Turns out most of you have too many fields and jobs to list. So we picked just a few.
Moms
Anne-Mette L-S. (Painter, Poet and Therapist. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Christel V. (Design Management and Vintage Shopping. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Finns
Jaakko S. (Games Research and Media Mogul. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Kalle P. (The Autism Spectrum and Singer. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Katri L. (Photography and Fashion. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Kaisa K. (Japanese and Mathematics. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Pia N. (Opera and Yoga. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Danes
Anders K.S. (X-Ray Visionaire and Media Science…er. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Mikkel S (Concert Venue Runnage and Eating The Good Life. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Lene D (Consultant Runnage and Eating The Good Life. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Jesper D. (Games Design and Imperialist. And Bringing the Fabulous, and her name is Gry.)
Lynne G. (Teacher and Gamer. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Malik H. (Headmaster and Revolutionary. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Regitze I. (Biochemist and Liberal. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Monica T. (Jazz Piano and Loud Talker. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Alex U. (Author and DIY Zookeeper. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Jacob M. (Writer and Hitchhiker. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Liv T. (Goldsmith…ery… and Eskimology. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
David T. (Hedonism and Service. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
René K.P. (Form Intention Fist Kung Fu, Kendo and Available For Employment In London. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Line T. (Photography and Archaeology. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Mikkel R. (Work Hard, Play Hard Accounting. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Swedes
Andie N. (Geek and Public Intellectual. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Anna-Karin L. (Games Ed and Yugo Oompa. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Janetta N. (Graphic Design and Comics. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Britons
Rob G. (Queer Victorians and Cryptic Interfaces. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Ed B. (Still Refusing Careers in Education and Fashion. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Claire P. (Publishing and Travel. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Amy MacL. (Philosophy and Marx. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Hosts
Ulrik L-S. (Philosophy and Peacemaking. In charge of the food. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Johanna K. (Media and Comics. In charge of decorations. And Bringing the Fabulous.)
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Riding In Cars With Girls
There may be – OK I'll come straight out and say that there ARE – hot and cash-strapped girls yearning for car rides from Copenhagen. If you are driving and have a spare seat, drop us an email on the champagnesalute address. Everybody wins.
Love, The Party.
Love, The Party.
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Another Hotel Option – Just Next Door!
Taking a short walk last night we came upon the old tower at the corner of our block, and in the shadow of said tower a roadside hotel that looks very much like something out of a David Lynch movie (or indeed TV show).
It is reasonably priced and two blocks from our front door, albeit in a direction we rarely venture. We are dumbfounded that we didn't think of it before. Sorry. Here is the information.
It is reasonably priced and two blocks from our front door, albeit in a direction we rarely venture. We are dumbfounded that we didn't think of it before. Sorry. Here is the information.
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Riding Trains In Denmark
Dear friends!
While you are wisely starting to plan your journeys in detail, we are beginning to be gripped by a certain excitement. Will we get our sofa covers and lamps in order in time? Is it possible to build a champagne tower out of champagne flutes? (Gut feeling says no). Is it really lame to only have female singers on the play list? Phew! We better get cracking!
Meanwhile, here is the Train Knowledge:
There are normally trains between Copenhagen and Århus at least once an hour. You can buy a ticket from a ticket counter or a machine. The machines usually, but do not always, accept foreign credit cards. ("Credit cards" in this case also includes debit card that say VISA or MasterCard). It has never worked when I've needed it, but if you have a printer you should also be able to pre-purchase a ticket online at www.dsb.dk (the vital functions are available in English).
There are two classes, "standard" and "first class" (sometimes known as "business"). In first class, the seats are little bit nicer and you'll be served coffee, apples and a something sweet. But as Standard is almost as comfortable and quite as clean, there is really no need to splurge unless you are physically ill or ridiculously wealthy.
Regardless of class, you will find an electrical outlet above each window seat, convenient for plugging in your laptop or phone. (Britons will need an adapter). All seats have a table. The trains are not equipped with Wi-Fi.
There is one very good reason to brave the queue and buy your ticket at the counter and not from the machine. On top of the ticket price, which will be around DKK 311 one way, you will at the counter be offered a "place ticket" or assigned "seat". It costs DKK 20 and is totally worth it – especially if you're a pair or group and want to be sure to be seated together.
IF YOU ARE ARRIVING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING when commuter traffic peaks we strongly recommend pre-booking a ticket and a seat. Sitting on the floor for four hours sucks ass.
When choosing a seat you have the option of picking one in the silent area (the sales person might, in Danglish, refer to this as the "still zone"). In the silent compartments, you're not allowed to talk or use noisy equipment such as phones. If you are planning a nap, I strongly recommend going for this option.
Commuters might stamp their own tickets on the platform, but don't mind about that – once the train is moving, the conductor will come around to validate your ticket. If after an hour you haven't seen the bistro carriage, the train is probably too full for it to move around. Ask the conductor where it is and walk to it instead – you'll be able to buy chocolate, sandwiches, beer, and maybe sausages (cash only).
