Thursday, July 9, 2009

Gæster i Herning .... Guests in Herning

I aftes havde Herning gæster! 50,001 mennesker ankom i Herning, Danmark.... 50,000 kom fra Danmark, Norge, Tyskland og Holland for at se en koncert...og 1 kom fra Amerika for at synge. Husk--Herning er "jyllands musik mekka"!!

Last night Herning had guests! 50,001 people arrived in Herning, Denmark.... 50,000 came to see a concert....and 1 came to sing. Remember---Herning is Jutland´s Music Mecca!!

Hver gang Herning har specielle gæster hos Herning Messecentre, flyver byen dannebrog overalt i byen. Jeg elsker at køre igennem byen og ser flag overalt....men i går elskede jeg flag MERE END NORMAL!

Each time that Herning has special guests at the Herning Convention Center, the town flies Dannebrog (the Danish flag) everywhere in the city. I love to drive through the town and see the flags everywhere... but yesterday, I loved seeing the flags MORE THAN NORMAL!

Hver timer ringer klokker hos Herning Kirke. Den er en flot lyd men i går, damen som "ringer klokker" bestemmede at spille noget forskellig. Hver timer i går, spillede en Bruce Springsteen sang på klokker! Nu er dette en ÆGTEFAN!

Every hour the bells ring from the Herning Church. It is a beautiful sound, but yesterday, the woman who "rings the bells" decided to play something different. Every hour yesterday, she played a Bruce Springsteen song on the bells! Now that is what you call a REAL FAN!

De gående i Herning blev "E Street" for de "efter-fest".
Herning´s shopping streets were transformed into "E Street" for the afterparty.

Kun i Danmark vil du se mere cykler end biler til en koncert!
Only in Denmark will you see more bikes than cars at a concert!

Mads og jeg købte ikke billeter til koncerten men vi tog til arena og stå udenfor og lyttede til "Den Boss"... Det var meget speciel at høre ham... især da han prøvede at snakke på dansk... Han sagde, "Vi er glad at være i Herning i aften." Det var så sød!!!

Mads and I did not buy concert tickets, but we went to the arena and stood outside and listened to "The Boss".... It was really special to hear him...especially when he tried to speak Danish. He said, "We are glad to be in Herning tonight." It was so sweet!!


Jeg fortalte Mads at jeg kan ikke forestille hvordan det føler at være nogen ligesom Bruce Springsteen...fra Amerika, synger hans sanger i Danmark imens dansker og tysker og norsker synger langs med....WAUW! Næste uge....tager vi til tyskland for at høre The Eagles. (billeterne var min jule gave!)..mere amerikansk musik i Europa! Jeg kan ikke vente!

I told Mads that I cannot imagine how it must feel to be someone like Bruce Springsteen...from America, singing his songs in Denmark while Danes and Germans and Norwegians sing along... WOW! Next week we are driving to Germany to hear the Eagles. (The tickets were my Christmas present!)...more American music in Europe! I cannot wait!

5 comments:

KCLC said...

When it comes to advertising for tourism is Denmark, they need to have a link to your blog !!!

The more I read about Denmark from you, the more I KNOW I have to come and visit.

Have fun at the Eagles concert !!! They are one of my dad's favorite bands. I remember riding thru the oil fields in Texas with him blaring out " Best of My Love" , " Hotel California"...etc.

I went to Don Henleys book signing for the book about Walden Woods. He even called me sweetie!!!! I gave the signed book to my dad for fathers day.

PiNG aka Patti said...

How fun! I had no idea the town got all decked out for the concert. (Wee bit jealous over here about the Eagles!!)

Anonymous said...

We saw it on the news on TV2 and I told my boyfriend "Look, it's where my friend Kelli lives" :D

Mom said...

Pretty Cool - the Boss in Herning,DK. WOW!

LadyFi said...

Good ole Herning, musica mecca of Denmark! And Bruce S was there - now that rocks!