Category Archives: Holidays
Stockholm
On the 5 hour train from Copenhagen to Stockholm, two young men sat across from us — one a native-born Swede and the other an immigrant from Lebanon. They generously educated us on all of Scandinavia, but mostly Sweden, and … Continue reading
Christiania
What was once a hippy colony of squatters is now a legit village within Copenhagen’s city limits and the property values are nothing to laugh at. Christiania still attracts potheads but its residents are responsible, tax-paying citizens with a history … Continue reading
Copenhagen in Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Anderson wrote over 150 fairy tales, launching him into fame and fortune, and into the company of royals and the writing elite. For a famous guy, he failed at just about everything else he attempted — theatre, playwriting, … Continue reading
The Heart of Denmark
Copenhagen welcomed us with blazing temperatures. While the Danes swam in pristine canal waters for relief from the unusual heat, we observed with interest and laughed alongside them. They say Copenhagen is the city of smiles and we agree. The … Continue reading
Artsy Aarhus
On the way to Copenhagen lies a small city of importance, so we popped in for a couple of temperature-breaking days to walk the cafe-lined canal, check out a luscious yarn shop, wash clothes, explore a living colour-wheel and enjoy … Continue reading
Hot City
Temperatures hit 29C today so we added a siesta to the day’s mix and made the most of morning and early evening for venturing out. Even so, taking in the canals by boat cooked us up good and the tram … Continue reading
Boats and Bikes
After a long, sleepless flight, and a bit of a wait for the Uber pick-up we arrived at our charming B&B to an early check-in. The biggest question of the day, should we sleep or eat? We opted for the … Continue reading
Norse Bound
” The deep forests, the blue mountains, and the quiet closed-in valleys of Norway are possessed of a magical quality. Here is is not difficult to imagine strange creatures in the shapes of the mist on a bog, in the … Continue reading
Bath
First that photo from St. James Park in London. Remember? The commanding views of Buckingham Palace? Monday morning, we left Paddington Station by train and 90 minutes later, disembarked in Bath. Today we’ve explored the city (about the size of … Continue reading