NB! Within the train cars, Danish trains have doors that are meant to be automatic. Some of them don't seem to be working at all. The sensor is just above the door, where the two halves meet in the middle. If you stand in front of a door and it does not open, you're not being an idiot – it's the sensor that's not working properly. Just lift one arm and wave your hand close to the sensor. You'll look silly but this is what everyone does.
While you are wisely starting to plan your journeys in detail, we are beginning to be gripped by a certain excitement. Will we get our sofa covers and lamps in order in time? Is it possible to build a champagne tower out of champagne flutes? (Gut feeling says no). Is it really lame to only have female singers on the play list? Phew! We better get cracking!
Meanwhile, here is the Train Knowledge:
There are normally trains between Copenhagen and Århus at least once an hour. You can buy a ticket from a ticket counter or a machine. The machines usually, but do not always, accept foreign credit cards. ("Credit cards" in this case also includes debit card that say VISA or MasterCard). It has never worked when I've needed it, but if you have a printer you should also be able to pre-purchase a ticket online at www.dsb.dk (the vital functions are available in English).
There are two classes, "standard" and "first class" (sometimes known as "business"). In first class, the seats are little bit nicer and you'll be served coffee, apples and a something sweet. But as Standard is almost as comfortable and quite as clean, there is really no need to splurge unless you are physically ill or ridiculously wealthy.
Regardless of class, you will find an electrical outlet above each window seat, convenient for plugging in your laptop or phone. (Britons will need an adapter). All seats have a table. The trains are not equipped with Wi-Fi.
There is one very good reason to brave the queue and buy your ticket at the counter and not from the machine. On top of the ticket price, which will be around DKK 311 one way, you will at the counter be offered a "place ticket" or assigned "seat". It costs DKK 20 and is totally worth it – especially if you're a pair or group and want to be sure to be seated together.
IF YOU ARE ARRIVING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING when commuter traffic peaks we strongly recommend pre-booking a ticket and a seat. Sitting on the floor for four hours sucks ass.
When choosing a seat you have the option of picking one in the silent area (the sales person might, in Danglish, refer to this as the "still zone"). In the silent compartments, you're not allowed to talk or use noisy equipment such as phones. If you are planning a nap, I strongly recommend going for this option.
Commuters might stamp their own tickets on the platform, but don't mind about that – once the train is moving, the conductor will come around to validate your ticket. If after an hour you haven't seen the bistro carriage, the train is probably too full for it to move around. Ask the conductor where it is and walk to it instead – you'll be able to buy chocolate, sandwiches, beer, and maybe sausages (cash only).
NB! Within the train cars, Danish trains have doors that are meant to be automatic. Some of them don't seem to be working at all. The sensor is just above the door, where the two halves meet in the middle. If you stand in front of a door and it does not open, you're not being an idiot – it's the sensor that's not working properly. Just lift one arm and wave your hand close to the sensor. You'll look silly but this is what everyone does.
Monday, 15 September 2008
Luxury accomodation (relatively)
We are happy to announce, that we have taken no offence what so ever by the several requests made by you - our guests - to hook you up with some nice, local accomodation, since you apparently don't have the proper adventure gene to try out our artzy gallery/bomb shelter solution.
So, without further ado: here are some affordable suggestions that are in the (again, relative) vicinity of our home:
The super cheap backpacker solution:
www.danhostel.dk (navigate the map on the right: 'østjylland' -> 'Århus' and you are there: Århus Vandrehjem)
The cheap city tourist solution:
http://www.citysleep-in.dk/
The fair value-for-money actual hotel solution:
http://www.cabinn.com/aarhus/aarhus.html?gclid=CKiZoZmu3ZUCFQWL1QodJDgUXA
OBS: the super cheap solution is within walking distance if you actually enjoy walking. We recommend budgetting for a cab if you pick the cheap or the value-for-money solution (around 100dkk one way).
Best,
Joc & Ulrik
So, without further ado: here are some affordable suggestions that are in the (again, relative) vicinity of our home:
The super cheap backpacker solution:
www.danhostel.dk (navigate the map on the right: 'østjylland' -> 'Århus' and you are there: Århus Vandrehjem)
The cheap city tourist solution:
http://www.citysleep-in.dk/
The fair value-for-money actual hotel solution:
http://www.cabinn.com/aarhus/aarhus.html?gclid=CKiZoZmu3ZUCFQWL1QodJDgUXA
OBS: the super cheap solution is within walking distance if you actually enjoy walking. We recommend budgetting for a cab if you pick the cheap or the value-for-money solution (around 100dkk one way).
Best,
Joc & Ulrik
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Accomodation Secured
As all great business people we of course advertice first, then acquire the actual goods later - no need to stock up before you know it's going to sell.
So, too, with the promised accomodation: we've been positively surprised by a large number of thumbs-up RSVP's, so we can now happily announce that we've found a small gallery within walking distance from our home with plenty of appealing square metres to fit y'all. There will probably be art hanging around, including sculptures of the strangest creatures, and it's very own secure basement, that has been used to store ammunition and beer for soldiers in ages past.
