Category: Denmark
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Hven is a Place on Earth!
Hven/Ven, Sweden is a beautiful island in the Øresund strait between Sweden and Denmark. The Denmark spelling adds the “H,” the Swedes just stick with Ven. It’s claim to fame is Danish astro nomer Tycho Brahe but since 1660, the island has belonged to the Swedes. It is the most idyllic, beautiful place with the coast…
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But did we die? Scandinavian Summer ADVENTURE!!!!
Hypothetical question: if you knew that roller coaster had been closed all day for repairs (for unknown reasons to you), would you ride the coaster for the first ride upon reopening? Ok, assuming the answer is yes (because why would it not), would you feel at all concerned that this was occurring in a foreign…
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Scandinavian Summer, Day 3: Copenhagen and Klampenborg
After another, less severe jet-laggy night, we woke up early and headed down to the hotel breakfast buffet. I love breakfast buffets in Europe! The cheeses, seedy breads, skyr yogurt, and porridge- so good! There were also fresh juices in non-SMS approved tiny glasses and very importantly, good coffee! We rented bikes for the day…
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Scandinavian Summer, Day 2: Copenhagen
After a night of jet-lag caused insomnia, I was woken up by my phone. It was the AirBnB host asking me to let in the next guest and give her the keys. What?! Well, it turned out that his wife, who was the one home during my stay, was asleep on the floor with her…
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Scandinavian Summer: Intro and Day 1
An abstract I submitted to an international conference in Uppsala, Sweden was accepted back in April and I decided to go ahead with the presentation and the trip. Seeing as I love vacations, I added some vacation before and after the conference to enjoy Sweden (and a little bit of Denmark!). I didn’t think SMS…