{"id":578,"date":"2012-06-19T14:50:18","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T14:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=578"},"modified":"2012-06-19T14:50:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T14:50:18","slug":"home-green-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2012\/06\/19\/home-green-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Green Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A hidden realm\u2026<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s time for ferie<\/strong> [FEH-ree-eh] (holiday)! Where would like to go? Disneyland Paris, or maybe Thailand? For an increasing number of Danish families, the choice is easy: They go to live in their kolonihavehus<\/strong> [kolloh-NEE-hav-eh-hoos].<\/p>\n

Imagine you\u2019re living in a flat in central Copenhagen\u2026 You spend most of your time working or studying and hanging out, with people and vehicles and blocks on all sides. The flowers on the windowsill are the closest to nature your kids get. Wouldn\u2019t it be great if you had your own have<\/strong> [HAV-eh] somewhere, where you could grow your own tomat\/er<\/strong> [toMATor] and agurk\/er<\/strong> [aGOORKor] (cucumber\/s) while the kids were kicking real grass and getting dirty?<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s exactly what a kolonihave<\/strong> is \u2013 a garden you buy or rent. The word means \u201dcolonial garden\u201d; think of a colony as a place to escape from your everyday worries (like 18th Century Europeans sailing to New York to start a new life).<\/span><\/p>\n

Most kolonihaver<\/strong> are grouped together in special \u201dgarden villages\u201d, called haveforening\/er<\/strong> (garden club\/s), on the outskirts of larger by\/er<\/strong> (citie\/s, town\/s). These villages have their own councils, and a labyrinthian system of gravel paths delineating the various quarters. The gardens are separated from each other by hedges, and in almost every kolonihave<\/strong> there is a hus<\/strong> (house) \u2013 a kolonihavehus<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The whole concept seems very Danish to me: It\u2019s cheap \u2013 once you\u2019ve got your own garden house, you can stay there as much as you wish without having to buy expensive plain tickets etc. You don\u2019t get to see much of the world, but on the other hand, you get a lot of quality time with your family or the friends you invite. The commodities of the city are not threateningly far away, and you can enjoy yourself reading, doing garden work, playing football, grilling, or just relaxing in your h\u00e6ngek\u00f8je<\/strong> [HENG-eh-koy-eh] (hammock), while the birds are chirping happily against a blue sky.<\/p>\n

Soon we\u2019re going to enter one of those gardens to see who\u2019s hiding there\u2026 Stay tuned!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

It\u2019s time for ferie [FEH-ree-eh] (holiday)! Where would like to go? Disneyland Paris, or maybe Thailand? For an increasing number of Danish families, the choice is easy: They go to live in their kolonihavehus [kolloh-NEE-hav-eh-hoos]. Imagine you\u2019re living in a flat in central Copenhagen\u2026 You spend most of your time working or studying and hanging…<\/p>\n

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