Villa Provence Århus
Fredens Torv 12 Århus, Jutland, 8000, Denmark
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Ensimmäinen kuukausi
... he työskentelevät. Ihan ok hommaa, puhelinhaastatteluja, uusien kontaktien etsimistä ja englanninkielisten papereiden kääntämistä suomeksi. Porukka siellä on hyvin mukava, siellä on myös kaksi muuta suomea puhuvaa henkilöä sekä kasa norjalaisia ja ruotsalaisia tanskalaisten lisäksi.
Kulttuurishokki ei vielä ole ehtinyt iskemään, enkä usko sen kyllä tulevankaan. Ollaan kuitenkin pohjoismaissa, asiat yleisesti ovat hyvin samalla tavalla kuin suomessa. ...
Day ten (Bea)
... is why everywhere is so quiet. We looked at the longest church in Denmark - Aarhus Domkirke. It's 93m long and it also has the tallest spire at 96m. It was built from 1190 to 1300 and then it burned (there's a theme here - Danes really should stop playing with fire!) in 1330. It was rebuilt 1449 to 1500. It is very impressive and in true Danish style very simple and white inside.
We then drove (it rained again) ...
Århus (In the middle of our street)
Instead of spending another $15 for a couple pieces of fabric, I didn't use a comforter cover or pillow case and they never checked. The great breakfast buffets that hostels provide do make them a step up from the Holiday Inn and they are well maintained.
We left on another 7 am departure and stopped at the Århus Crematorium Chapel by Henning Larson. The structure was all concrete and very cold, but it had great plays of natural ...
1st couple days on the job...
... myself some toiletries... (who knew it was so common to purchase socks & underwear at the supermarket.)
All in all, it was worth not having to make the 3 hour trip to gather my stuff that night. The entire group (including the woman who was 4 months pregnant & including my supervisors), were running about the hotel until almost 3am performing some valuable 'team ...
Bikes, Bars and Bacteria
Aarhus is getting better and better as we become more acquainted with the people and the city.
More importantly, it is much better now that we have bicycles, or "cyklers" as they are known to the Danes. I purchased mine for 1000 DKK or approx $200 Canadian. It is pretty sweet, with skinny street tires. I will likely try to sell it before leaving but bringing it home would be ...



