Copenhagen The level of professionalism in Danish NGOs was first class and top of the line, and not only were they engaging, but frank and forthright, sometimes to our peril and sometimes to our celebration. Jumping to a sweeping generalization on a very limited number of meetings, I wondered if they were …
Category: International
City Garden Surprise
Copenhagen Arriving by train from Stockholm, I found Copenhagen in the dark without much sense of my bearings. I knew there were lakes near the hotel, and I walked along the paths and dodged fast-moving bicycles to search out a place to eat on a Saturday night. On Sunday mornings in the cool …
Scandinavian Notes
Stockholm The cab driver in Oslo had said that Stockholm was prettier because Norway and Finland were colonies and the castles for the rich and royals were in Sweden and Denmark, since they were the overlords. An interesting and troubling perspective in many ways to my mind, but gradually I found Stockholm on a …