Best of (My favorite pics from my travels)

Danish Food

Brunch in Vesterbro. My introduction to Danish food.

No, I didn't eat here. But I always enjoy seeing how something so "American" is interpreted overseas.

These bakeries were so tempting, but they all closed so early in the day. I never got a chance to do anything but look.

Even a chicken sandwich can be a cultural experience.

If there's ice cream, I'm going to find it.

I did not say it to anyone while we were in Scandinavia, but I do NOT like smoked salmon. Everything else on this place was amazing. I just like my fish to be cooked.

One of my favorite images of Denmark. This was at a food stand in Roskilde.

Bagels to Go. It's amazing how something that seems so familiar--like a ham sandwich--could be so different.  It was basically a Danish Subway.

This was my dinner on two nights of our trip.  One night I got the "French" hot dog, which had a sweet, mayonnaise type sauce on it. The other time I had a fried hot dog with mustard and fried onions.

Even my apple tasted different! I'm not sure whether to describe it as "mild" flavored or flavorless. But after my hot dog, I was trying to add a little something healthy to my meal.

Subway in Malmo, Sweden. Not where I ate, but couldn't resist snapping a picture.

Where I actually ate in Malmo. Wiener schnitzel with German potatoes and a mushroom gravy. Really good. I was a  big fan of the Swedish portion size. I did not make any qualms over having German food in Sweden. I also did not make any qualms about how much the menu items cost. How many times am I going to have dinner at a sidewalk restaurant in Sweden? Throw in dessert while you're at it!

I guess I truly do take Chapel Hill with me everywhere I go.

This was my "kid's meal"--fish cakes, potatoes, and salad. I even got a hot chocolate to go with it. Though  I am not sure what my own children would have eaten off this plate. Maybe the tomatoes?

The restaurant on the last night had two kinds of pork. The waiter recommended the "crispy" pork to me. It was basically pan-fried fatback. Seriously

Doors and Windows

As part of concluding my experiences in Denmark and Sweden, I just wanted to share a few of my other pictures. Here's a look at some of the architectural features, specifically the doors and windows that I saw. I enjoy exploring how the built environment changes from one society to another. Whether it's the iron grid work of the train station, the timbers of a medieval structure, or the exquisite patterns on a wooden church door, the sites of the buildings are as indicative of the place as the people.