It is definitely winter in Denmark. Yesterday, my way home was on icy roads. But the colors were stunning: A landscape only in white and gray, with an evening sky in red and blue colors. Beautiful! Just a pity, I had to drive on those roads to see this sight.
Now there’s no doubt anymore. Winter has arrived in Denmark.
It is nice to look at and nice to walk around in. But it makes car travel more troublesome.
I just returned home after a week in Berlin. It was not the best time to visit the city: Berlin can be cold and rainy in November. But it is a fantastic city, and certainly worth a visit!
At 10 minutes past 10, a digital clock with date and time would show something like: 10.10.10 10:10.
You might wonder if this is useful to know. Not really, it is just numbers.
🙂
I do not write nearly as often as I should – or at least as I want to. The main reason for not writing is that I have so little to write about.
Also I have been on vacation without access to the Internet (I work with computers, so I actually like not having on-line access when I am travelling). This time I went on a trip to USA. I have never been there before, so I chose a trip with a guide who could tell me where to go and what to see. I saw Washington and New York – and everything was fantastic. The security checks everywhere takes a lot of time, but better safe than sorry. I saw the many checks as a part of the wonders of U.S. and therefor did not get all too bothered about them.
Someone might argue that Americans can be a bit superficial, with all the “How are you?” without expecting any answer, other than maybe a “How are you?” in return. But I actually liked it. We Danes might be just as nice to talk to and to be with, but the first impression is probably that we seem cold and distanced.
It is a strange weather these days. Every second day the sun shines – the rest of the time the rain is pouring down in quantities I have not seen before. When the weather is like today, with solid rain, umbrella and rainwear are almost useless. If you’re not wearing a drysuit, you get soaked to the skin.
While I was out taking a walk, I was greeted by flying thistle seeds. I came to think of my time in high school, where the Principal compared us students with thistle seeds, which fly out in the world. Some fly far away, others only short, but hopefully the seeds lands in a place where it can take root.
I wondered how far I had flown since then, and whether I had landed in the right place.
I find it hard to run regularly; so to keep me just a little in shape, I often take some long walks in high speeds. And almost always in the company of Amy Winehouse, Leonard Cohen, Katie Melua, U2 or some other artists … as guests in my iPod.
This is the second day with temperatures above 30 degrees (Celsius). If you live in a place where high temperatures are normal, you might not think it’s something special. But for a Norse like me, it’s terribly hot!
Summer in Copenhagen
(photos taken yesterday, but it is still nice weather 😉 )