• The Beauty of Imperfection

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    On a Winter walk through a Danish forest, the beautiful sight on the photo above suddenly materialized in front of me. A moss overgrown broken tree limp in a little pond. It was stunning in all its imperfection, a composition no human had planned or constructed, with so many details open for imagination and awe. Nature’s originality left me surprised and breathless in a...

    January 10, 2020
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    hygge

  • Day Trip to Tisvildeleje

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    Day Trip to Tisvildeleje There are places that seem to have more soul and charm than others, Tisvildeleje is one of them. To me, it hasn't really been summer until I have been to Tisvildeleje, the beach town on the North Coast of Sealand...

    July 23, 2019
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    Danish Countryside

  • Healthy and Hyggelig Cafe in the Heart of Copenhagen

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    I have been meaning to write a post about Big Apple Cafe for a long time. It is such a cozy/hyggelig little cafe safely tucked away a little below street level so you can sit and watch traffic go by in a cozy basement environment. It has a charming Italian touch to it with rustic stone walls and olive trees. Together with sheepskin throws,...

    June 28, 2019
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    Copenhagen

  • Midsummer Eve Bonfires and Witches

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      Last night the Danes celebrated Sankt Hans Evening (St. John’s Eve) with bonfires and witches! This was originally a pagan celebration of summer solstice and the magical shortest night of the year but after the introduction of Christianity it also became the celebration of John the Baptist’s birthday which is supposedly today June 24th. There used to be a lot of superstition related...

    June 24, 2016
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    Danish Traditions