Swim in the Baltic Sea before breakfast! Good morning! Quick swim in the Baltic Sea before breakfast then will finish my morning routine and enjoy what Saturday has to offer. Have a wonderful day! You can see my Denmark, hygge and travel videos here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxIYCyTLBED_P4L-PIj6cNRC2m1Mg3Nbd LLAP! May the Danish (and Swedish) hygge be with you!… Continue reading MINI VIDEO Good morning from Sweden!
Dear Blog Readers Happy 1 June! I'm tidying my blog desk and getting ready for the long summer break... But never fear, I'll be back in August, when the kids are safely back at school and those pesky lunchboxes have been let out of the kitchen cupboards and are on the rampage! In case you… Continue reading We’re all going on a…summer blog holiday!
Today was the Annual Christmas Lunch of the Running Chicks. Last year H, V and I ate in the centre of Copenhagen (you can see what we got up to here). This year we got on a train at 9.30am, armed with æbleskiver, pebernødder, a flask of hot, 'green tea with ginger and lemon' from Perch's… Continue reading Hejsan, Sverige!
Our Swedish friend has been and gone (on to Luxembourg by train). Seeyesterday's post for an explanation... Volcanic ash continues to cause chaos over the skies of Europe and Copenhagen airport is still closed for the foreseeable future. Which means that DH has had to bite the bullet and reserve a train seat for tomorrow… Continue reading Ash or No Ash, Lots of Ice!
Today is the 70th birthday of the Danish Queen. Her name is Margrethe. From the French, marguérite, so her nickname is 'Daisy'! There's been non-stop TV coverage of the event all day. It actually started yesterday evening... We skipped school today and joined a crowd of thousands to watch the Queen waving from the balcony… Continue reading Every (ash) cloud has a silver lining…
It's our second day here in Malmö, southern Sweden. Great breakfast at the hotel to set us up for the day... Bacon, sausages, Swedish meatballs, scrambled eggs and beans. Yoghurt and (several) Danish pastries. Washed down with apple juice and caffe lattes. Hot chocolate for the wee ones 🙂 Shame I didn't have any room… Continue reading Wonderful Wintery Wednesday
