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”
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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”
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”
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”
smørrebrød
Last weekend I had to try the traditional Danish smørrebrød, which is an open faced sandwich on buttered rye bread. The name of the sandwich itself comes from the word for butter (smør) and bread (brød) and the sandwiches are piled high with so many toppings that they need to be eaten with utensils. IContinue reading “smørrebrød”
Halloween in Denmark
Within the last decade Halloween started being celebrated in Denmark. Just like in the U.S., Danes carve pumpkins, kids dress up and go trick-or-treating and lots of people put up spooky decor. A few of Brev’s teammates grew up trick-or-treating, but most of them said Halloween became popular after their time. Before Halloween, the closestContinue reading “Halloween in Denmark”
Pølsevogn
Surprisingly, if you Google “traditional Danish foods” hot dogs are on the list. Even more specifically, hot dogs from a street vendor, called a pølsevogn, which literally translates to “sausage wagon.” So naturally, Brev and I had to try one! Compared to an American hotdog, the Danish version has more components like remoulade, mustard, raw andContinue reading “Pølsevogn”
A Country of Cyclists
In Denmark biking is one of the primary forms of transportation and nine out of ten Danes own a bike. In Copenhagen alone there are 2.5 bikes per person and more than 250 miles of bike lanes in the city. Many Danish families have a box bike, also called a cargo bike, which has aContinue reading “A Country of Cyclists”
Copenhagen – A Fiery History
During our walking tour of Copenhagen, we learned that the city burned down three times in 80 years. Our tour guide joked that if we had to guess what happened to a building or landmark, the correct answer is always “it burned down.” The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 was the city’s largest fire that burnedContinue reading “Copenhagen – A Fiery History”
The Jo Show 