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This is hvidtøl, or Juleøl (Christmas Beer) from Kongens Bryghus...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:25:10 +0200

This is hvidtøl, or Juleøl (Christmas Beer) from Kongens Bryghus (The Kings Brewhouse). It is one of the most delicious beers I’ve tasted, and it has less alcohol than a light beer. I think I’m going to enjoy a lot of the Juleøl that will come out in the next couple of months. :)

I should add this to my wishlist for my birthday. It’s...

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:02:00 +0100

Tesla Motors

Yes, it's electric.

There's the plug!

I should add this to my wishlist for my birthday. It’s only 802.000DKK! :)

http://www.teslamotors.com/copenhagen

Now it all makes sense.

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:46:46 +0100

Now it all makes sense.

ilovecharts: Gas prices around the world This is a very good...

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:03:15 +0100

ilovecharts:

Gas prices around the world

This is a very good example of why Americans shouldn’t be bitching about their petrol prices.

Interesting to see the Netherlands at the top of this list, considering Shell Oil is a Dutch company.

-cityoflove: Rosenborg Castle, Denmark

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:59:44 +0100

-cityoflove:

Rosenborg Castle, Denmark

Carlsberg. This and the main competitor Tuborg actually come...

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:58:10 +0100

Carlsberg. This and the main competitor Tuborg actually come out of the same brewery.

This is a large fadøl (draught beer) which measures 750ml (or 75cl). The metric system is used a lot more here. We’d never measure anything in Australia in centilitres or decilitres, but it happens quite a lot in Denmark.

Pharmacy Animals

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:10:25 +0100

I’ve noticed a lot of “apotek” or pharmacies are called “Løve Apotek” or similar, even when they aren’t in the same city, or owned by the same people. This sparked my interest to investigate further, and I found the below on http://www.apotekerforeningen.dk/ (Pharmacist’s Union):

Many of the older pharmacists have animal names, such as lion, swan or dolphin. We can not give any clear explanation, but there are some plausible theories. In the Middle Ages urban houses were given names to identify them. At that time, house numbers were not used as they became common in the late 1700’s. As many people could not read, it was not very useful to write the house name in letters, so a characteristic figure such as an animal was displayed so one could identify the building. From this the tradition was started to give pharmacists a distinctive name and symbol.

Another possible explanation may be that some neighborhoods had animal names, such as Leo Quarter. So it was natural for local businesses to choose the name of the neighborhood.

One other explanation was that pharmacists linked animal names symbolically, as this played a big role in the past in Christianity, alchemy and astrology. The lion was thus used as a name because it radiated power and was an image of vitality. The swan was an image of wisdom, peace and dignity. The deer was the symbol of the ‘spring of life’ and parts of its body were attributed to strong healing powers. The eagle was a symbol of Christ’s ascension and the victory of light over the powers of darkness. The elephant was simply an interesting eye-catcher because of its size and appearance.

In Denmark, there was a total of 45 lion and swan pharmacies in 1998.

I love some of the sculptures you can find in different towns....

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:46:52 +0100

I love some of the sculptures you can find in different towns. This one is from Aabenraa.

(By the way, for a native English speaker, Aabenraa is one of the hardest town names in Denmark to pronounce properly.)

fornsed: This stone was erected by Harold Bluetooth during the ...

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:03:49 +0100

fornsed:

This stone was erected by Harold Bluetooth during the viking age.
Now some little hip hop retard has spray painted “Gelwane” (= Jibberish ) on it.
Stone has pores.

The stone has stood there since 965 AD and now it might be ruined forever.

The hope of the Danish National Museum is that the cold might have slowed down the chemical processes in the paint.

The National Museum will have a crisis meeting the 22 of February to discuss the restauration.

Danish, Norwiegian and Swedish experts are working on finding the least abrasive method of removing the paint since it was discovered.

For some reason, Danes seem to adore Barnaby (“Midsomer Murders”). It’s on TV at least twice a week...

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:59:00 +0100

For some reason, Danes seem to adore Barnaby (“Midsomer Murders”). It’s on TV at least twice a week and there are whole magazines dedicated to it.

-cityoflove: Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:19:00 +0100

-cityoflove:

Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen

-cityoflove: Egeskov Castle, Denmark

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:18:34 +0100

-cityoflove:

Egeskov Castle, Denmark

-cityoflove: Copenhagen, Denmark

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:55:00 +0100

-cityoflove:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Aarhus recently changed it’s name from Århus to make it easier for tourists to find it...

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:52:00 +0100

Aarhus recently changed it’s name from Århus to make it easier for tourists to find it online.

In most instances, there is a letter combination in English for the special Danish letters å (can be written “aa”) ø (can be written “oe”) and æ (can be written “ae”). For example, my bank accounts are with a bank called Frøs, but the website is www.froes.dk.

Aarhus is Denmark’s second largest city (after København), and the largest on the Jutland (Jylland) peninsula. It has roughly the same population as the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

http://www.visitaarhus.com/

Train line to Aarhus

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:42:00 +0100

Train line to Aarhus

Winter foliage.

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:12:00 +0100

Winter foliage.

Velkommen

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:10:00 +0100

So I’ve been in Denmark since the start of February. As I’m moving here permanently, I’ve had to take care of a few housekeeping things like making sure I can stay in the country without being deported, registering for tax, opening bank accounts, registering my business and so on.

Surprisingly, I have achieved most of this in a matter of a few weeks. I have my residency (thanks Dad for the British citizenship) which took about 2 days. I have my CPR number (so the Danish state recognises me as a tax-payer). I have opened bank accounts.

All that’s left to really be established, is my business registration and health card (which I should get next week), and registration at the local Danish language school.

Outside of these formalities, there’s the cultural differences to get used to, and this is probably where most of the content for this tumblr is likely to originate.

Enough text anyway, let’s get on with the pictures!

Third time in Denmark, second time to CPH, first time with a...

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:08:24 +0100

Third time in Denmark, second time to CPH, first time with a one-way ticket.