One of ourĀ Foreign Correspondents has returned from her travels! Lency and her familyĀ traveled to Denmark this summer. We outfitted them with a suitcase full of Tea before they left, asking them to share their adventures with us upon their return. Below is part three of their adventure.
We’ve been going on trips to Denmark every summer for the past nineĀ years, but the last four visits have taken on a new meaning: we’ve hadĀ our kids with us. We travel differently now, and enjoy Denmark in aĀ new way.
When you live across the world from Farmor (father’s mother), timeĀ together takes on a new meaning. We spend a lot of our trip makingĀ sure our kids get to be with their farmor. The sight of Farmor’sĀ yellow brick country house nestled amongst the fields of wheat andĀ barley is always an exciting one, but it’s extra special now that weĀ are reuniting our daughters with their Danish grandma.
We love visiting the cows that live near Farmor’s house and feedingĀ them grass. They come running over, as the hares and birds scatter outĀ of their way. It’s fun to see that a farm with around forty cows canĀ exist.
Shockingly, we go to children’s parks now. The playground equipment isĀ different from what we have at home, so it’s a novelty for our girls.Ā On one of our park trips the skies suddenly clouded over and the rainĀ poured down. Everyone gathered under a covered area, but I didn’t lastĀ long there because of all the smoking. There are some cultural differences that are hard to get used to.
Reuniting with our friends and all their children is so much fun everyĀ year. Our older daughter does well with the Danish, but really kidsĀ can make do without a common language. Most of the kids we know have Ā summer birthdays (you would want a summer birthday, too, if you livedĀ in Scandinavia), so our older daughter has become very fond of theĀ Danish birthday cake: a layer cake with jam and vanilla cream filling Ā covered with whipped cream.
Family, animals, playgrounds, friends and birthday cake: these are a few of our favorite things.