_6mENt_ANFlMe-bwtRfNj/s320/CIMG5024.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLqGp0YQ-6Xh7IIMbHYrFbXP1GpuIXJIy3wZsq0FdwwMw9OcQcAaFiLBR9yt1xKA7y1iL3XN1T1Tb8sz6FC1iKedbZ7GhYmJ89_TSbTpnKvaW8BqAWqn8irRJd1Jwe9lTvgriiA8qciSE/s1600-h/CIMG5022.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316132808612127986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLqGp0YQ-6Xh7IIMbHYrFbXP1GpuIXJIy3wZsq0FdwwMw9OcQcAaFiLBR9yt1xKA7y1iL3XN1T1Tb8sz6FC1iKedbZ7GhYmJ89_TSbTpnKvaW8BqAWqn8irRJd1Jwe9lTvgriiA8qciSE/s320/CIMG5022.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Look, we can see Malmö and the Turning Torso!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">And the Øresundbro of course.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-I8GrgceP4azG6h2uFFxsPpuMBw3LpHPvyju8_w9eixzFlmv_J5EQU2Symd9d54RsBA4QhBopJPDkW-Fp9GYnZzoh03CmkHc3eAvIT3j0m0ILGW4KqCxBRG9oIW-gJapcsO_SNXTc2-q/s1600-h/CIMG5045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316136681110818274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-I8GrgceP4azG6h2uFFxsPpuMBw3LpHPvyju8_w9eixzFlmv_J5EQU2Symd9d54RsBA4QhBopJPDkW-Fp9GYnZzoh03CmkHc3eAvIT3j0m0ILGW4KqCxBRG9oIW-gJapcsO_SNXTc2-q/s320/CIMG5045.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">And this is Store Magleby and Dragør (south-east)</span></div><br />
In fact the airport is built on the island of Amager, which is not very big, and he is right at the seaside. Pretty unusual isn't it?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0WMT3OQmdarflOa2WL-WqUFNl6PNyHTNNpo5GLWpPM-7HdRrIJfat7sELUk66wNsPNpRsVcp_bY_UIZloZ3XxFVkbaQzasDstYuUCYHa3uBoQSt0GUrV1yr7xVfHXn7_QP8dlPSN1j0E/s1600-h/Image+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316139556381686258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0WMT3OQmdarflOa2WL-WqUFNl6PNyHTNNpo5GLWpPM-7HdRrIJfat7sELUk66wNsPNpRsVcp_bY_UIZloZ3XxFVkbaQzasDstYuUCYHa3uBoQSt0GUrV1yr7xVfHXn7_QP8dlPSN1j0E/s320/Image+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">So when you arrive in Copenhagen by the air, you often have the impression that the plane will land in the sea!</div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIGuAtMwZhhqImAu9D50I5DVjmKTXZ06v7A7sfkgpvt3d91gT9LKBmIT6JQOoVvWFPvmbmfAc_7O235AXCYggutAtjsenaTUOb-xf2401ywCtIDTC8lOE-rDCLurjhemCkZgqxtUhtBKs/s1600-h/CIMG5035.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316140327285955074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIGuAtMwZhhqImAu9D50I5DVjmKTXZ06v7A7sfkgpvt3d91gT9LKBmIT6JQOoVvWFPvmbmfAc_7O235AXCYggutAtjsenaTUOb-xf2401ywCtIDTC8lOE-rDCLurjhemCkZgqxtUhtBKs/s320/CIMG5035.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-55175892642096134702009-02-14T22:50:00.079+01:002010-01-19T23:24:27.608+01:00Visit of the Rundetårn<div style="text-align: justify;">Today, during a walk in Copenhagen with friends, we visited the famous Rundetårn (= round tower).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8bUOMuyNpOVcUcvjafCc8OAQrKq1aPxuVhHba3BXd5UOzB18SU6NEClrcg9_wan83-KoZkmtZv3w9HQTm51gRj_qlpMVnCpsxqoJjYK5vvBajQmPHSGtyho5p8rrf9C4V4UtY0M3SovR/s1600-h/CIMG4222.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302717165968820050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8bUOMuyNpOVcUcvjafCc8OAQrKq1aPxuVhHba3BXd5UOzB18SU6NEClrcg9_wan83-KoZkmtZv3w9HQTm51gRj_qlpMVnCpsxqoJjYK5vvBajQmPHSGtyho5p8rrf9C4V4UtY0M3SovR/s320/CIMG4222.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">This tower is actually the spire of the Trinitatis Kirke. King Christian IV ordered its construction in 1642. This tower was the first section of the Trinitatis complex, which had to gather the three most important institutions for scholars and erudites of the seventeenth century: an observatory, a church and a university library. This observatory is even the oldest in Europe still working and the library, located above the roof of the church is now an exhibition hall.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To get to the top, we don't use any stairs, but ... a helical corridor!<br />
