Kronborg Castle @ Helsingør / Lazy Shopping
[Photos taken 11 – 12 August 2025, posted online 26 September 2026? Life is getting more routine-ish again, phew!]
After assembling the sleeper-sofa, we decided to play tourists, and visit the nearby (30-ish minute drive) Kronborg Castle! Thankfully, it wasn’t my first rodeo with this particular type.
At the marina in Helsingør, we were pleasantly surprised by the enormous food hall, which surprised us all. The castle (of Hamlet fame) was big, impressive, and well maintained. There were a lot of sore feet by the end of the day! The “in-laws” were back in Lyngby by then and we had dinner together.
The following day was a slow shopping day in downtown Lyngby, before I drove to the airport in the evening to pick up Finnur and Bjarki, who had then finished his summer semester finals (and passed!).
Monday 11 August 2025
DTU Campus / Lyngby / Furniture Shopping
[Photos taken 09 – 10 August 2025, posted online 26 September 2026. Fall colors are here, but so are the storms, so few are left!!]
We spent a day biking around the DTU campus and surrounding town called King’s Lyngby. The following day we managed to acquire a sleeper-sofa, shelves, and some other odds and ends.
Saturday 09 August 2025
Hrefna & Emma -> Denmark via Gothenburg
[Photos taken 07 – 08 August 2025, posted online 10 September 2026, from a cafe in Sweden!]
After a couple of days visiting family, Emma and I embarked on a train-journey from Stockholm to Copenhagen. I was feeling romantic, absolutely not in the mood for flying, and wanted to visit Gothenburg on the way. We thus took a late-afternoon high-speed train there, stayed in a train-station hotel overnight, spent a few hours wandering about Gothenburg the following day, before taking a second speedy-ish train to Copenhagen airport. There we picked up a rental car, and drove northwards.
Thursday 07 August 2025
Annual Ball Abroad & Springy Spring
[Photos taken 01 – 10 May 2023, posted online 07 January 2024. Solid ice on the streets, but multiple days predicted of above freezing temps so it might wash away.]
The staff association coffers at my company were full to the brim after the non-action in covid-times, and so it was decided to have the company annual ball in Copenhagen, Denmark! It was an absolute blast, and will probably never be repeated.
Monday 01 May 2023 – Labor Day Public Holiday
Copenhagen Days 5-6: Planetarium & Journey Home
[Photos taken 15 – 16 April 2022, posted on 21 August 2022. New little nephew named yesterday! In other news, I’ve resigned from my job (as seems to be fashionable), my last day will probably be in late October. No new job lined up, I’m open to suggestions!]
By the fifth day in Copenhagen, we’d sort of finished doing what we’d planned to do, so were a little at a loss on what to do with ourselves. After looking over the available Copenhagen Card attractions, we ended up walking to the big Torvehallerne food hall to eat lunch, and then took the train (not the metro! just a little confusion!) to the Planetarium.
That evening we played it safe with dinner, packed most of our bags, and got ready to leave for Iceland in the morning. The trip home was uneventful, but I discovered I was pretty exhausted upon return. The schedule had perhaps been a rather packed one? (40-ish images total)
Friday 15 April 2022
Copenhagen Days 3-4: Aquarium & Go Monkey Climbing
[Photos taken 13-14 April 2022, posted online 11 20 August 2022. The first part of this was composed in Colorado, USA!]
The Wednesday had been designated “shopping day” for Anna and myself, so Finnur took the other kids to the aquarium. On Thursday we took the bus into the suburbs to go on a tree-hugging adventure course, which was great fun. (65-ish images total)
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Copenhagen Days 1-2: Tivoli & Experimentarium
[Photos taken 11 – 12 April 2022, posted online 27 July 2022. It’s pouring with rain outside, the plants are happy.]
We hadn’t really planned what to do in Copenhagen before arrival, but thankfully a friend had told us about the Copenhagen Card, which gives you unlimited access to public transportation, and entrance to most of the main attractions in town.
With Copenhagen cards active in our phones, we spent the first day in the Tivoli Gardens. Day two was spent at the Experimentarium. (75-ish images total)
Monday 11 April 2022
Comedy, Spring, Birthday #2 & Denmark!
[Photos taken 01 – 10 April 2022, posted online 25 July 2022. The weather is calm.]
We took the big kids to see a year-end-themed comedy show that had been scheduled for late December. It was interesting that the audience-appetite for covid jokes was low, it seems like we kind of just want to be done with the whole thing.
Then spring began to really spring forward, and it was time for some gardening. Just before departing for Denmark, we managed to host the 2nd birthday party for Emma for my side of the family. Then we departed for Denmark as the Easter holiday was up on us! (50-ish images total)
Friday 01 April 2022
Work-Trip to Denmark
[Photos taken on 26 August – 01 September 2018, posted on 16 March 2019. Finally seeing the sun mental-energy-wise after a very busy February!]
I traveled to Copenhagen with a colleague of mine to conduct some tests at the Marel office that’s located close to the airport. The trip lasted a week, and was generally successful.
More importantly, I think I showed great restraint in only taking photos of one dinner! (55-ish images total)
Sunday 26 August 2018
Super-Short-Notice Work-Trip to Denmark
[Photos from 15-18 September 2015, online on 24 November 2015-ish. Joy!]
On Monday I was asked if I could travel to Denmark the day after for a four-day work trip (very Icelandic planning!). The job was a relatively simple one, daytime-hours only, so it turned into a wonderful me-time trip.
Yes, I’d just returned to work after a five week long summer vacation, but the vacation apparently only lowered my stress levels, but didn’t replenish much energy. I blame the constant chorus of mommy-mommy-mommy!
So, after I’d gotten over my initial nerves over the job at hand, I had a lovely couple of late afternoons, and evenings, where I could wander around in peace, do some shopping, eat dinners in silence, and read a book I’d been putting off reading for a month. Did I tell the world I’m an introvert already? (54 images total)
Tuesday 15 September 2015
Me walking along the terminal at Keflavik airport.