been there, done that in cph
thanks to a forgetful nature, i'm always glad that my handphone has a camera which is empowered with 2megapixel quality, when my casio exilim dies of low battery. thank goodn
i made a trip down to the royal copenhagen museum and factory outlet today to hunt for something for my grandmom's birthday. even though entrance was 40kr, it was worth it to walk through the halls of the absolutely breathtaking dinner services. i know its just a whole lot of crockery, but this is the royal copenhagen. the two most significant designs are the flora danica which depict designs from a botanical textbook that one of the danish kings comissioned the royal copenhagen to use. its the most expensive dinner service in the world (its gold glittered after all) and the other is the blue fluted, which is royal copenhagen's trademark i guess. the idea for the blue fluted came from (guess?) china, because chinese porcelain features cobalt chrysantenums also. it was the humble chrysantenum that inspired it all. to create the blue fluted, only cobalt is used because its the only dye that can withstand the kiln temperatures. cobalt is painted onto the plated before it is glazed, hence the technique for blue fluted crockery is called underglazing. so you know.
stunning. rows of royal copenhagen commemorative plates. if you guys didnt know, you can eat cake off them back home in singapore at the royal copenhagen cafe (ngee ann city). green tea cake is kick ass.
one of royal copenhagen ornamental eggs. typical blue fluted design.
anette, a painter with the royal copenhagen, has been with them for the last 40 yrs. imagine 40yrs of painting the blue fluted. extremely amazing. r-e-s-p-e-c-t. btw, she's already a grandmom but still going strong.
anette painting flowers on a book i got for dad. :) surprise, dad!
straight out from the scenes of harry potter. the universitetbibliotek, also known as the university library. i love the wooden interior, the stained glass, the air of history long past and the sliding ladders.
this is recent, it was lego graffiti on a lego building. brillant stuff!
so turistfart means turistspeed. but its still funny i guess. :)
sam's parents sent him a 20kg load worth of pure food. i take my hat off to them! but it also means more great curries at singaporean get-togethers!
on a hot summery day, or a depressing day whichever, ice-cream is good to have. perky pick me ups. paradis is a local gelato of sorts. soft ice is also very big here and they're kinda generous with the portion. at stroget, there's also a ben&jerry's polser stand! offers more flavours than back home.
its a bob the builder honker on someone's bike.
you think i'd come to denmark to eat danish food. nooo waaay. ive probably eaten more burgers and pizzas here, and the quintessential kebabs, sharwama and falafel. welcome to denmark. but konya's at the infamous istedgade is pretty good stuff!
i made a trip down to the royal copenhagen museum and factory outlet today to hunt for something for my grandmom's birthday. even though entrance was 40kr, it was worth it to walk through the halls of the absolutely breathtaking dinner services. i know its just a whole lot of crockery, but this is the royal copenhagen. the two most significant designs are the flora danica which depict designs from a botanical textbook that one of the danish kings comissioned the royal copenhagen to use. its the most expensive dinner service in the world (its gold glittered after all) and the other is the blue fluted, which is royal copenhagen's trademark i guess. the idea for the blue fluted came from (guess?) china, because chinese porcelain features cobalt chrysantenums also. it was the humble chrysantenum that inspired it all. to create the blue fluted, only cobalt is used because its the only dye that can withstand the kiln temperatures. cobalt is painted onto the plated before it is glazed, hence the technique for blue fluted crockery is called underglazing. so you know.
stunning. rows of royal copenhagen commemorative plates. if you guys didnt know, you can eat cake off them back home in singapore at the royal copenhagen cafe (ngee ann city). green tea cake is kick ass.
one of royal copenhagen ornamental eggs. typical blue fluted design.
anette, a painter with the royal copenhagen, has been with them for the last 40 yrs. imagine 40yrs of painting the blue fluted. extremely amazing. r-e-s-p-e-c-t. btw, she's already a grandmom but still going strong.
anette painting flowers on a book i got for dad. :) surprise, dad!
straight out from the scenes of harry potter. the universitetbibliotek, also known as the university library. i love the wooden interior, the stained glass, the air of history long past and the sliding ladders.
this is recent, it was lego graffiti on a lego building. brillant stuff!
so turistfart means turistspeed. but its still funny i guess. :)
'hej you tourist farts!'
sam's parents sent him a 20kg load worth of pure food. i take my hat off to them! but it also means more great curries at singaporean get-togethers!
on a hot summery day, or a depressing day whichever, ice-cream is good to have. perky pick me ups. paradis is a local gelato of sorts. soft ice is also very big here and they're kinda generous with the portion. at stroget, there's also a ben&jerry's polser stand! offers more flavours than back home.
its a bob the builder honker on someone's bike.
you think i'd come to denmark to eat danish food. nooo waaay. ive probably eaten more burgers and pizzas here, and the quintessential kebabs, sharwama and falafel. welcome to denmark. but konya's at the infamous istedgade is pretty good stuff!
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