This month we left the European Union… kind of. We visited the partially autonomous community, Freetown Christiania, in Copenhagen. Christiania is built on an old abandoned military base that was taken over by hippie squatters in 1971. The community quickly turned into a hippie, anarchist and collectivist community. After forming a collective fund in JulyContinue reading “Freetown Christiania”
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2022 in Denmark!
On New Year’s Eve, Brev’s team manager, Hanne, hosted her family, friends and Team FOG for a New Year’s party at her house. 🎉 Every year at exactly 6 pm, about 2 million Danes tune into the Queen of Denmark’s New Year Address. During this address, the Queen speaks about the current state of affairsContinue reading “2022 in Denmark!”
Rosenborg Castle
During one of our weekend trips, we visited Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. Rosenborg was built in the Dutch Renaissance style as a summerhouse in 1606 by Christian IV. Then the castle was used by Danish regents as a royal residence until the 1700s. In the 1700s the castle became a place where kings stored allContinue reading “Rosenborg Castle”
Traditional Holiday Foods Part 2
On Christmas Eve we got to experience a traditional Danish Christmas meal. Brev’s team manager, Hanne, dropped off the ingredients and cooking directions (which were in Danish) early in the morning to be heated up and finished later that evening. Luckily, one of Brev’s teammates is engaged to a Danish woman, Cecilie, so she couldContinue reading “Traditional Holiday Foods Part 2”
Traditional Holiday Food & Drink Part 1
Glogg and Aebleskiver are apart of every traditional Danish holiday celebration. Gløgg is a traditional Nordic wine that has been around since at least the 16th century. It’s a warm spiced wine, usually containing cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger. Additionally citrus peels from oranges or lemons, raisins and almond slices are sometimes included. Aebleskiver isContinue reading “Traditional Holiday Food & Drink Part 1”
Team FOG Covid Outbreak
When Brev’s team, Team FOG Næstved, finally returns to the floor tomorrow, it will be their first game in just under a month due to Covid-19. It all started during their last game on December 7 in Randers, which is on the island of Jutland. Brev had been feeling ill going into the game butContinue reading “Team FOG Covid Outbreak”
Naestved Christmas Welcome
Earlier this month, we joined hundreds of Naestved locals in their holiday tradition of welcoming Santa to the city. Everyone gathered at the city harbor and enjoyed free traditional Danish holiday snacks and drinks, including Æbleskiver (a pastry) and Glogg (a spiced wine), while waiting for Santa. Eventually, Santa arrived via a patrol boat andContinue reading “Naestved Christmas Welcome”
Jul Markets🎅
Earlier this month, Brev and I went to Copenhagen to visit the three Christmas Markets in the city. The Nyhavn Jul Market is located along the canal and contained about 20 small shops selling an assortment of goods like spiced wine (glogg), Danish Butter Cookies, hats, gloves and mukluks. Here the vendors were very vocalContinue reading “Jul Markets🎅”
Hygge
One of my favorite things about Denmark is the hygge lifestyle. If you look up the word “hygge” it translates roughly to “coziness,” but means so much more than that. Hygge is “creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people” – you can see this reflected in all theContinue reading “Hygge”
Tivoli
Tivoli Gardens was founded in 1843 and is the third oldest amusement park in the world. It also tops the list of “must-sees” in Denmark. Tivoli’s founder Georg Carstensen convinced King Christian VIII to open the park, because “as long as people were amusing themselves then they wouldn’t have to think about politics” and he wouldn’tContinue reading “Tivoli”
The Jo Show 