rita

belated tv revelation: rita. this danish dramedy has been my latest obsession. the sound of danish brings back memories of living in copenhagen and hits me to the core. the character of rita madsen, who is an amazing teacher to her students and less than amiable with her adult peers, is a compelling, strong female character. netflix was hip to ms. madsen and helped to fund the third season, which already aired in denmark. mille dinesen plays rita with sharp wit that masks an emotionally bottled up woman. funnily, i recently saw dinesen in the movie copenhagen, where she played the lead's mother. i've been travelling down a trip down memory lane since getting access to netflix again. so friends, selv tak!

comtemplating copenhagen...

Dear INDIANS fans 

 I am very exited about this announcement. To be performing songs from my album Somewhere Else, with a 50 piece orchestra Is an idea I always have had, But never in my wildest imagination thought possible. I feel honored and humble about having this opportunity. And I wish, every one of you can join me, for this unikke event. 

Have a nice day 
Søren 
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when i got the note above from indians about him playing with the copenhagen philharmonic orchestra for the frost festival, i immediate thought of the several time sin new york that i've missed mr. juul. you know i'm a fan of music in extraordinary places. dare i go to the concert hall at the royal danish academy of music on february 6th? i do love my danes. 

malmø and københavn wrap-up

efterklang at charlottenborg

best concert timing: efterklang playing the copenhagen jazz festival. shar tends to try her best to attend a concert when in different locales and efterklang playing their home town was a indeed the best concert timing i've had to date. they were set up in the courtyard of charlottenborg place situated in the hopping harborfront of nyhavn. it was a unique location and from the very little danish i know. i think casper was keen on the locale too. they were as lovely live as i had heard. they had the crowd clapping and snapping throughout the show. lastly, could not help myself and got this. won't be able to pay it until i get home to bk tho.

that's heather broderick on the far right. she was a pleasant surprise as i know her from horse feathers.

love casper's expression here

tusind tusind tusind tak

hej (again) kobenhavn!

best return: copenhagen! it's been 10 years since shar's been back to copenhagen. my pal angela (who i met studying there) had planned to return for a 10 year anniversary. so here we are a decade later. it's amazing how much came back to us and the old streets we used to bike. it was a little different on foot in the begining of the day, but we managed to snag the last two city bikes in the evening for a trek to my old apartment. care to take a trip down memory lane with shar?

black diamond intieror. shar spent so many hours here. i didn't have my danish library card to gain access. wonder if they would still take it.

my old grocery spot. love me some netto.

leigh-anne! your street and we think your building?

we located your flat because mexibar still stands across the street.

my very first yoga class was taken here.

ang in front of her flat from 10 years ago

think this was my building. can't remember the exact house number.

we've got an artist at my old flat

shawarma pizza at the place across from my flat. it's still standing 10 years later. still cheap and delicious as i remembered it.

lovely view of the lake on the ride back from my old flat to the city center