Category: Tips
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3 Month Review
Our grand tour continues to roll on. Lessons have been learned: a month is too long in any one location; the ’Translation App’ only really helps with menus; don’t accept roses from a stranger – they aren’t ‘free’; ALWAYS get the audio add-on at museums/churches, so worth it! and finally, I can’t seem to stop…
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Taking stock – 2 months abroad
We’ve been abroad a little more than 2 months. It has been everything. “The best of times, the crap, the lessons, the inconvenience and the joy.” We have been married for 24 years and have moved around a lot. Being the ‘go-to’ person for each other is nothing new, but going abroad just as a…
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Customs, what customs?
Who doesn’t want stamps in their passport? This was a hallmark of travel abroad as long as I can remember, but not any more. At least not in Europe. There are no long lines of customs. A delight, but no stamps. We flew into Copenhagen back in August. No customs. We have ‘plains, trains &…
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Top 10 Reasons to Visit Copenhagen
2. The People. Friendly, diverse citizens, 95% speak English (among the several languages the average citizen speaks) and they are a very welcoming people. The Danish are proud of their country and it shows. 3. Clean. The city is clean and polite. The streets are well maintained and easy to get around. 4. Fashion. Industrial…
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Another Saturday, Another Museum
Copenhagen is busy on Saturdays. Lots of folks out and about. You just never know what you will stumble into. We began with yet another delicious breakfast at Mad & Kaffe. That place never disappoints. If in Copenhagen, it is a must that will become your routine. Then we took a Viggo (Danish Green Uber…
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Birkenstock Nation
Wearing a fancy dress? Birkenstocks. Going for a bike ride? Birkenstocks. Going to the store? Birkenstocks with socks. Birkenstocks are the footwear of choice in Denmark. It is a country of industrial fashion and I love it. Why Birkenstocks? It’s a classic. The roots of the shoemaking dynasty can be found in 1774 when Johannes…
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Saturday – Playday!
Saturday is for playing. So play we did. First stop – breakfast! We walked about 15 mins from apartment to get a seat outside at Mad & Kaffe. It’s a busy cafe on a bustling street. Lots of cool kids. They let us seat anyway. Breakfast is kind of an a la carte thing. You…
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