The Copenhagen Report

The Street Dining segment of the latest episode of MyDenmarkTV.com (Episode #72) is one of my all-time favourites. We met up with Sebastian Overgaard to experience just what it was like - it's quite likely that you've never experienced anything quite like it, but it really was something that brought hundreds of smiles to faces passing by. A truly wonderful experience. It's really the simplest of concepts - requiring just a small does of confidence and courage, but bringing wonderous results. Even the police stopped by to say 'hi'!

Kulturnatten (Culture night) happens every year in October in Copenhagen, so we caught up with one of the organisers to hear more about it. The annual event sees thousands of people hit the streets of Copenhagn as loads of museums and other culture institutions (oftentimes normally closed to the public) throw open their doors to the crowds. Simply to wander around the streets soaking up the atmosphere is a great experience in itself, even if you don't bother purchasing a Kulturnatten pass to get into the various buildings.

Finally, we review a great Danish language resouce - www.ordbogen.com - and we wrap up by discussing a few interesting regional Danish food in Denmark.

Enjoy!

Episode # 72 – MyDenmarkTV.com from MyDenmarkTV on Vimeo.

Websites and resources in this Episode:

www.tivoli.dk (Tivoli)
www.ordbogen.com (Denmark's largest dictionary)
Street Dining (Street Dining Facebook fan page)
www.kulturnatten.dk (Kulturnatten or Culturenight 2010)

Other Useful Resources:
CopenhagenClicks.com (An ever-growing collection of web resources to make your stay more fun and enjoyable)
Consult with MyDenmarkTV team (Via telephone, to help you make your stay in Denmark more enjoyable)
MyDenmarkTV.com Copenhagen Tours (Book a guided tour by water or by bicycle and explore the best of the sights and sounds of Copenhagen)

By coincidence, I recently met Karin Høgh, who is the voice behind the online audio series One Minute Danish. If you're into languages and have the urge to pick up some elementary Danish, well, here you have it. 10 lessons of the most basic Danish words and Danish phrases, each clocking in at one minute. Danish to English. English to Danish. That's it.

The lessons are free to listen to online, or to download. If you think you're going to learn everything you need in 10 minutes, well, you're probably mistaken. But you will learn something.

Now, I have to admit if you think that having a few phrases of Danish will have some practical application, as in, it will be useful if you plan to spend a few days in Denmark, well, it's not likely - English is all you need. But if your motivation is to learn a few phrases in a new language for fun, well, why not give it a whirl.