Everyday life in DK
05 Oct 2007 by Tom in Denmark
As I probably mentioned before, our plan for this trip was to spend a good deal of time working on projects remotely. One of the good things about our line of work is that we can do it at anytime, from anywhere. So that’s what we’ve been trying to do from Inger’s apartment in Kastrup. So far it has worked out quite well. We had some initial problems with internet connectivity but now we’re up and running.
It’s pretty bizarre sitting here in front of my Macbook, talking to clients in New Jersey (often using Skype) and gazing out the window at bicycles passing by on Vintergækvej a couple stories down. I think I could get used to this.
We closed up shop at Slurve late yesterday afternoon and took a trip on the shiny new Metro (it opened last week) into the center of Copenhagen. The center of town is filled with small shops, cafes, pubs (ironically a lot of English and Irish themed pubs), bicycles and really tall people. It’s true what they say about Scandinavians — they’re huge. It’s funny to see Jamie standing in shops next to people that are sometimes two heads taller than her. They also ride really hip, retro bicycles. There are no splatter paint Huffys here.
After a couple hours on the streets, we took the Metro back to Kastrup (and took some awesome shots), made some pasta and watched FC Kobenhavn beat RC Lens in extra time.
Øl update: Rich, if you’re reading this: Copenhagen has a ridiculous amount of good beer. I counted around eight or nine special Carlsberg brews in the supermarket yesterday. Tubørg also has quite a few. Last night, I had a bottle of Carlsberg Bock while I watched the football match. They also brew a lager, ale, porter…
As for the sweets: Mars Delight is the greatest candy bar I’ve ever had. I actually tried it before we left London and I had to take a knee right there on Earls Court Road. It’s stupid good. I’ll have to bring some home. Mars Delight is the new Lion Bar.
06 Oct 2007 at 6:12 am
I tasted Egan’s house oktoberfest and sent it back… it tasted like fingers.
07 Oct 2007 at 12:02 am
Whose fingers? Yours or the bartenders?
Just can’t stop laughing about that…
07 Oct 2007 at 6:49 am
did the fingers taste like hot dogs in any way?
07 Oct 2007 at 3:46 pm
Stubby Egan fingers. Eww…
22 Oct 2007 at 10:37 pm
ohmigosh i can’t even type I’m laughing so hard about the fingers. My friend once found a band-aid in her Subway Veggie Delight sandwich…
I wish I had bought a bicycle when I was in Copenhagen. I kick myself for not. Of course, fitting it in the overhead bin might have been a little hard.