Living in Denmark

Today we are going to Odense which is the hometown of H.C. Andersen. He is a famous fairytale author of the ugly duckling, little mermaid, princess and the pea etc. To be honest, I didnt know these stories were written by a Danish. That also explains why Denmark is famous for the little mermaid.

Traveling to Odense was easy! It took us 1.5 hrs from the copenhagen central station to arrive! Love traveling around in trains. I think it has been really fun and exciting traveling within Denmark since we come from a really really small country. But most Danes laugh when we mention how big Denmark is, cause it is the smallest country out of the Scandi region.

We brought along some nice snacks to entertain ourselves while we travelled to Odense and soon enough, we have arrived. Odense feels different from the city centre. Maybe a lot more of what i would have imagine Copenhagen would be like. All the small colorful houses along the roads on cobbled streets.

Off we head to HC Andersen House, we had an audio tour which was very informative and talks about HC Anderson’s life history and where he got his inspiration in writing his stories and I LOVEEEEEEE the inspiration behind ugly duckling! Its definitely a must visit.

Thereafter, we went around following HC Andersen footsteps around the city to see where he visits and walk along in his neighbourhood. It was indeed a very fun experience where I feel very involved by trying to walk to his footsteps.

Thank goodness for good weather that we are able to enjoy such a fun and relaxing day in Odense and off we went to a food market — Storms Pakhus! Since it was the weekends, it was bustling and filled with many people that are here for either food or drinks or even the flea market that was on going. Both me and my husband had a very good time enjoying the music, atmosphere and delicious Asian food here. Living abroad makes me realise that i am more asian than i can ever image.

Time fly by quickly when you are having fun! soon it was time for the handball match! It was second time watching a handball match. This time the team we are supporting is playing in their home ground. Never heard of handball back in Singapore, but this is almost like Danish national sport. But having watched it live for the first time, I really like this sport. Well i think the atmosphere definitely play a big part, hahahah. Who doesnt like watching sports live?

Well the results werent what we were expecting, but we had a good time here in Odense! Thank you for the invite to this handball match by my husband’s colleague if not i think it would have taken us maybe a little longer before we visit Odense. We are definitely coming back for you!