Also, check out the article I wrote for Middlebury's school newspaper, The Campus:
http://www.middleburycampus.com/node/15476
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Back in Copenhagen
Nyhavn
Hannah, Stephanie and I went to a delicious Italian restaurant here before seeing the Royal Danish Ballet perform at the Opera House across the water. We even took the ferry boat to get there!
People skating on the frozen lakes in my neighborhood
Christiansborg Palace
Parliament is on the right side and the royal quarters are on the left. We got a tour of the original foundation built in the 12th century by Bishop Absalon as well as the royal quarters. The palace was burned down three times in its history and the most recent was completed in 1928. The royal family doesn't live here anymore, but they still welcome visitors and hold events in the palace every so often. We couldn't take pictures of the inside, but it was beautiful!
Me outside the Library gardens
The Library gardens
The building in the back is the original library, which now has an addition to it on the other side known as the Black Diamond. There's a cafe inside with the best hot chocolate!
Tour at the Carlsberg Brewery
The Royal Ballet puts on Et Folkesagn at the Opera House
This is one of the most modern and expensive opera houses in the world designed by architect Henning Larsen
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Horsens and Aarhus
We got back from our short study tour on Sunday. We spent the first two days in Horsens last two days in Aarhus visiting Arla, the biggest dairy company in Denmark, Suzlon, the fifth largest wind turbine manufacturing group in the world and attended a lecture by Martin Paldam, a professor in the Economics department at Aarhus University, on The Cycle of Development in Africa: A Story about the power of economic ideas. We spent the second day at the Aros Museum. It had a lot of really cool exhibits. You can check them out at the following website http://en.aros.dk/. My favorite part was the Rainbow Panorama, which I will post a picture of with a description from the museum. Afterwards we attended a traditional Danish lunch, which consisted of about 5 different fishes (mini shrimp, smoked salmon, herring, and other unidentifiable fish), bread and mayo based sauces. Then I got to see a handball game between two Danish teams. Apparently handball is very big in Europe so it was exciting to see. I would say it's a mix between basketball and lacrosse.
Since I've been back in Copenhagen I've been to the National Museum with my Nordic Mythology class, where we got to see lots of skeletons of people and their tools from the Stone, Bronze and Viking Ages. It was very interesting but also the morning after a long night out at Kulor Bar. Later that day I met up with friends in my History of Copenhagen class and we tackled an assignment where we were instructed to visit 15 different sights around the city and take pictures and answer questions on them. Today we saw the Black Diamond Library, Parliament and their gardens, the Rosenborg Palace Gardens, and The National Gallery.
Since I've been back in Copenhagen I've been to the National Museum with my Nordic Mythology class, where we got to see lots of skeletons of people and their tools from the Stone, Bronze and Viking Ages. It was very interesting but also the morning after a long night out at Kulor Bar. Later that day I met up with friends in my History of Copenhagen class and we tackled an assignment where we were instructed to visit 15 different sights around the city and take pictures and answer questions on them. Today we saw the Black Diamond Library, Parliament and their gardens, the Rosenborg Palace Gardens, and The National Gallery.
My bowling team in Horsens
The Rainbow Panorama at the Aros Musuem in Aarus
Olafur Eliasson has created this permanent work of art in the form of a circular walkway 150 metres in extent and three metres wide made in glass in all the colours of the spectrum. The spectacular work of art has a diameter of 52 metres and is mounted on slender columns 3.5 metres above the roof surface of the museum. Visitors to the museum will have access to this great work of art via stairs and lifts. They can take a stroll such as will delight the senses round this circular pathway, which will provide them with panoramic views of the surrounding city and Århus Bay.
Traditional Danish lunch
Handball
Rosenborg Castle
Rosenborg Gardens
19th century paintings of the Danish landscape in the National Gallery
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Danish Crown
I am out in the country in Horsens, Denmark. We visited Danish Crown's pig slaughter house. We got to see those little piggies' lives from squealing in the pen to being packaged in a box for the grocery store. Anyone in the mood for a little bacon or ham? ...Or perhaps pig tongue, kidneys and ears because you can buy those parts of the pigs I saw today in China and even parts of Europe. The slaughterhouse we were at is the second largest in the world, ships internationally and has the best technology of any.
We just got back from a little night bowling in the town here and had a great buffet meal at the bowling alley. Tomorrow we are visiting Arla Foods, the biggest dairy producer in Denmark. Then we go to an economics lecture at the university in Aarhus. Our day finishes at Suzlon, the fifth largest alternative energy company in the world. It'll be a long day starting at 7 AM but I'm excited to see the companies! Hopefully they won't cause my stomach to churn quite so much.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Pictures from Copenhagen
My visiting family, the Levinsens!
