Hello everyone!
This week I’ve had some fun adventures. On Tuesday I decided to take my bike over to the forest in Kolding. Joe and I rode our bikes there last week but just road the trails and then came home. I didn’t have my camera so I couldn’t take any pictures, this time I came prepared with my camera and ready to explore. I took a new trail which ended up connecting with one Joe and I had gone on last week. I stopped at the fields and admired the animals there. There was a deer and some horses. I love watching the animals. The deer was so pretty! It’s nice to be so up close to the animals and nature. I was going to keep going but some threatening rain clouds made me choose otherwise and I headed home.
Last night Joe’s co-worker invited us to his home for dinner. I met Joe at work and we took the bus down to his house. His home was beautiful. The Danish architecture is very open and spacious. He had a beautiful backyard with lots of trees and plants and a nice sun room and patio. It was a beautiful day yesterday so we were able to eat outside! (I even got a little bit of a tan from sitting in the sun!) He made us a traditional Danish meal of chicken with a tomato based sauce and rice. We had some salad as well (fresh cut up veggies and cheese) and bread. It was a delicious meal! After dinner we went for a walk in the neighborhood. The area was very beautiful and the houses are so gorgeous! Joe and I agreed we are both big fans of Danish architecture! :) I made my famous brownies (most of you know the ones I’m talking about) and they were a big hit! He really enjoyed them. Apparently they don’t have brownies in Denmark. Maybe I should stay here with Joe and open a brownie business? :) I bet it would be successful. :) We got home late but had a very enjoyable evening!
Today was the day I had decided to visit the Trapholt museum in Kolding. In true Denmark fashion I decided I would ride my bike the 5.5km or roughly 3.5 miles to the museum. I knew there were going to be some hills involved so I was ready to get there. Several times I was convinced I was lost and about to call Joe to tell him I needed help and then a wonderful sign appeared telling me to turn right to get to the museum. After going down an extremely steep hill (which I knew I’d have to go back up later) and then up and even steeper one (I didn’t even bother trying to ride this one, it wasn’t happening) I finally made it to the museum. I got my ticket for free. The first several sections of the museum were under construction in a way because the exhibit is changing. The Kolding Design School will be exhibiting the graduation classes work after June 23 so I missed out on that. I did get to see some of the pieces and was impressed by what I saw. I continued on to see other modern art and enjoy the museum. The Danish furniture was my favorite part! The Trapholt museum is featuring several pieces from the “Walk the Plank” award which is “given to a furniture designer or cabinet marker who works in accordance with the principles of a refined craftsmanlike standard, a through aesthetic appreciation, and not least the will to date to ‘walk the plank” (http://www.trapholt.dk/00258/00585/). The museum was featuring designs from GamFratesi, two designers. They had many different pieces and explained how each of the chairs were designed and how they were inspired to make these pieces. There were several other chairs which were all very cool. I really do like the Danish designs. After wandering around a little longer waiting for the tour of the Arne Jacobsen summer house I met a family traveling from Indiana who was also waiting for the tour (turns out no 1pm tour would be given because everyone was at a meeting...really? you schedule a meeting when you’re suppose to be giving a tour? Joe claims this is very Danish!). We talked for a while and discussed some other things they might be able to do while visiting Kolding before heading to Copenhagen. It was fun to talk with someone else from the States and find out what they were planning on doing while visiting Denmark. So I wandered around the summerhouse and peaked inside to see what I could and headed back to my bike to get home. I might have to go back again after the Design School exhibits are set because I would like to see those as well. We shall see! :)
So it was a good week here in Denmark. We’re thinking about a day trip this weekend (thinking about it, nothing planned for sure yet) to Odense the home of Hans Christen Anderson. We’ll see how expensive the train is. :) So more updates to come and one more week till Holiday 1! Holiday 2 is almost all planned. We changed it around a little and will now be visiting Barcelona (YAY beach since we’re unable to visit VA Beach this summer, and sad to miss that time with everyone), Rome, Naples and Pompei. I’m still in search for a Barcelona hotel but other then that everything else is set. Exciting stuff!
Hope all is well in the States with everyone.
Love from Amanda
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