Category: Denmark

Best time to visit Denmark is… NOW!

Apple, plum, rhododendron, lilac, hawthorn flowering – Denmark is covered in colors and scents at this time of year. After a week in Japan in April, where I had been shooting nearly every little blossoming cherry tree, I landed in Copenhagen and saw blossoming fruit trees everywhere! I couldn’t help feeling a tiny bit ridiculous about… Continue reading Best time to visit Denmark is… NOW!

Insider hint for Danish happiness: Party group singing

British psychological research suggests that group singing is not only fun but also good for our well-being. Group singing is an essential Danish party element, and with repeated ranking of Danes as the happiest people in the world, it is tempting to think that group singing may play an – albeit tiny – role? Danish celebrations… Continue reading Insider hint for Danish happiness: Party group singing

Learn from masterpieces and create your own at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

I am sitting on a stool in the children’s wing at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, about 30 km north of Copenhagen. I look at the 12-14 other participants, all women, most of them in their forties (like me) or older. It worries me a little. I signed up for creative workshops, hoping to… Continue reading Learn from masterpieces and create your own at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art