My 4th post of the week. For those keeping track, have no fear, I am not finished with the giants/trolls yet!! Because I still have to write about the 5 days I spent volunteering to help build a new one!!! But before doing that, I wanted to find the 7th giant: Thomas on the Mountain. […]
Author Archives: Neely
Rome, Copenhagen, and shenanigans galore.
You may be wondering “Where are the other 2 members of your immediate family?” or thinking “ok, kinda tired of seeing you and the youngest only, would love to see pics of the other 2 as well!” And you are not alone in these thoughts! The eldest has a very demanding social life – especially […]
Forgotten Giants continued: Little Tilde, Hilltop Trine, and Sleeping Louis
The first week of June the youngest and I found Little Tilde and Hilltop Trine. By this point Denmark had entered Phase 3 of re-opening and she and the oldest were back in school, in the classroom. She no longer had her 2 hour long lunch break. We had used the lunch break to look […]
Denmark’s Forgotten Giants (ok, 3 of them): Oscar, George, and Teddy.
Well hello everyone! After a not-insignificant hiatus from updating the blog, I’ve got a couple of posts to write – well, more than a hundred, really – but I’m going to commit to writing just two for the time being. And while I have plenty of excuses for not keeping up with this blog, for […]
Why did I take that picture?
So, per the usual, it has been a long long while (might be up to months now) since I wrote my last post. But that of course hasn’t stopped me from dreaming up topics and *thinking* about posting. And taking plenty of pictures. But now that we are on Day 6 since schools and universities […]
To Be Or Not To Be A Hypochondriac in Denmark
** I published this before spending much (any) time on editing (not really recommended) and have added some post-publishing edits and comments and embellishing, marked with two stars. ** **Not to put a spoiler alert at the beginning of post in case someone wants skip all my stream of consciousness writing and random pictures, but […]
Skiing in the Bavarian Alps
Infinity thumbs up for the Bavarian Alps. Even though getting into the parking lot (the last mile) added 45 minutes to the drive. Even though the lift ticket line was pretty long (but ski rental line was short and moved fast). Even though Germans (many Europeans?) don’t know (or simply don’t care) about forming nice […]
Boy Scout Camping, Suttetrae, Insekthotel and Dragons!!
The youngest has joined the local troop of Boy Scouts of America International and this past weekend the troop went camping. Other troop leaders couldn’t stay the full 2 nights, so MBH (My Beloved Husband)and I signed up to go. I was going anyway, because Boy Scout policy says any time there is a female […]
Mt. Ulriken at sunrise, stone stairs to Heaven, and the Swinging Death Trap. Bergen, Norway. Day 3: Part 1.
Our flight back to Copenhagen was at 2005 Sunday evening. So we had a full day to continue exploring Bergen. And after the wonderful hiking up to and past Mt. Floyen, on Friday, and after doing some reading, I really really wanted to hike to the top of Mt. Ulriken. Mt. Ulriken is another highly […]
UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sword Fighting, and Fjords. Bergen, Norway. Day 2.
If you read yesterday’s post (totally ok if you did not, I’m sure many took one skim and thought “TLDR.” ), you’ll know that MBH flew out bright and early Saturday morning. So the day for the girls and I revolved around the fjord cruise. It was the one thing I had booked for us […]