Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Apotek "Pharmacy" Jazz Bar

Ole ~ I met this man through the common interest in Architecture. He was a working architect in Denmark most of his life mainly focused on hand drawings. He shared stories with me of his adventures in life and of his work.
Magnify

The most stylish guy at the bar

Monday, January 28, 2008

Yoga

Two years ago, when I first attended Pratt Institute, I began practcing yoga with a wonderful teacher I called Fiala. I took his class three semesters over the course of two years. In the beginning, it was hard for me to clear my mind and be in the moment. As I continued to practice, I focused more on my breathing along with being conscience of the place I was at that particular time - not blaming myself for not focusing on days where these techniques did not go as smoothly. I am always perfecting my practice and enjoy working with different instructors as everyone has a unique way of teaching and doing physical, mental and spiritual yoga.
The day I arrived in Copenhagen, my roommate took me to a yoga class taught by her friend's father Claus. He was extremely pleased that I attended the class and was impressed that I was doing yoga just hours after my flight had arrived. I enjoyed his class so much that I attended a second class Sunday afternoon. This class was taught completely in Danish except for the compliments Claus would direct towards me regarding my beautiful poses......remember breathe and be conscience he began as I entered the class. Challenging yet rewarding this has been one of my favorite parts of Denmark so far.

Strangers are just friends you haven't met


Night out meeting Finnish & Swedish folk




Vicki & Miki

Friday, January 25, 2008

Happy Birthday to me


This was an amazing sight. There was this huge circle of light around the moon on my birthday. I asked someone about it and he said that the Scandinavian countries boost of this phenomenon but Demark is proud to say that they have it too.


Udsalg
first word I learned - Sale
























Onit & Bart

Miki

Highlights

The Copenhagen Opera House ~It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built with construction costs well over 500 million dollars.
It is located on the island of Holmen in the center of Copenhagen. The Opera House was donated to the Danish state by the A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Foundation in August 2000 (A.P. Møller was a co-founder of the company now known as Mærsk).

Designed by architect Henning Larsen


Amalienborg Palace ~
Home of the King & Queen


The Little Mermaid

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Arrival


Copenhagen is so cosy in danish the word is "hyggeligt"....not too cold either as most people would image. The weather is similar to New York plus a few drizzles and the scenery reminds me a little of Boston in a way. I live in Norrobro about a 15 minute walk away from the center of city- a few streets past the canal or "lakes" that create a semicircle around the center city. There are ducks and swans that add to the beauty of the scenery.