Posted by Naomi on Oct 18, 2009 in
doing stuff in Copenhagen 
Tivoli must have been putting up their Halloween decorations since they closed for the summer season - it was amazing, they had additional rides and stores, there were pumpkins of every conceivable size in every nook and cranny available. If this is an indication of the effort they’ll put in for the Christmas season, I am really looking forward to it!
Hugo has enjoyed the Danish style Halloween - which seems to be mainly forcussed on this week (rather than later in the month like the US) which coincides with the school holidays here. There’s lots of decorating, pumpkin carving and some dressing up but not really any trick or treating.
Hugo was keen to dress up at Tivoli and chose a Knights outfit.
Posted by Naomi on Oct 18, 2009 in
doing stuff in Copenhagen 
Walking with Dinosaurs has been on in Copenhagen this week. We would have liked to have seen in when it was in Australia but Hugo was too young so we didn’t go. When we saw it advertised here we thought we’d take the opportunity to go and see it (even though it’s in Danish).
Hugo really loved it, and Sophie loved the first half (she fell asleep after intermission and missed the whole second half, including the grand finale with the T-Rex).
Posted by Naomi on Oct 13, 2009 in
Hugo 
On Sunday Hugo turned five! We celebrated by going to Billund, to Legoland and Lalandia. We were also very happy to have Aunty Livvy visiting from Australia as well. We had a great time, and acquired yet another massive assortment of lego.
On Monday Hugo took cupcakes to børnehave to share with his friends. It is probably not surprising that I used a Betty Crocker packet mix to make the cupcakes (I’m using the excuse that we got home late-ish on Sunday night from Billund, but the truth is I was too scared to try to work out the ingredients in Danish). I even used Betty Crocker icing mix. One of Hugo’s teachers said they were the best cupcakes he’d ever had, but I think the real reason for this is that the cakes here aren’t very much like cake in Australia. (And of course I didn’t disillusion him about the packet mix).
All in all it was a birthday to remember!
