Denmark is known for its bicycle culture and bicycle paths – and the bicycle bridges are no exception 🚴
Architecture, good infrastructure and urban mobility play a crucial part in tackling the climate crisis and reducing CO2 🌍
Did you know that 9 out of 10 Danes own a bike? 🙋
Have you tasted a 🇩🇰 Apple Trifle? Season for apples is beginning & to celebrate the arrival of 🍎, we want to share the recipe for the beloved Danish dessert, the old-fashioned apple trifle!
Find the recipe here: https://t.co/c2uLRQcqu5
📸: Richard Clark & Niclas Jessen
On the longest day of the year, 21 juni, a group of Danes gathered for a 15.5-hour singalong from the Folk High School songbook!🎶
Every year since 2010, the marathon-singalong has taken place in honour of Grundtvig, celebrating community and the sense of belonging 🫂✨
Today is Sankt Hans or Saint John's Eve - a much beloved Danish midsummer tradition☀️
Sankt Hans' evening is traditionally celebrated with bonfires, speeches and singalong of the Danish midsummer song “Midsommervisen" - the Midsummer Ballad🔥🎵
📷1: Kim Wyon
📷2: Morten Svane
🍓Strawberry season is here🍓
To celebrate, we give you a recipe for the classic Danish Strawberry Tart. We kid you not, it will probably be the best tart you will have this year!🤤
Check out the recipe here: https://t.co/ChAbqRITRn
The moment in spring, when the ☀️ becomes a regular, the Danes are out!👯
In no time parks, harbour-fronts, bike-paths, cafés & the outdoors in general fill up with happy people – high on good weather, summer & to finally be able to enjoy the outdoors after a long winter🚲🌳🌊
Karen Blixen (1885-1962), known for her vivid storytelling, remains one of 🇩🇰 most iconic authors📖
She once had a farm in Africa & now, 62 years after her death, she has a statue in the heart of Copenhagen, underlining the legacy and impact she has left.
📸1: Rungstedlund
Fun fact: Copenhagen has more bikes than people!🚲
Across Copenhagen bike barometers tally the number of passing bikes showcasing both the daily count & the yearly total📈
After 1 year of operation, the 1st barometer had logged over 10 million bike trips🚴♀️
Do you bike? 💭
Today is Organic Day 🌱
...and organic cows are being released onto green pastures again - to the great joy for onlookers. 🌾☘️ This year marks the 20th Organic Day underscoring 🇩🇰's longstanding dedication to organic farming & animal welfare. 🐥🐷
📸 2-3: @organicdenmark
It's waste collection week🌱
Every April thousands of Danes - big & small - join forces to clean up nature♻️
Last year 100 tons of waste was collected - this year is expected to surpass that! 💚 🌍
Do you join any waste collection initiatives?
#affaldsindsamlingen2024
For 90 years 🎂 the S-trains have connected Copenhagen w surrounding suburbs, fueling growth & development along the tracks.🚆🎉
The S-train has 170km double tracks, 87 stations, 🧑🏻🤝🧑🏻 350,000 daily users & served 106.2 million passengers in 2023‼️
Here's to another 90! 🥂
It is Easter 🐣
During the Easter break, many 🇩🇰 families get together for a Easter lunch, that often also includes fun activities such as:
🥚 Painting hard-boiled eggs
🧺 Egg hunting
🪺 Rolling eggs downhill
✂️ Cutting Gækkebreve
🐣 What are your Easter traditions?
Today is author HC Andersen's birthday🎉 Born 2 April 1805 in Odense, Andersen is famous for fairytales such as 🧜♀️The Little Mermaid, 🦆 The Ugly Duckling, 👑 The Emperor's New Clothes & many more
What is your favorite HC Andersen fairy tale? 👸🤴🐉
📸1: Laerke Beck Johansen
🏁 Un sprint à 3 pour la victoire d’étape ! 🏆
⏪ Revivez le dernier kilomètre de l’étape 6.
🏁 A 3-man sprint for stage victory! 🏆
⏪Relive the last kilometre of stage 6.
#ParisNice