Fascinating article about the growing, very successful methods of converting garbage to clean energy in Denmark and other European countries. The siting of these highly efficient plants is one of the main problems here in the U.S. But…..Not in my backyard! Sigh…..
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Waste to Energy Plants in U.S.? NIMBY!
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010Borgergade
Tuesday, January 18th, 2005Getting back to doing some Polaroid image transfers today. Here’s one of the naval officers’ quarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, from a slide, to Fabriano 100% cotton hot press watercolor paper. The street is Borgergade.
Copenhagen’s Royal Library
Monday, December 27th, 2004Jill and I did a grand walking tour of Copenhagen’s downtown area, from the pedestrian only streets of Stroget, to the Holmen’s Canal, and over to the stunning new Royal Library (“The Black Diamond”). As a librarian, I greatly enjoyed seeing this ultramodern, very functional building up close. The new building is artfully connected to the old library building. It was under construction when I was last here, almost 5 years ago. Famed local architects Henning and Laursen designed this exceptional building. The view from inside the library onto the canal is breathtaking.
The exterior photo isn’t that great here: the Black Diamond wasn’t shining much in such cold and foggy weather. Today, it was about 25 degrees outside: classic Danish winter weather: Jill and I often jokingly call it the “murk.” Today’s weather was murk deluxe.
Later we met Stig for dinner at India Palace, long one of our favorite restaurants, on Hans Christian Andersen Boulevard. It was a fitting way to spend my last afternoon of my 8th vacation in Copenhagen, one of my all-time favorite cities.
Some Favorite Vacation Photos
Sunday, December 26th, 2004I lost some photographs and text posted recently due to a worm attack on our server. Here’s a selection of favorites, from Copenhagen, Charlottenlund, Orebo, and Soro Denmark.
Holiday Festivities in Denmark
Saturday, December 25th, 2004This short note won’t do justice to the stellar time I had with my gracious Danish friends, Jill Byrnit and Stig Larsen. There were 10 of us dining together and exchanging Christmas gifts this evening. The afternoon was a flurry of roasting a duck, preparing the small potatoes baked in sugar, and setting up the table. Stig’s mom & dad brought an excellent pork roast, and red cabbage.
After dining, we ate the rich and tasty rice almond dessert, a traditional treat. We dined very well, and I was thoroughly charmed by this wondrous family holiday get together. The top photo of Torben, his wife Jeanett, and Jeanett’s mother Hanne will give you a sense of the good time we had. Jeanett and Torben had just announced in a special holiday card to everyone that Jeannett is 3 months pregnant. The middle photo shows grandmother Helga, at 84, enjoying an after dinner cigar. Torben and Jeannett’s 3-year old son Philip rounded out this fun family group. Here’s Philip getting a hand with his new race car track. Then Jill and Stig. And me, showing off the festive table before everyone arrived.
I joined in as we all held hands and went round and round the Christmas tree, singing Christmas songs in Danish. If all families were as close and sweet to each other as these people are, the world would no doubt be a safer, more peaceful place.
Earlier in the day, Jill and I walked two blocks to a beautifully designed and maintained cathedral, for Christmas services. What a superb time sharing Christmas with such an affectionate, and fun-loving group of great Danes.
Happy Holidays to you All! Glaedelig Jul og Godt Nytar!
Christmas Eve Snow
Friday, December 24th, 2004For the first time in years, the Copenhagen area has snow on Christmas Eve! What a fine treat for this American visitor from the south coast of Oregon, where it rarely snows. From the kitchen window of Jill and Stig’s apartment.
Copenhagen’s Subway
Thursday, December 23rd, 2004A look at the ceiling from a few stories below ground while waiting for a train in Copenhagen’s stylish and very efficient new subway system. The skylight at the top is a small glass pyramid, street level. A nod to the glass pyramid outside the Louvre museum in Paris?
