danmark. yes. danmark would be my favorite place to vacation. (yes.. i also type it ‘danmark’ instead of ‘denmark’ because that is how they spell it there. :-) ) i realize that danmark is not your typical “touristy” vacation spot. but that is exactly why i love it so much. well, that and also i have made many great friends while i was over there for four months. i also fell in love with the food, the culture, the land and even the impossible-to-learn language of danish. (ok. so it’s not impossible to learn… but it sure is near the top of ‘most difficult things for me to do’) i have found some places around here to buy danish food cuz i miss that food so much. i even miss having laugh at me for mispronouncing “rød grød med fløde” (don’t worry, it’s nothing bad. it actually means ‘red berries with cream’ and it is a traditional danish dessert… which is AWESOMELY good btw.. but nearly impossible for an american to pronounce correctly).
i spent four months in danmark and we traveled throughout the country during that time. if you are familiar with danmark, you may note that it is a very small country, (and the whole country would fit into lake michigan…) and that there are only around 6 million people that live there. so when we were traveling, we got to see most of the country. also, while we were there, we lived for a week at a time at either a family’s home, or a boarding school. that was one of the coolest things EVER. we got to eat with the families or students, and enjoy danish ’every-day’ life instead of fast food and hotels.
so yea. danmark. go there. and don’t do touristy stuff. hang out with a family. experience hygge (there is no english translation for that word… it basically means ‘cozy’ and ‘relaxed’. it’s a time to relax and talk with family and friends and not worry about work. i think more people need to learn this concept!).
tray, signing off. (btw. go free-for-all it on everymoment.org!)
