Scandinavia is possibly the one place in the world where tragedy really seems sublime. Maybe it’s the fjords, the marriage of ice and beauty, the dark winters and the chilly summer nights, aglow with lingering fire. Maybe it’s the tall, pale northerners themselves, fierce stock descended from Viking kings, with the reserve and hunger ofContinue reading “Vattnet svart som manen full”
Tag Archives: Scandinavia
Europe 2010
The Danes
This morning I got dressed in black leggings, relatively short casual skirt, black boots, black shirt, baggy rainproof coat. Took myself out to the streets of Copenhagen and discovered that 90 percent or more of the female population was wearing at least one of these items… and my expression. Semi-gaunt chicks with slightly rumpled hairContinue reading “The Danes”
Courting sleep
I just napped for four hours or more here in a hostel in Copenhagen, with the rain falling and birds chirping and children yelping outside the open window … I needed the rest. Oddly enough, I’ve had trouble sleeping all my time so far in Europe, in part because I was in higher-end hotels withContinue reading “Courting sleep”
Invite one in
Spoiler alert: this movie has been out for a year and a half, so minor discussion of the plot seems tolerable. Let the Right One In has been hailed as one of the smartest vampire movies ever. It has 97% on Rotten Tomatoes (as opposed to 50% for Twilight, for example). Critics see it asContinue reading “Invite one in”
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