Denmark

So my business trip to Denmark was great! I went with my co-worker who is, seriously, one of the “funnest” girls I’ve ever met! (The other is my other co-worker whom I haven’t traveled with yet.) Besides actual work (which we both do different jobs) we just laughed and made some fun memories. The people are SO nice… coming up to you and saying “Hi!” followed by “Who are you?”. I kept wanting to look back and say “You talkin’ to me?”, but yes, they were talking to me. I’m not used to that at all… especially in New York. In England its not common either… just a friendly hello MAYBE if you get introduced by someone. But no, in this small island of Bornholm in the eastmost region of Denmark, everyone is super nice. We had a catered lunch every day (not used to that either at a TV station) which was the loveliest of food…salads, fish, the softest, freshest bread you’d ever eat, and no fake stuff like soda or juice.. just water to drink and a coffee if you so choose.

One of my main adventures was driving a manual gearbox. Yes, me, finally driving like I’ve wanted to, with a purpose, NEEDING to, (instead of the every now and again driving a few miles in the UK) drive, and not killing the passenger with me :P Poor Kristy, she had alot of patience with my stalling, rolling, and mis-shifting during the week. At least we were driving on the right side of the road, which is the same as the American side, which I was used to. It’s not even that I have a problem with the left side of the road as in England; my obstacle was just practicing with the gearbox. Obviously I got better as the week went, but man, I feel bad for the little Peugeot 4 door that we rented! Now I feel fully comfortable driving a manual (I always drove automatic back in America), and sort of wish I could drive more often here back “home” in England…but normally I walk to work, the grocery store and the gym. I’ll just take charge with driving when we go anywhere on the weekend…I know my boyfriend won’t mind since he drives everyday to work anyway; it gives him a break.

My co-worker Kristy and I pretty much saw the entire island during our week stay in Bornholm. We stayed in Aakirkeby, and each evening aimed to see another part of the island. At the south east end, there are beautiful beaches, where the sand is so light and fine that they use it for hourglasses. At the north west end, the cliffs are huge, and there is a ruin of a medieval fort called Hammersus. It was really cool. We also met up with a student of ours at the local pub, having laughs and meeting new people, who all have unique stories on how they either grew up in Bornholm or how they ended up there (Danish parents, or left and came back). It’s great meeting people when you travel. You realize how big (or small, really) the world is, and how much you don’t have in common with people, yet you do.

Anyway, all in all it was a nice experience. I am sure Bornholm is a big tourist attraction with its lovely beaches and weather in the summertime. I hope to post a couple of pictures on here when I test some gallery plugins. For now I can attach some photos when I transfer them tomorrow.