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This ramp is unique in the history of European architecture. Its length is 209 m, and it turns 7.5 times around the core.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The legend says that in 1716 Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, climbed to the top of the tower on horseback, while his wife was driven in a carriage drawn by six horses!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course the main interest of the Rundetårn not its stairs without steps, but the beautiful 360-degree view form the roof (34.8 m above the street):<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This tower is one of the most popular buildings in the heart of the Danes. In Denmark, the height of buildings is often compared to the Rundetårn's.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This monument is today, thanks to the <a href="http://www.rundetaarn.dk/">events taking place there</a>, a lively element of the cultural environment of Copenhagen.<br />
</div>Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294356615896335462.post-76526629140297468762009-02-03T21:24:00.074+01:002010-06-15T00:14:23.870+02:00The Danes and their flag<div style="text-align: justify;">Since I love the anecdotes about cultural differences, today I inaugurate a new category of posts pompously entitled, um ... <i>Cultural differences</i>. Well, sure, Denmark is not really an exotic country, but nonetheless, there are funny things to tell.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like the frenzied passion the Danes have for their flag.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">They put flags everywhere (particularly during special occasions): in their living room, in their garden, on their birthday cake ...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't consider that as misplaced patriotism. For them it is simply a symbol of celebration. Thus, in each Danish supermarket, there is a section devoted to the essential accessories of the respectable party-man, mostly composed of flags that you in can plant on the cake, or wave proudly.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have even seen in the supermarket small poles about 50 cm high, with the flag that you have to hoist on top with a string!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Danes are proud of it because of its history and the powerful symbol it represents. This is probably the oldest flag in the world. They gave him the name of the Dannebrog (red flag, and by extension, the Danish flag). According to the legend, the flag has its origin in 1219 in Estonia, at the battle of Lyndanisse, where the Danish King Valdemar II saw that cross appearing in the sky and miraculously gave the victory to the Danes. Nothing less as a gift of God !</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9ymnicdOv0zHH0PgyRfD4FWsVpYgRTPxkI4BjedKCfblikGUdcb7aEDR3uMR1-3RfDYBqyqr0vJEs-fJ8UlumA2a6T6kRDLF7TypreuLOAtorxUcDGN1lIhcvMFiw8kT3LUMaMOD6GDT/s1600-h/Danmarks_flag_1219_Lorentzen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298710070051776434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9ymnicdOv0zHH0PgyRfD4FWsVpYgRTPxkI4BjedKCfblikGUdcb7aEDR3uMR1-3RfDYBqyqr0vJEs-fJ8UlumA2a6T6kRDLF7TypreuLOAtorxUcDGN1lIhcvMFiw8kT3LUMaMOD6GDT/s320/Danmarks_flag_1219_Lorentzen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 256px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">Christian August Lorentzen, 1809,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Statens Museum for Kunst</span></div><br />
This characteristic cross, wrongly called "Scandinavian cross", was afterwards cheerfully copied by all northern neighbors!<br />
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In the next episode we will talk about another Danish passion: the candles!Aimachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11371572514764099562noreply@blogger.com0