Getting hygge at a bodega in Norrebro - my roommate, Hannah, is on the right
Night out at Kular Bar with the girls in my building
View from the top of the Round Tower
Sculpture at the Louisiana Museum of Modern art and Sweden across the water
Taken from the bridge I cross to get home from school - I live right behind those buildings
Getting Hygge
Well I'm now into week three in Copenhagen.
I have been so busy over here. Classes have been great. I am taking a lot of Danish culture classes, which is great because it's such a good way to get to know the city and people. I can now count to 100 in Danish, ask a few questions like what's your name (Hvad hedder du? Jeg hedder Stephanie!) and more. My first assignment in the History of Copenhagen is to find 15 different famous sights that my professor has mapped out for us, answer questions and take pictures at each one. We've only hit about 8 of them, but my favorites so far were the Round Tower, which had such a beautiful view of the entire city at the top and the glass markets at Israels Plads- so many free samples of delicious cheese, sliced meats, olive oils and even frozen yogurt!
My only complaint is how cold it has been. You would think I'd be used to it coming from school in Vermont, but so not true. I had to go out and buy a new down coat that goes down to my knees. Now sightseeing and walking 25 minutes (if I don't take the bus) to school will be bearable. The parks, waterways, lakes and harbors are beautiful and I can only imagine how great they'll be in the spring. The manmade lakes that I have to cross to get home from school are now frozen and I skated across surrounded by dozens of kids skating and playing ice hockey.
One of the best parts of being here has been spending time with my visiting family. They have 3 sons, ages 16, 24 and 28 and are the nicest, most welcoming people. I have already been to their house three times for dinner and one of the brothers took me to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art yesterday. The museum's architecture was amazing. It was so organic and completely built into the landscape with a gorgeous view of Sweden across the water. The water is so beautiful and looks like a scene out of the Titanic with all the ice. The meals I've had at my visiting family's house are so good and actually not much different from what Mummy makes at home. The first night we had almost the exact same beef stew that Mummy makes every winter. We have also had chicken curry soup, beef stroganoff, home made bread, a traditional Danish fish meatball dish, pasta, salad and much more. The desserts are my favorite! The Danes know how to do it with lots of butter, fresh fruit, pastries and cakes. There's little I love more than going over to their house, warming up next to the fire and talking with them. Half of the Levinsens are off to Egypt for a week now and the other two brothers are going skiing in Austria this week. I'm a little jealous and will miss them all!
The Danes are all about "hygge." There's no word for it in English but the closest is cozy. I absolutely love the hygge atmosphere and have no shortage of it in all the quaint cozy cafes/bars in my neighborhood.
I'll see if I can upload a few photos here and hopefully I'll post again soon!
I have been so busy over here. Classes have been great. I am taking a lot of Danish culture classes, which is great because it's such a good way to get to know the city and people. I can now count to 100 in Danish, ask a few questions like what's your name (Hvad hedder du? Jeg hedder Stephanie!) and more. My first assignment in the History of Copenhagen is to find 15 different famous sights that my professor has mapped out for us, answer questions and take pictures at each one. We've only hit about 8 of them, but my favorites so far were the Round Tower, which had such a beautiful view of the entire city at the top and the glass markets at Israels Plads- so many free samples of delicious cheese, sliced meats, olive oils and even frozen yogurt!
My only complaint is how cold it has been. You would think I'd be used to it coming from school in Vermont, but so not true. I had to go out and buy a new down coat that goes down to my knees. Now sightseeing and walking 25 minutes (if I don't take the bus) to school will be bearable. The parks, waterways, lakes and harbors are beautiful and I can only imagine how great they'll be in the spring. The manmade lakes that I have to cross to get home from school are now frozen and I skated across surrounded by dozens of kids skating and playing ice hockey.
One of the best parts of being here has been spending time with my visiting family. They have 3 sons, ages 16, 24 and 28 and are the nicest, most welcoming people. I have already been to their house three times for dinner and one of the brothers took me to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art yesterday. The museum's architecture was amazing. It was so organic and completely built into the landscape with a gorgeous view of Sweden across the water. The water is so beautiful and looks like a scene out of the Titanic with all the ice. The meals I've had at my visiting family's house are so good and actually not much different from what Mummy makes at home. The first night we had almost the exact same beef stew that Mummy makes every winter. We have also had chicken curry soup, beef stroganoff, home made bread, a traditional Danish fish meatball dish, pasta, salad and much more. The desserts are my favorite! The Danes know how to do it with lots of butter, fresh fruit, pastries and cakes. There's little I love more than going over to their house, warming up next to the fire and talking with them. Half of the Levinsens are off to Egypt for a week now and the other two brothers are going skiing in Austria this week. I'm a little jealous and will miss them all!
The Danes are all about "hygge." There's no word for it in English but the closest is cozy. I absolutely love the hygge atmosphere and have no shortage of it in all the quaint cozy cafes/bars in my neighborhood.
I'll see if I can upload a few photos here and hopefully I'll post again soon!
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