{"id":1441,"date":"2016-07-18T20:21:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T20:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2016-07-18T20:24:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T20:24:53","slug":"souvenir-hunting-in-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2016\/07\/18\/souvenir-hunting-in-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Souvenir Hunting in Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is there any better souvenir than a piece of rav <\/strong>(amber)? (Photo courtesy of Sakena at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Hej! Hvordan g\u00e5r det?<\/b> Hopefully, your answer is godt<\/b> [got] (good)! \ud83d\ude42 To many people, sommeren<\/b> ([the] Summer) is a time for rejser<\/b> [RYEsor] (travels). Maybe you even found your way to Danmark<\/b>, to enjoy the byer<\/b> (towns), strande<\/b> (beaches) and \u00f8er <\/b>(islands) of verdens lykkeligste land<\/b> (the world\u2019s happiest country<\/a>)? Here are some souvenirer<\/b> you may consider bringing home:<\/p>\n

\u2022 LEGO.<\/b> Even if you\u2019re not a child, you\u2019d certainly not miss the chance to fetch some LEGO<\/a> bricks or figurines in their country of origin! In the Str\u00f8get<\/b> [STROYeth] pedestrian street of Copenhagen there even is a whole store dedicated to the famous Danish toy, which got its name from leg godt<\/b> (play well).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Danish Design decoration figures. There are several of these, whose only \u201dfunction\u201d is to make you relax or smile as you catch a glimpse of them in your room. There is for example the \u201dHoptimist\u201d, which is a funny face jumping on a fjeder<\/b> (spring), and the famous abe<\/b> (monkey) by the designer Kay Bojesen. (\u201dDesign-ish\u201d souvenirs, unfortunately, most often fall outside of an ordinary backpacker budget\u2026)<\/p>\n

\u2022 any figure, t-shirt, cup and so on with Den lille havfrue<\/b> (The Little Mermaid<\/a>). Okay, for Danes, this has become a kind of\u00a0 clich\u00e9. \ud83d\ude42 Of course, if it\u2019s your first time in the kingdom, it just might be the perfect memory. But please don\u2019t run amuck with Danish symbols such as posters of dronning Margrethe<\/b> and Danish-coloured vikingehjelme<\/b> (Viking helmets) with two horns\u2026 \ud83d\ude42 Fun fact:\u00a0<\/i>Did you know the Vikings didn\u2019t\u00a0actually have horns on their helmets?<\/p>\n

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Some decorative figures, including a \u201dHoptimist\u201d. (Please note that Transparent Language is in now way affiliated with the producer. The photo is courtesy of Armin Flickr at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 Dannebrog<\/b>, the beautiful Danish flag, which you can get almost everywhere in a handheld paper edition. If you\u2019re on Bornholm, you should also consider getting a Bornholm flag (like Dannebrog, but with green instead of white).<\/p>\n

\u2022 an \u00f8loplukker<\/b> (beer bottle opener) with some kind of Danish decoration. \ud83d\ude42 Of course, if you\u2019re into that kind of stuff, you should also bring back some bottles to open\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2022 if you visit Denmark during december<\/b>, you should definitely consider buying a little nisse<\/b><\/a> or two. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\u2022 danske b\u00f8ger, blade, musik og film<\/b> (Danish books, magazines, music and films). As a devout language-learner you definetely should do some culture shopping. Due to streaming, however, CDs and DVDs might be hard to find in smaller towns\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2022 H.C. Andersens\u00a0eventyr\u00a0<\/strong>(fairy-tales) \u2013 which can be found translated to many languages, including English.<\/p>\n

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Fl\u00f8deboller<\/strong>. (Photo courtesy of Cyclonebill at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 things to eat. There are many Danish specialities you can easily carry with you, such as fl\u00f8deboller<\/b> (\u201dcream puffs\u201d), lakrids<\/b> (liquorice), fl\u00e6skesv\u00e6r<\/b> (pork crackling), ymerdrys<\/b> (roasted rye bread crumbles mixed with sugar, used as topping on yoghurt and curdled milk).<\/p>\n

\u2022 sten og muslingeskaller fra stranden <\/b>(pebbles and shells from the beach). Try to find a nice flintesten <\/b>(flint stone). If you\u2019re really lucky, you\u2019ll maybe find a real piece of rav<\/b> [raoo] (amber). \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Have you bought some interesting souvenirs in Denmark? Or is anything missing from the list? Please share in the comments section.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Hej! Hvordan g\u00e5r det? Hopefully, your answer is godt [got] (good)! \ud83d\ude42 To many people, sommeren ([the] Summer) is a time for rejser [RYEsor] (travels). Maybe you even found your way to Danmark, to enjoy the byer (towns), strande (beaches) and \u00f8er (islands) of verdens lykkeligste land (the world\u2019s happiest country)? Here are some souvenirer…<\/p>\n

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