Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Last night, around 11.30, I was finishing up some stuff in the kitchen when I heard the rumble of something large driving into town. I looked out the window to see several huge trucks and trailers with their logo of ARENA: The largest circus in the North. It was actually quite exciting to see the arrival of the circus...especially in the middle of the night! Jan said that at 4 in the morning, the whole road was backed up to the main road with trucks for the circus. I couldn't miss out on the circus, so I biked up to the fields where they pitched their enormous tents and saw some of the attractions of the upcoming show. I would have to admit that the life of the circus is far more fascinating to me than the circus show itself. I think it would be exciting to travel with a circus for a little while...a day or two. This circus will have only one performance in this town, and then a few days from now will have a performance in another town close by. It is amazing all the setting up and taking down they have to do. Although they had a lot of trucks and trailers, I noticed that many of them were for living quarters and for the animals.
Looking direct into the yellow fields of rape flowers. The English word for this flower is rape, the Danish word is raps. These flowers will be turned into rapsolie, a type of cooking oil. Right now, the landscape over Denmark is glowing bright yellow with the rape flowers in full bloom. I love how the sun caught these flowers with the dark clouds in the background.
The weather held out from raining for a while, so I was able to get out and take a bike ride through Frijsenborg forest. This is a picture of Frijsenborg Castle, which is actually lived in full time. The owners own thousands of acres of land and forest in this area. The grounds around the castle are beautiful and are filled with many colors of rhododendron flowers.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
I'm an idiot!
So, I still haven't done much on my thesis. I really have no idea what my problem is...other than I am SO burnt out from school. I just want to be done and get a job! Aah! I'm frustrated with myself, because I have just made my summer a stressful one, because I will have to write my thesis while I am home. My deadline is now mid August. Damn it!
I head back to the States on June 9th. That means I have under two weeks and then I am back in Seattle again! Wow! I haven't been home for over a year and a half! I am bringing my rollerblades home with me so I can get out around Green Lake, Alki or the Burke Gilman. I totally miss that. There are way too many bricks in the roads here and many of the good paths are not paved, so it is difficult to find a good place to rollerblade...at least around here. There are some nice places around Copenhagen.
Did you know Danes talk about the weather a lot? It's not surprising. The weather around here is crazy. It was totally hot a few weeks ago, now it is cold and rainy. Today, it is rather warm, but the clouds are dark and with the size of the hail that just pattered against the kitchen window, I wouldn't be surprised if there is some thunder rolling in. It makes it difficult to decide when is it a good time to get outside to take a walk or ride my bike. I was nearly ready to go out when it started to rain again. I really want to get out to take some pictures of the fields of yellow raps flowers and wheat. It is amazing when the sun is shining right down on it. I'll see if I can get a dry run today.
I'm off to the post office now. I have to return a book that is way overdue and it is reserved...sorry for them.
I head back to the States on June 9th. That means I have under two weeks and then I am back in Seattle again! Wow! I haven't been home for over a year and a half! I am bringing my rollerblades home with me so I can get out around Green Lake, Alki or the Burke Gilman. I totally miss that. There are way too many bricks in the roads here and many of the good paths are not paved, so it is difficult to find a good place to rollerblade...at least around here. There are some nice places around Copenhagen.
Did you know Danes talk about the weather a lot? It's not surprising. The weather around here is crazy. It was totally hot a few weeks ago, now it is cold and rainy. Today, it is rather warm, but the clouds are dark and with the size of the hail that just pattered against the kitchen window, I wouldn't be surprised if there is some thunder rolling in. It makes it difficult to decide when is it a good time to get outside to take a walk or ride my bike. I was nearly ready to go out when it started to rain again. I really want to get out to take some pictures of the fields of yellow raps flowers and wheat. It is amazing when the sun is shining right down on it. I'll see if I can get a dry run today.
I'm off to the post office now. I have to return a book that is way overdue and it is reserved...sorry for them.
Monday, May 08, 2006
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
On Easter, we took a little Sunday outing south of Aalborg. We drove by the Rebild hills, the site of where Denmark celebrates the 4th of July. It was so interesting and sad to see the hills so bare...and weird to think that the Husky Band had been there! I think the landscape is very beautiful and very unique.
Whoa! It's been a while since I have written in my blog. I've been quite busy in the last month. An amazing amount of events have taken place in my life, and definitely for the better! First of all, I no longer live in Aalborg! Yup! I have moved in with a man and it's great! I live closer to Aarhus now, which I like, because I feel like I am closer to the rest of the world. It takes a little less time to get to Copenhagen and to Fan�, too. It's a nice little town where I live...surrounded by lots of farmlands and some beautiful forests. I regret I won't be here during the summer. I will be heading back to Seattle for a few months at the start of June. I'll stay long enough in Seattle to enjoy the first Husky football game! Maybe they'll win one! Anyway, I'll be sure to update some more soon. Here is a picture of an apple that I found fascinating...wouldn't it be great if we could eat an apple like that?!