July 21, 2016 If you are just tuning in, read this Great Scandinavian Adventure from the beginning here. In comparison to Frederiksborg Castle, Kronborg could not be more different in every aspect. Where Frederiksborg was elegant, grandiose and magnificent, Kronborg was a formidable, stark and simple fortress. It was apparent which castle was…
DetailsJuly 13, 2016 The second half of my countryside daytrip (read the first half here) through central and northern Sjælland (Zealand) took us from Roskilde, former capitol of Denmark and the largest city in the region, north to Hillerød. In Søren’s time as a guide working through college, he would joke that…
DetailsJuly 7, 2016 If you are just tuning in, read this Great Scandinavian Adventure from the beginning here. On the third day of my trip to Denmark, cousin Annelise suggested that we head out to the countryside to really get another perspective on Danish culture and history. We decided on two castles,…
DetailsJune 30, 2016 If you are just tuning in, read this Great Scandinavian Adventure from the beginning here. After our enchanting morning spent adoring Tivoli (read about that here), cousin Annelise and I decided to again wander the lovely streets of Copenhagen to our heart’s content. Although we had been in the general…
DetailsJune 23, 2016 If you are just tuning in, this is the fifth installment of the Great Scandinavian Adventure to Denmark and Sweden this past spring. You can read the previous posts beginning here. The second full day after I arrived in Copenhagen is what I like to call my eventyr, which can translate…
DetailsJune 16, 2016 If you are just tuning in, this is the fourth installment recounting my Great Scandinavian Adventure to Denmark and Sweden this past spring. You can read the previous posts beginning here. As I left off last week, if that first full day after my arrival in Copenhagen was any…
DetailsJune 9, 2016 As I left off last week, I arrived at cousin Annelise’s door in Northern Copenhagen with loads of hugs for her and her family, as well as loads of luggage. We were so excited to be meeting again that I forgot several bags outside on the cobblestone walkway. Talk about jet…
DetailsJune 2, 2016 Surprisingly to me, when I touched down in Copenhagen (I tried desperately to get a glimpse of the Øresundsbron, but did not) the landscape did not strike me as all that much different from the Midwest, USA. Even from the plane, we came in over water (as you would in Chicago)…
DetailsMay 26, 2016 “Life itself is the most wonderful fairytale” – H.C. Andersen I had the most amazing time on my recent mini-tour of Denmark and Sweden! My only regret is that I did not have longer to explore these two stops, and that I did not get a chance to squeeze in…
DetailsTomorrow it will be Friday the 13th, the only time it occurs in 2016. Whether this date incites sheer terror within you, as it does for approximately 17-21 million Americans, or not, Friday the 13th definitely rouses some very creepy sentiments. I was surprised to learn more about it and to discover (as I always…
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