Hi there!
I realize it has been a long time since I have blogged but
life just gets in the way sometimes. We
have now been in Copenhagen for 18 months.
I am still getting used to it here but find myself liking some
aspects of the culture here. Recently we
went back to visit family in the US and I found myself very annoyed with the
cashiers at the store and their chattiness.
I just want you to scan my items and get a move on….stop with the idle
chit chat! I did find it nice to be able
to understand the conversations going on around me but sometimes it is nice to
just be completely alone in a crowd. I
do like how much healthier we eat here.
The supermarkets are much smaller and even the “large” ones don’t stock
a large variety of things. In the cereal
aisle, there’s Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, Cheerios and several kinds of
granola. That’s it. I walk into a Walmart or Target nowadays and
gasp. No joke. And the prices in the US are so much
cheaper. I’m totally OK with paying full
price for anything in the US nowadays as it’s a huge difference in price from
Copenhagen. Things just aren’t always
made with the same quality that I see here though.
Anyway, I came back to summertime which
averages about 75 degrees. We don’t have
air conditioning in our apartment so let’s hope it stays nice. We just open the doors and windows and enjoy
a nice sea breeze. After the jet lag
passes my daughter and I will try to take in more of the parks and the beach (if
we can find a spot to sit) and ice cream….summer is fantastic! Summertime brings the Koldskål back onto the store shelves here. To see what this is, go to this link: http://mydanishkitchen.com/2010/06/25/koldskal/. (By the way, this lady’s blog is awesome and
has some really great recipes! I must
try them!) We usually eat it with the
kammerjunkers (cookies) that she mentions.
It is seriously one of the best things ever. In my opinion I’d rather eat it than ice
cream and that says a lot! In Denmark
the grocery stores have Koldskål in milk cartons in several brands and
varieties so we have had our fun trying every one of them. Another thing about the supermarkets here....everything comes in a one liter milk carton. We get yogurt (yogurt is the one thing that has many varieties here), milk, buttermilk, etc. Until you learn Danish it can be very confusing.
And of course there’s the Danish
pastries. I cannot say enough about
them. Someday I will try to take a
picture and post it here.
Above is a picture I found on the internet of my favorite Danish Smørrebrød (open
faced sandwiches). It is dark rye bread,
with a deep fried fish fillet, shrimp and caviar. And I think they use some mayonnaise in
there too. Delicious. Are you hungry yet?? The Danes eat their share of gross
things, too, of course. Some of their open faced
sandwiches have raw eggs on them. They
also eat tons of liver pate...yuck.
Summer is the
season of half nakedness in Denmark. Thank
goodness it doesn't get any warmer than it does otherwise no one would ever
wear clothes. It amuses me and no longer
really bothers me. You won’t catch me
doing it though!
I really do
miss living in the USA. When we were
visiting this last trip I realized that I am completely out of my comfort zone
here. I don’t look like the Danes, talk
like them, have their society views, etc.
I can’t go to the grocery store in my PJs. Not that I ever would. But I just felt more like me in the US. Sometimes it’s good to shake things up a bit
I guess.
We recently
took a Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona to Naples (Italy), Rome (Italy), Pisa and Florence (Italy), Cannes (France), and Palma de Mallorca (Spain). Talk about a fun trip. I could’ve spent a week or more in Rome. The history is outstanding there. What a place. I would highly recommend the Mediterranean. Perhaps if I have time I will post more
pictures. Until next time….
