Last week I visited a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, called Denmark. It is a peninsular north of Germany.
The first city we visited was Aarhus, the second-largest city in Denmark. The name originates from the city's location around the mouth of the stream Aarhus Å, Å being the Danish word for a small river. The city lies roughly at the geographical centre of Denmark.
We visited the Aarhus cathedral, the largest cathedral in Denmark and the second largest in all of northern Europe, only surpassed by the Trondheim Cathedral, by 1.5 m. We also visited the Aarhus university, one of the largest and oldest universities in Denmark.
For lunch, we had some Danish specialities, such as smørrebrød (a Danish sandwich), traditionally served for the mid-day meal, followed by a Rødgrød. The preparation of a Rødgrød is basically that of a pudding: The fruits are cooked briefly with sugar.The essential ingredients are red summer berries such as redcurrant, blackcurrant, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries,....
During the first evening we have spent the night out in a kind of pub where they had all kind of beers. We had drunk several beers and had a lot of fun, until we received the bill. As it was over 6 euros for one "special" beer, we had to pay 42 euros! Fortunately we had met some guys that night who saw our faces when we received the bill. They paid for it ;)
The 3 of us were very suprised to find out that Denmark is the home from "Lego"! (you know, the colorful interlocking plastic bricks for kids) Did you guys knew that? We have visited the theme park, called Lego Land in Billund. The Park is located next to the original LEGO factory and Denmark's second busiest airport Billund Airport. It was the first Leg oLand every built. The Lego Land parks that have since been built are modelled upon the one in Billund, most noticeably the Miniland area, which serves as the heart of the park.
So, that was it again... Soon I'll be back home! I'm looking forward to it, because I miss my friends and I miss the great belgian kitchen :( It's been ages since I have eaten some descent french fries!
A lot of Kisses,
Marlies
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