Blogs from Denmark, Europe - page 110

I've now been in Denmark for a week. I woke up this morning, looked out the window and - what do you know! - it's snowing. It's not much, but it's more than I've ever seen before. It's almost covered the ground. Also, yesterday, I went with my host brothers and their big brother (Brien) and his girlfriend (Lene) to Copenhagen for the first time. We went bowling (I lost, agghh) then walked down the longest shopping mall in the world. Brien kept saying how boring it all is, but I thought it was amazing. I'm in love with the buildings here. Not to mention there's like every shop I could want o that street. There was even Top Shop! We went past the main night clubbing area and it looks pretty cool, and tha was ... read more

Hello. This is my first entry for a blog on TravelBlog. I'll quickly tell a bit' about myself: I'm a 16 years old girl - ½ dane ½ italian. I speak danish, italian, english, and a bit' of spanish, french and german. I simply love to travel - but as a student, I don't have the money. So my first trip will be in the woods 5 km from where I live. I live in Denmark - nearby Silkeborg. They have the greatest woods and rivers. Travelling means a lot to me, it helps me to move on. I've had some personal issues, that I wanna solve asap! So I'm planning to go on a 3 days long trip alone in the woods. I'm planning a survivor camp - which will consist on walking, enjoying nature. ... read more

DENMARK 2009 Thursday 29/01/09 I arrived in Denmark on Sunday. Since arriving, I have travelled across the country to Jutland, been to school, attended a Rotary meeting, tasted traditional Danish food such as Ponzi (a sausage bought from a street stall which is eaten with toasted bread- note the sausage doesn’t go inside the bread), and been shopping among other things. The school I am attending is Ordrup Gymnasium and is an old but pretty school. The students are friendly but it is an effort for them to speak English and because I can’t speak Danish yet, I don’t participate in most conversations at school. Subsequently, school is really boring and I still haven’t lasted a whole day, instead leaving at lunchtime and other breaks to go home and sleep (I’m still a bit jetlagged). The ... read more

Today I'm not really doing anything, so I thought I'd update my blog. I slept in pretty late today. Well, I got up at like 10, which is not late for me, but which I think is late for a baker and his wife. There was no one at home (there was a note saying they were at the bakery) so I sorted my own breakfast out :D How special am I? Yesterday, I went to my first Danish Rotary meeting. It was basiclly the same as in Australia. People talked, we ate dinner, we sung a song, and it was over. Afterwards Lens, who is my councillor over here, took me to a handball game. I didn't even really know what it was until then, but it's like the most popular sport in Denmark. They ... read more

So I’ve finally left!! I’m writing this on the plane on the way to Bankok, on my brand new laptop. I don’t expect I’ll be posting this until I actually get to Denmark. Saying goodbye was not as traumatic as I thought it would be. I’m so so sad at having to leave, but there wasn’t much time to cry or whatever at the airport - I had to board the plane. There is no in-flight entertainment so I’ve been entertaining myself by playing ds (YAY thank you Linley, Noelle, Laura and Channe), reading the letter that Austen gave me before I left (thank you, it was lovely) and drawing a picture on Paint. Austen suggested drawing zombies if I get bored, since that’s what he does. And it was actually pretty fun :P It turns ... read more