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 […]
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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 […]
Mt. Fløyen, the Eiffel Tower, and the Yellow House. Bergen, Norway, Day 1.
Planning the trip. One of the things we had planned to do while we’re in Copenhagen is travel and explore Europe as much as we can. The list of possible places to go has already far exceeded the time we have to do it. I’m always asking friends and acquaintances what they recommend. And of […]
København Climate Strike
My best effort at correct pronunciation: “Ko-ben-hound” Many of you probably heard about the youth climate strikes happening around the world Sept 20th to Sept 27th. As a former climate movement organizer, I’ve personally become mostly cynical about protests and rallies and their impact. But in this particular case (and honestly in many other protest […]
So about that fall off my bike…
I ended yesterday’s post with “I have a sore right wrist, sore right hip, and sore right ankle. But am otherwise fine.” Today, I am definitely not “otherwise fine.” Yesterday afternoon (about 2 hours after I fell – was still feeling fine) I met up with friends at Torvehallernene Market. (I challenge anyone to correctly […]
First Day of School
There is so much to blog about I now find myself thinking in blog mode constantly and adding to the growing list of blog post topics: Danbo cheese, Monday’s amazing day in Greve Strand, bike infrastructure, groceries in Copenhagen, and more) And then I go down rabbit holes that do not involve actually writing. Like […]