Denmark (part 1)

Under ideal conditions, I would post more pictures from my wonderful trip to Denmark this past August and provide some great explanations to accompany every photograph of what I'm showing you. However, things are getting busy, so I think I'd rather just be sure that at least some of my photos are making it up here. I was in Denmark with Charlotte for about 11 days in total, and so I will present my travel in a few parts. In my quick break today, I'll share some of the first sights I got to see after arriving in Denmark. I was encouraged to leave my jet lag at the airport and quickly whisked away by Charlotte's grandparents, who took us to the Louisiana Art Museum, which was really quite gorgeous.

The visit was made even cooler by the fact that they were featuring a major exhibition on the theme of green design, so there were lots of thought-provoking exhibits. Here, for example, is a sculpture that can decay at a controlled rate (showing a technology that could be used to build temporary buildings, such as sports arenas for the Olympics, rather than constructing structures that will quickly become unnecessary).

And here is a sculpture that generates electricity through solar panels and by converting the oscillations generated by people who walk on it!

After touring the museum, it was time to head back to Fiskenaes, which is the tranquil home of Charlotte's grandparents, and the location of her grandfather's studio (he's a goldsmith). As you can see, it was very pretty, and with a wonderful view of open land and a lake, it was a tranquil place to read and relax.

The next day, after some good sleep, we hit the ground running. Charlotte showed me around the Fiskenaes property, and introduced me to some of the friendly neighbors!

Then, in the afternoon, we went to the nearby town of Kolding. Note that the town's name has an "old" in it-this is because much of the town is very old in comparison to American standards!

The town was gorgeous, but perhaps even more so was the castle therein! It was beautiful on the outside...

...and even more so within!

Anyway, I need to get a little sleep here, so this is all you get for today! When time permits again, I'll put up some more pictures, but in the meantime, look out the window and see if your leaves are beginning to get as pretty as ours are starting to! We have a long way to go until peak foliage here in White Plains, but it's definitely on its way.