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Thes card were sent by my cousins on their vacation to Denmark

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De Japanske Haver - Japanese Garden,
 Nørre Broby, Denmark
 travel time 6 days
distance travelled 1,047 km
sent by Rita, Taulov

Denmark

 Copenhagen Amager Square, shopping street

 Amager Square, today part of the Strøget pedestrian zone, is often described as the most central square in central Copenhagen. It is also one of the oldest, taking its name from the Amager farmers who in the Middle Ages came into town to sell their produce at the site.

Sent by Elysaveta in Kiev, Ukraine

 North Zealand - Danish Riviera by Martin Schwartz

Martin Schwartz (born in 1974) is a contemporary Danish illustrator and graphic designer located in Copenhagen, Denmark. His series of city prints pay tribute to the variety of buildings that can be found in every city. 

Sent by Thomas in Copenhagen

The Royal Family, Denmark

 Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik,  Crown Prince Frederik and crown Princess Mary.

"Once Upon a Time"

Stories from Hans Andersen's " Once Upon a Time"

Edmund Dulac’s illustration for "The Snow Queen", 1911

Milo Winter's illustration for "Thumbelina", 1916

Harry Clarke's illustration for "The Wild Swans", 1916

Hans Christian Andersen, often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen ( 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish, express themes that transcend age and nationality.

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", "Thumbelina", and many more.

My first  H.C. Andersen book from year 1956
Book cover illustration by Rudolf Koivu for the fairy tale of  "The Nightingale"

Hans Christian Andersen (1805– 1875 ) oli tanskalainen kirjailija ja runoilija. Hänet tunnetaan erityisesti saduistaan, jotka kuuluvat maailman eniten käännettyyn kirjallisuuteen. Andersenin tunnettuja satuja ovat muiden muassa Keisarin uudet vaatteet, Pieni merenneito, Todellinen prinsessa (myös nimellä Prinsessa ja herne), Ruma ankanpoikanen ja Lumikuningatar.

"Andersenin sadut eivät koskaan vanhene. Niissä on aina sama puhdas tuoreus, sama puhdas henki ja sadun ihmeellinen salaperäisyys. ( Anni Swan )"

This is my entry for Beth's Postcard  Friendship Friday.

D is for Denmark

Old country house with traditional decoration and thatched roof.

Beautiful seaside in Denmark.

Legoland 

My sister sent this card to our daughter on 27.7.1979

She wrote: " Hi! I'm here in Legoland!

 Everything here is built with Lego blocks - big trains, helicopters and houses with people. "

 The original Legoland was opened in 1968 

and it is located on the western half of Denmark, called Jutland.

Kolding, Tanska

Received on: 28 Feb, 2013

Distance: 1,072 km (666 miles

Travel time: 5 days
Photo: Michael Langeland Jensen

Thank you Rita for my first postcard from Denmark!

 Rita lives near this beautiful, little city of Kolding.



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