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
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
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
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
Where’s Sarah Lund when you need her?
Followers of my blog will know that I had my wallet stolen on a busy bus in Copenhagen last week. Somebody unzipped my handbag and took it while I was sitting with a child on my knee. It was around 16.30 on Friday afternoon. I realised pretty quickly what had happened, but was paralysed for… Continue Reading
Crime in Copenhagen – a personal experience
I am very sad to report that I have just had my wallet stolen in Copenhagen. I was on board a busy local bus with some friends and had just sat down when I realised my bag had been unzipped and my wallet had gone. It was 16.30. Cards, cash, driving licence are some of… Continue Reading
Danish ‘drive-thru’ Voting
While every Westminster political journalist wants to cover UK general elections, there’s not quite the same enthusiasm for local elections. In fact, trying to come up with compelling stories during election campaigns is at times tough. Turnout says it all – just 31.1% voted in England’s local elections in 2012. But here in Denmark, things… Continue Reading
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