Saturday, September 13, 2008

Hygge til mig ... Cosiness to me

Enhver dag, som Albert og jeg går igennem Herning, bringe jeg altid kameraet. Sommetider tager jeg ignen billeder, og andre dage jeg tager mange billeder, men jeg er ALTID klar for en sikkerhedsskyld. Noget som jeg elsker at kigge på imens vi går er husene i Herning fordi danske huse er MEGET forskelling fra huse i Texas og der er ikke 2 huse som samme.

As Albert and I walk through Herning each day, I always bring the camera. Sometimes I don´t take any pictures and other days, I take many, but I am ALWAYS ready, just in case. Something I love to look at while we walk are the houses in Herning because Danish houses are VERY different from houses in Texas and there are no two houses alike.


Mennesker bruger altid ordet "hygge" når taler om Danmark... hyggelig aftener med venner, hyggelig skove, hyggelig køretur på små gader and min favorit--hyggelig huse. Jeg elsker vores hyggeligt hus fordi jeg synes Mads og jeg har lavet det en plads hvor mennesker føler velkomment og "i hjem" når de er her. Vores hus er meget hyggeligt på indersiden, hvor det er mest vigtigt! Dog, imens Albert og jeg går, samle på jeg billeder af Herning huse som er mine favoritter og som jeg synes er hyggelige på ydersiden. Nyde...

People always use the word "cosiness" when talking about Denmark... cozy dinners with friends, cozy forests, cozy drives on country roads and my favorite--cozy houses. I love our house because I think Mads and I have made it a place where people feel welcomed and "at home" when they are here. Our house is very cozy on the inside, where it the most important! However, while Albert and I walk, I am collecting pictures of Herning houses which are my faves and that I think are "hyggelige" on the outside. Enjoy...





Mit FAVORIT hus i Herning...Jeg ønsker I kunne se flotte vinduerne nærbillede!
My FAVORITE house in Herning...I wish y´all could see the beautiful windows up close!

3 comments:

journeyinfinite said...

I noticed all the homes have steep sloping roofs -- I am thinking perhaps to avoid water/ snow accumulation?

Does it hail in DK? I just had to replace my shingled roof b/c of hail last winter and it was only 4 yrs. old. Argh.

What are roofs commonly made from in DK?

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Unknown said...

oh my goodness, I LOVE the white house. It is so beautiful. Thanks for the pics.