Hanne's Horizon

Møns Klint - Chalk cliffs at the Baltic Sea in Denmark

2013-05-12T21:06:00.000+02:00

The cliffs emerged during the last ice age about 11,000 years ago, and if you are lucky you can find fossils in the chalk - which I didn't :D This is a stunning place because the place is rough and filled with contrasts - the tall, white cliffs, the black pebbles and the turquoise water. My first thought was: this does not look like Denmark, where things (the landscapes) are flat, soft and with more blended colours.

Collecting herbs in the nature

2013-05-05T20:34:00.001+02:00

Yesterday, my boy friend and I went for at trip on our bikes to the very Southern part of Amager (the island south east of Copenhagen/click to view on map). We had to celebrate that my boyfriend finally had bought a bicycle - you cannot live in Copenhagen without having a bike, and I have said to him it would be nice if he had one so we could bike together. And so he bought, what a dear :)
All in all, we rode 40 km in the sun - it was so nice. We went the southern part of the island to collect herbs that can be found in the nature. We were planning to pick a lot of wild garlic/ramsons (we knew just where to find them), and my boyfriend, who is a chef, showed me how ground elder and sorrel looked like. Later, we had a small barbeque near the beach and enjoyed all the kite surfers and the hot sun and blue sky. I really love the Danish summer sky!

Enjoy the pictures :) (I took all photos with my phone)

Picking ground elder

Anemone wilderness

Yes, I take pictures while riding on my bike!

Happy!

Beautiful tree

Ramson en masse!

Kite surfers enjoys the windy weather

Sorrel - they had a citrus-like taste

I like the curvy shadow from the tree

I hope all of you are doing fine!

/Hanne

Budapest Impressions....

2013-04-14T18:27:00.000+02:00

Here is a good mixture of photos from our trip to Budapest. I have been in Budapest before and I have also lived here - it is like coming back home to my country no. 2 :) It is dirty and grey, but I promise - there are truly many gems in Budapest, and it was such a pleasure to show my boyfriend around. He wants to buy a flat in Budapest now, mostly becuase of the low prices. I wouldn't mind working for a Scandinavian company and getting a Scandianvian salery and live like a queen in cheap Eastern Europe!

My boyfriend and his new, old friend :D

Shoes on the Danube Promenade...
It honors the Jews who were killed during World War II. They were shot and thrown in the water. In the background you can see the Liberty Statue on the Buda side.

Our guide from Free Waling Tours Budapest and to the left: Mr Ronald Reagan!
The staue has been erected to celeberate Hungary's freedom from Communism, and please not that he is facing a big Sovjet monument which the Hungarians cannot remove - the Russians will then cut all gas supply. Politics at its best, huh? So just to be a bit pushy this statue was erected in 2011.

Chain Bridge - the building the background is the Royal Palace

Snow at Kerepesi Cemetary - a must see in Budapest

Michael Jackson memorial tree.
The hotel in the background was the one he stayed at when he performed in Budapest

Statue in front of the Hungarian Parliament

The Liberty Statue on the Géllert Hill on the Buda side

Tram no. 49 in front of the National Museum.
When I studied here, I travelled with this tram everyday :)

First Michelin experience at Onyx Restaurant

2013-03-29T20:02:00.001+01:00

Today, my boyfriend and I returned from Budapest, and I just wanted to show you pictures from our dinner at Onyx, which one of the two Michelin restaurants in Budapest, last evening. It was my first time to dine at such a fancy place with high quality food and service, but WOW! The food, the atmosphere, the service, the wine, the coffee, the cakes and so on were amazing. My boyfriend has worked at two Michelin restaurants in Denmark, so he was 100 % in his environment. I have lived in Budapest, so it was a perfect combination for us to eat here - both of us could show each other something very dear and close to our hearts.

We got three extra dishes which made the menu to a total of 11 dishes + 4 different palinkas (Hungarian fruit brandy), coffee and petit fours after the dinner.

We got the so-called Tasting Menu and of course the wine menu as well.

Marinated tuna - this was perfect and very tasty. Ordinary sushi, go home!

Bean soup with langoustine, grilled bacon. Very cool dish since the light foam tasted of bacon.

Red mullet, with bean puree and pepper oil . I like how a whole fich was served so we could see what we were eating.

“Noodles Carbonara“ with mangalitza bacon.

Roasted duck liver with beetroot and green apple.

Saddle of venison with celery puree, cabbage variations. The meat was like butter, it melted on my tongue.

This was an extra dish provided by the chef. It was sorbet and ice cream made of berries - a very nice surprise. And out waited called it the pre-dessert.... That is my new favourite word! Why? The word implies that another dessert is served :)

Citrus textures. A very fresh and tasteful dessert.

”Tiramisu” = HEAVEN!

Note: I forgot to take pictures of the first two dishes which was extra dishes the chef gave us - and I took all the pictures with my phone, hence the quality.

First macro shots

2013-03-04T07:11:00.000+01:00

This is some of my first macro shots - from 2007. I like all the greens and how fertile everything looks

If you dig macro shots, please visit Macro Monday.

What's on her mind?

2013-03-03T15:53:00.000+01:00

Friday evening, during my illness - I have the cold and a terrible headache, I was looking through my Budapest albums and I came across this photo... Actually, I have forgotten that one even though the day I took it was a very special day. The day was 23 October (2010) which is the memorial day of Hungarian Revolution of 1956 - the revolt against the Communist regime. The 14 days of fighting against Communists was actually the first revolt in Eastern Europe.

My university had arranged a guided tour in the "Communist Budapest" and I had invited some friends from other universities to join me... That day was filled with horror stories, sad memories and yet some optimism since the Hungarians were free for 14 days... I can only imagine the stories the woman on photo has to tell.

To me it was the most memorable day during my 4 months stay as en exchange student. I hope that I get the change to experience that day one more time. At least, in 19 days I will back in my "second country" for 6 days of vacation ❤

Chester in snowfall

2013-02-16T09:30:00.000+01:00

and long-time no see!
This week I went on a small vacation with my family in the northern part of Jutland, Denmark. My sister's lovely dog was very patient when I was taking pictures of him in the cold and windy weather.
This is also my contribution for the Camera Critters #256 - click if you like to see more critters from all over the world.

In March, my boyfriend and I are going to Budapest on vacation, and I cannot wait to show him where I spent 4 wonderful months in 2010. He has worked at two Michelin restaurants in Denmark, so he is of course interested in food. Luckily, there are two Michelin restaurants in Budapest, and the prices are way cheaper in Budapest than in Copenhagen, so we have made a reservation on one of them.

See you soon!