New York Botanical Garden, May 12

Here are a few pictures taken at the New York Botanical Garden during the weekend which we spent with our new couchsurfing friends from Spain Alex and Diana.

New York Botanical Garden, April 2012

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

These pictures were taken on April 14 2012 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. We saw birds (robins, a cardinal), lots of trees in bloom (magnolia, crab apple, cherry, lilac, viburnum) and visited the green houses this time, as well as the bonsai museum and the vegetable garden. It was a little crowded but still, it was beautiful day!

PS: The wall of twigs behind which Sabina is hiding is part of an installation created by American artist Patrick Dougherty.

Brede, Denmark

Last day of 2011. When we got up in the morning, there was heavy fog and a thick layer of frost on all the greenery around, which the sun failed to melt that day. In the morning we all went to visit Jesper's shop Dinnertime then got the house ready for the New Year's Eve dinner. In the afternoon, we went for a walk to Brede, where an old textile factory from the 1800's has been converted into a museum. The landscapes that afternoon were magical. Happy 2012!

[en Français] Dernier jour de 2011. Quand nous nous sommes levés ce matin il y avait un épais brouillard et une couche de givre sur la verdure environnante que le soleil n’a pas réussi à faire fondre ce jour là. Le matin nous avons rendu visite a Jasper à sa boutique “Dinnertime” puis nous avons fait un peu de ménage à la maison avant le diner de veille de nouvel an. L’après-midi nous sommes allés nous promener au village de Brede où se trouve une usine de textile datant du 19ième qui a été convertie en musée. Les paysages cette après-midi là étaient magiques. Bonne année 2012.

Copenhagen, DDC and Ice Bar

Today, Vlada and I took the train from Sorgenfri to Copenhagen in the morning. We arrived at the main train station, then visited the Danish Design Center (DDC). On the lower floor was an exhibit on Classic Danish Design, spanning the years from 1945 to the present.

In the afternoon we walked in Osters park had tea at a sweet small coffee place called Granola, not far from Fredericksburg. Later that afternoon Liz and the kids met us there and we headed to the Copenhagen Ice Bar.

Lyngby, Søllerod, Tivoli gardens

After lunch today, Liz drove the kids,Vlada and me to Tivoli gardens. Yesterday, the six of us had lunch at Søllerod Kro (the Inn at Sollerod).