It’s been a pretty dry month for me. Like many others at this time of year, I’ve been trying to resist drinking, partly to prove to myself that I am not alcohol dependent! Since we moved to Denmark last summer, I’ve noticed that my husband and I have been drinking rather a lot of wine. … Continue Reading
Copenhagen named ‘Smartest City’ in Europe
Copenhagen has yet again come top of another survey – this time for being Europe’s ‘smartest city’. It’s been awarded the title, for the second year in a row, by ‘Fastcoexist’, a New York-based group that appears to be a melting pot for ideas – and concerned about climate change. Denmark’s capital has won the… Continue Reading
Why we are Leaving the Forest School
This has been the hardest blog to write. But after much thought, my husband and I have decided to pull our son out of his Danish forest school. The decision was really made for us – after three senior members of staff decided to quit. We didn’t find this out from the management, but through… Continue Reading
Fantastisk! I passed my Danish test!
It drives me mad, takes up far too much time and mostly baffles me. But tonight some GOOD news on the Danish front – I’ve passed my first test! OK it was a re-take as I failed it last time around (read my very sad blog below). And there’s still so much more to do… Continue Reading
My Real-life Borgen experience!
When I was invited to visit the Danish Parliament, Christiansborg, I didn’t think I’d get the chance to ask the Prime Minister herself a question. But that’s what happened today. After Helle Thorning-Schmidt had taken more than an hour’s worth of questions from the FOUR leaders of the opposition, she allowed journalists to ask more.… Continue Reading
Christmas at Tivoli
Tivoli Gardens has yet again been transformed – this time into a Winter Wonderland. The Christmas scene has been open for a few weeks, but finally we visited this weekend. It was full of fun, lights, laughter, Christmas markets, and gløgg. Some of the ‘buildings’ looked Russian in their design and colour – like something… Continue Reading
Real Danish Political Drama!
The results are almost in and I confess that I’ve been finding these Danish local elections rather exciting. OK, they’re not quite Borgen and certainly not The Killing. But over at Copenhagen’s City Hall there is a real-life political drama going on over who controls what. With so many parties, Danish politics is complicated. But… Continue Reading
Voting in my first Danish Election
It’s not quite Borgen I’m afraid, but I have just voted in Denmark’s local and regional elections. In Copenhagen there are SEVEN mayors, not to mention all those councillors. One though, the Lord Mayor, is the overall boss. So the system is pretty different to the UK. Once I’d handed over my voting card at… Continue Reading
Even I can vote in Denmark
On Monday, while filming a report for Al Jazeera English, I met some of the candidates standing in next week’s local and regional elections here in Denmark. What struck me most was just how young they were. Take Caroline – just 22 and already fully immersed in Danish politics. She was one of five taking… Continue Reading
Failing hurts – whatever they say!
After six weeks of Danish lessons, I took my first test on Monday to see if I could move on to the next module. I admit it wasn’t great, but I thought parts of my written paper were pretty good. The teacher thought otherwise. When we had our ‘chat’ on Wednesday evening, it began with… Continue Reading
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