by Robin Rodig |
September 28, 2013
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After dipping my toe into Swedish waters with a few day trips to southern towns from Copenhagen (urban Malmo and historic Helsingborg), I have finally permanently crossed over the great Oresund Bridge that connects Denmark with Sweden. By train or car, the Oresund links one stereotypical blond, Viking-centric, water-worldly country to another. From the first 15 minutes on the train though, my relaxed, how-much-difference-can-there-really-be-in-Scandinavia nerves were rattled. 'K' sounds like 'sh' in Swedish. Uh oh. My Danish Krona are no longer any good. Ugh. And here come the sniffing security dogs through the train cars. Although the serene landscape we initially passed through of flat farmland, forest, and fields were similar to Denmark, things were going to be a lit-tle different.
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Sweden
by Robin Rodig |
September 24, 2013
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That word is hygge. With an eternally confusing pronunciation like hoo-ga, of course.
They say it's as tough to define the Danish concept of hygge as it is to pronounce. Comfort. Fun. Cozy. Enjoy. Relaxing with good friends or loved ones. Usually with candlelight. Definitely with good food and drink. Often associated with Danish Christmas and family celebrations. It's a noun. It's a verb. It's an adjective.
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Denmark
by Robin Rodig |
September 23, 2013
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Danish design and architecture is world-renowned, highly acclaimed, and often visually very impressive. It is evident as simple, functional, sometimes stark, clean lines in everything from superstructures to spoons. It seems that Danes take great pride in artistic endeavors and that is obvious in Danish design. One of the cool, inviting shops I happened upon and of which I've since become a regular, Designer Zoo, houses Danish designers' art work and creations. Or maybe you're aware of typically-too-rich-for-my-blood Bo Concept- a Danish design house and retailer. Denmark has also ranked for decades as one of the most energy-efficient countries in Europe. But in Copenhagen, amidst all of this sleekness and sophistication, lies something absolutely fascinating. On the exact opposite of the sleekness and sophistication spectrum.
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Denmark
