Hi from Denmark!
In November 2009 my older brother wed my beautiful Danish sister-in-law; he's always been keen on adventure and travel so he decided to move to Denmark rather than have her move here. My mother unexpectedly passed away just days before I graduated from university in May 2010, and I have since moved back home to help my father with things around the house and to look after my younger brother. Anyway, my brother and sister-in-law had to make an impromptu trip to the States for my mother's funeral and then also returned for the trip they'd already planned in August. My father, younger brother and I didn't want to spend our first Christmas without my mother without my brother also so we packed our belongings and headed to Denmark. I've finally uploaded my pictures and thought that it would be fun to let you in on just a bit of what we experienced.
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| Beautiful swan in pond outside of our hotel in London(all the snow storms caused us to get stuck there ON MY BIRTHDAY - December 21. We were waiting for the airport shuttle so we could finally get to Denmark.). |
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| The strings of Danish flags are traditionally placed on Christmas trees. |
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| At a rest stop on our way to the capital city of Copenhagen (about a 3 hour drive from where my family resides). The harbor was frozen solid. |
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| Storebæltsbroen or The Great Belt Bridge crossing over into København, Danmark (better known as Copenhagen, Denmark). |
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| Another frozen harbor actually in Copenhagen...thought it was picturesque. |
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A nod to The Little Mermaid (it's creator, Hans Christian Andersen, is a native of Denmark).
I'll have another post with a few more photos!
Hej Hej! |
('Bye' in Danish).
