Last night MBH decided to go check out the library nearest us (about a 5 min bike ride). He of course checked the library hours before going. I declined to go because yesterday the mass quantities of Advil I took only took the edge off my sore neck and wrist, and biking at all was […]
Tag Archives: Denmark
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 […]
Swimming! Nordhavn Bassin and…jellyfish
2019.08.16 UPDATE! I asked Danish friends about jellyfish and the rule of thumb is if the ring around the top of the jellyfish is white or blue, their sting does not hurt humans (can’t get through the skin). If it’s red, the sting will be felt, but it’s nothing like a Man O War sting, […]
IKEA by bike, bus, and foot
Believe it or not, it’s possible… Although our apartment is furnished, there were quite a few things we needed and searches within walking distance – hardware stores, home goods stores, flea markets – were unsuccessful. So off to IKEA we went. All 4 of us, because we knew Dad could not get everything on the […]
Swimming! Islands Brygge
Wednesday August 7th we biked down to Islands Brygge (pronounced “brewga”) one of the highly recommended swimming *baths* in Copenhagen. We had to time it just so it would be *at least* partly sunny. Although the girls are tough, I’m a wimp with cold water (66 F), esp. when it’s only 70F outside. Growing up […]