With Alsion boasting a world-class hall, as well as being the home of the South Jutland symphony orchestra, one may indulge in numerous excellent concerts throughout the year. However, if money might be a bit tight at the moment, fear not! Alsion … Continue reading
The coming weekend an interesting event is taking place in Sonderborg. Every second year somewhere in Denmark a local diving club organises a Wreck Exhibition and this year it’s hosted by the local Sønderborg Sportsdykker Klub. Here you can see … Continue reading
Back in 1953 when blues and jazz were all the rave every town in Denmark had a jazz club. Sonderborg was no exception and a group of friends started what would later become Sonderborg jazzclub. As one of the few … Continue reading
My 9 year old nephew had a week off for Winter Holiday and came to visit us for a couple of days in Sønderborg. It was the perfect excuse for me to go and visit the History Centre at Dybbøl … Continue reading
At the moment we have visitors from China at work. On Sunday my manager was taking them to Graasten castle and I joined in for the visit. Gråsten Castle has been the summer palace of the royals of Denmark since 1935. … Continue reading
The Danish government offer free lessons to all foreigners during their first three years in the country. Learning Danish is a requirement for non-EU citizens. However, although this is not my case, I started Danish lessons at the beginning of … Continue reading
A Spanish friend who has lived in Denmark for a couple of years mentioned that Surfact were coming to play in Sonderborg. We had not heard of them before but figured it would be fun to go check them out … Continue reading
If you live outside of Denmark you might know today as Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Carnival, Pancake Day, or a number of other names. In Denmark, it is known as Fastelavn. The day falls on the eve of Ash Wednesday, 46 days … Continue reading
A Night at the Symphony was a concert of symphonic rock classics with the Sonderjylland Symphony Orchestra. Having been to similar events and really enjoyed them I was very excited to get tickets for the night. This is what I thought of … Continue reading
While it is cold outside you might want to warm up with someone special and celebrate Valentine’s Day this coming Tuesday. We emailed the local cafe’s and restaurants to hear if they had any special offers next week. Here are … Continue reading