It’s nearly time to go Christmas crazy – and what is better than to visit a Christmas market, see the beautiful lights, taste the traditional Danish fare, like Gløgg (our type of mulled wine) or Brunkager, Klejner (Christmas cookies), or the amazing Danish Æbleskiver (small fluffy pancake balls) served with icing sugar, cinnamon or jam. YUMMY. SO to make your life easier – we have compiled a fab list of…
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The best places for ice skating in Copenhagen
Brrr – the winter has definitely arrived here in Copenhagen. It is freezing cold, so now the Danes are busy planning exactly what to do in the blistering cold. The weather doesn’t stop the Copenhageners from venturing outdoors. ICESKATING is a favourite thing to do,…
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A visit to the pumpkin farm
>>> I just wanted to butt in – and give you a fresh update on the PUMPKIN scenario. Well, Halloween, has surpassed Fastelavn (see these posts) as we spoke about before, and this adopted tradition, has fast become a favourite of little kids and teenagers…
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Weekend shenanigans
Well, finally Spring arrived here in Copenhagen – and what a weekend!! We celebrated not 1 but 2 Birthdays which was lovely. Paul & Audrey – so congratulations to the both of them. I truly enjoyed being outdoors, rummaging in the garden and creating things…
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Knuthenborg Safari Park
KNUTHENBORG IS REALLY A SAFARI PARK LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OF ZEALAND. When we say Safari Park-we mean SAFARI PARK. Knuthenborg is where you get to see animals in an environment almost close to the real thing without any cages. (only the tigers and the…
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Camp adventure and SKOVTÅRNET
Last year I created a go-to guide for parents with teens and tweens visiting Denmark – mainly the Capital of Copenhagen and the island of Zealand. There are SOO many absolutely amazing places to visit, and we wanted to share the ones that made our…
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When a staycation is a good idea!
Reklame/made in collaboration with Hotels.com, but all views are my own. Holiday plans have been postponed for another year. People are still worried about travelling. Many haven’t received their vaccinations yet, and have had to come up with new plans for holidaying this year. To be…
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The KunstLab in Louisiana (for kids)
reklame/inviteret The girls were lucky to attend the KunstLab art school at Louisiana Museum for modern art during the last winter season. It was a bit different due to Covid19, but the programme was meticulously planned around the exhibitions at the museum, as well as…
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GÆKKEBREVE – a Danish Easter tradition.
When Easter is approaching, Danish children make and send out Gækkebreve. Traditionally these small letters always included a Vintergæk (Snowdrop/Galanthus) which is where the name stems from. It’s meant to be a letter to ‘tease’ (at drive gæk med) someone by making them guess who sent it.…
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Copenhagen guide for teens and tweens!
When you are parents to a teen or a tween you know that they are notoriously difficult to entertain! Teens and tweens spend a lot of their time engrossed on their phones, playing online videogames, TikTok’ing, and socializing with their friends -probably online. It has…