Blogs from Region Hovedstaden, Denmark, Europe

That thing was HUGE. Like, gigantic. The plane, I mean. We were awed with the number of people waiting at the boarding room, as well as the long queue. Wow. This A380-800 really can take up to 800 people? And it’s almost filled up. Can’t see any empty seat. I wonder how many of these people got the 40% discount that we got though. It’s all started when my friend D told me there’s a Lufthansa discount. It’s like almost half off. I was tossing and turning. I knew I’ve always wanted a spring trip with my hubby. But I’m not so sure whether both of us can get the visa, considering the fiasco several years back. The discount only until certain dates though, where time wise we’re not eligible yet to apply for visa (it’s ... read more

Hi everyone, So I survived my trip to Denmark and came back to Holland in one piece. It was amazing to see my cousins and extended family in Denmark. I haven't been there since I was two years old prior to this trip, though my mom is half Danish and has a lot of family there still. Due to some unfortunate family drama over the last two generations, I hadn't spent any time with my second cousins, Jonas and Andre, until now. Actually, to backtrack a little, My cousin Andre came to stay with my family when he was 18 to study English, but I hadn't seen him since then, and Jonas is my age, and I hadn't seen him since I was two years old. Originally, I had emailed Andre to see if I could ... read more

Arrival date in Denmark, 2nd January 2013. Departure NZ date, 17th December 2012 (two weeks vacation along Queensland coast from Whitsundays to Brisbane). Attended three week pre semester Danish course from Jan 7 to Jan 28th, 9 til 12:30 monday to friday at Kobenhagen University’s humanities campus. Sun up around 8am, down around 16:30. Moved into permanent residence Feb 5th approximately, student accommodation with large communal kitchen shared with 15 others. 12 Dane, 1 Norwegian, 1 Aussie and 1 Canadian. 400 person building, completely connected and with round access to all other kitchens. 15 minutes by bike to Geology Museum and Geology department where both classes this block are located. 2 subjects per block, 4 blocks per semester, 2 semesters per year. Taking two great papers this block, at the geological museum where they have a ... read more

Copenhagen, Thursday 7th of February 2013 – Somewhere in a ghetto-like suburb So here I am, trying to start writing my blog. A blog. Sounds interesting, right? You know people writing them, or hear people following blogs all the time. Well, then I guess I should start by mentioning I don’t have any experience with writing nor reading them. I don’t consider myself an expert blogger therefore, since this is the first ‘piece’ I’m writing now, and I have no knowledge or whatsoever to know how I should even handle this. What I’ve done in these 5 lines above – yes, I can count, that’s something I àm capable of – is just write down whatever came to my mind. And that’s exactly how I plan on writing my whole blog history-to-be. The thing is, I ... read more

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Saturday 29 December Today started well with a Danish guy totally embarrassing himself in front of us, poor bloke. The weather was foggy with misty rain and we were walking towards the Christianshavn Metro station where we were to be met for a walking tour of Copenhagen as booked on Expedia. We spotted the spire of Vor Frelsers Kirke which is extraordinary in that the spiral stairs go around OUTSIDE the spire. As we took photos, a friendly guy said to us "I will run up there and blow away the fog for you!" and then he promptly tripped over a bicycle rack, flipping right over, legs in the air. We asked if he was OK but he was up and sprinting away, his embarrassment making him go faster. When we got to the Metro station, ... read more