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Starting a New Life in Denmark

Whether it’s for a new job that you recently got, a new spouse or partner, or your family has decided to relocate, moving to a new country always presents itself with interesting challenges. If you find yourself starting a new life in Denmark, here are some useful tips to help you adjust to your new home:

Shalala Lala Just For You


My heart goes Sha-la-la-la-la,

sha-la-la in the morning;


recipe: Pickled Herring

Perhaps one of the most iconic dishes to represent Denmark would be herring – pickled herring, in particular. Pickled herring is a Scandinavian delicacy, and dates back to Medieval times, as this was an efficient way to transport fish and keep it edible over long periods of time. It is usually served during Lent, and is eaten with dark ry bread, crip bread, sour cream, and potatoes. When served during Christmas, Easter, or Midsummer, it usually eaten alongside akvavit, a spirit flavored with carraway and dill.


The hit NBC TV series Hannibal is based on Thomas Harris' chilling saga Red Dragon. At first glance, most viewers may wonder whatever happened to the manically suave genius-cannibal Anthony Hopkins immortalized on the silver screen. However, given time, these same armchair critics are swept away by the masterful unfurling of the self-same character, rendered by no other than Mads Mikkelsen.


 

Dragons. Either love them or hate them, dragons have long inspired flights of imagination, a thirst of understanding the unkown, and at times, sheer unadulterated terror. Dragons do tend to do that to unsuspecting people.

If jolly old England has its fair share of the winged beasts, and Scadinavia has Jormungandr, the World Serpent writing in the great depths of an ocean encircling Midgard, Denmark has its own special flavor of dragon.


The Spoken Word Festival is a festival of culture and spoken word art that is ideal for all ages and will create wonder and change for those who participate and take in this exciting festival.  The goal of the festival is to maintain the oral tradition in the modern digital world. 


Birkegaardens Haver

Birkegaardens Haver is a tourist attraction that is ideal for the whole family, as well as for bus tours and special celebrations.  Set in a relaxed and beautiful environment located on Sealand, Birkegaardens Haver is a haven of nature, with the animal pen that has cute farm animals that kids will enjoy, nature's playground, the Tumble farm indoor play area and pedal go-kart track, Børnegården (træbondegård for the youngest children with houses and wooden animals), courtyard playground, mini golf course and sever


DGI-byen

 

At DGI-byen we strive to help people attain a balanced life. No matter what we do, we take a holistic approach that focuses on physical activity, group activities and healthy food. We would like to give people a way to live a more active life – be they our corporate customers or the individuals who use our facilities.” 


Fashion is celebrated in the top cosmopolitan cities all over the world, and Denmark’s capital is among them. The Copenhagen Fashion Week is Northern Europe’s biggest fashion event and similar to the other fashion events, it is held twice a year. Organized by the Danish Fashion Institute in 2006, the event has attracted more than 1,500 designers and over 3,000 branded collections.  


Kerteminde Bed & Breakfast Hotel

Kerteminde is a quiet old fishing village on the Fyn in which to enjoy peace and solitude and the Kerteminde Bed & Breakfast Hotel is the ideal place in which to do just that.  Located right on the seafront in the center of town, this bed and breakfast was once a unique sailor home that has been renovated to offer guests the comforts of modern life and the soul of a seaside accommodation.