For those that want to mentally prepare for the walk to our place, here is the route:
http://findvej.dk/?address=Hammershusvej&zip=8210&daddress=Kalmargade61&dzip=8200
1500 easy metres.
Love
Joc & Ulrik
So, too, with the promised accomodation: we've been positively surprised by a large number of thumbs-up RSVP's, so we can now happily announce that we've found a small gallery within walking distance from our home with plenty of appealing square metres to fit y'all. There will probably be art hanging around, including sculptures of the strangest creatures, and it's very own secure basement, that has been used to store ammunition and beer for soldiers in ages past.
For those that want to mentally prepare for the walk to our place, here is the route:
http://findvej.dk/?address=Hammershusvej&zip=8210&daddress=Kalmargade61&dzip=8200
1500 easy metres.
Love
Joc & Ulrik
Thursday, 21 August 2008
The How: Travel
Airlines
Ryan Air seems to fly directly to Århus from Stansted (but not from Basel, Tampere, Skavsta, Västerås or Torp):
www.ryanair.co.uk
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has Copenhagen as its main hub, and flies to Århus over Copenhagen (with the waits it takes as long as the train and is less ecological).
www.sas.dk
Flight search engine http://en.momondo.com/
Flying to Århus
If you manage to find a direct flight to Aarhus it will take you about an hour in a nice air-conditioned bus to get directly from the airport to
the lively, pulsing centre. Costs about 12 euro each way. The bus is usually waiting for the flight to arrive and the walk to it is about 30 seconds from the baggage retrieval (tiny airport!) [Thank you to René for this great nugget!]
Flying to Copenhagen
Most major airlines fly to Copenhagen; SAS is in the Star Alliance but if you fly One World Finnair and BA, among others, will serve you. As you emerge from the baggage area, walk straight on until you find a train ticket counter. Buy a train ticket for Århus. [Pronounced Awr-hoose].
Flying to Billund
In the summer months there are a lot of flights to Billund, home of the original Lego Land. In October the season has ended, but if you can get there, there are bus and train connections to Århus, apparently including a direct bus.
Taking a ferry
Mainland Denmark can be reached on affordable ferries from Harwich, Oslo and Gothenburg, among other places. Fredrikshavn has a good train connection to Århus, and if you're considering the UK-Esbjerg connection, we can help you figure out what to do next.
Driving from Finland/Sweden/Copenhagen
We drive the Stockholm-Århus distance in pretty precisely 12 hours. That is not speeding very much but also taking basically no breaks (perhaps 90 min total).
Copenhagen-Århus is about four hours (Ulrik would say three, but that's illegal); for Malmö-Århus add 30 minutes, although on days with VERY high wind the Øresund bridge may be closed. There are bridge fees on the Øresund (Malmö-Copenhagen) and Stora Bælt (Feunen–Jutland) bridges. Both cost approximately 30 euros per car.
The Money
The currency of Denmark is Danish Crown (krone or DKK). We persist in giving these prices in Euros since not even Joc who lives here knows the actual value of a crown at this time.
Ryan Air seems to fly directly to Århus from Stansted (but not from Basel, Tampere, Skavsta, Västerås or Torp):
www.ryanair.co.uk
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has Copenhagen as its main hub, and flies to Århus over Copenhagen (with the waits it takes as long as the train and is less ecological).
www.sas.dk
Flight search engine http://en.momondo.com/
Flying to Århus
If you manage to find a direct flight to Aarhus it will take you about an hour in a nice air-conditioned bus to get directly from the airport to
the lively, pulsing centre. Costs about 12 euro each way. The bus is usually waiting for the flight to arrive and the walk to it is about 30 seconds from the baggage retrieval (tiny airport!) [Thank you to René for this great nugget!]
Flying to Copenhagen
Most major airlines fly to Copenhagen; SAS is in the Star Alliance but if you fly One World Finnair and BA, among others, will serve you. As you emerge from the baggage area, walk straight on until you find a train ticket counter. Buy a train ticket for Århus. [Pronounced Awr-hoose].
Flying to Billund
In the summer months there are a lot of flights to Billund, home of the original Lego Land. In October the season has ended, but if you can get there, there are bus and train connections to Århus, apparently including a direct bus.
Taking a ferry
Mainland Denmark can be reached on affordable ferries from Harwich, Oslo and Gothenburg, among other places. Fredrikshavn has a good train connection to Århus, and if you're considering the UK-Esbjerg connection, we can help you figure out what to do next.
Driving from Finland/Sweden/Copenhagen
We drive the Stockholm-Århus distance in pretty precisely 12 hours. That is not speeding very much but also taking basically no breaks (perhaps 90 min total).
Copenhagen-Århus is about four hours (Ulrik would say three, but that's illegal); for Malmö-Århus add 30 minutes, although on days with VERY high wind the Øresund bridge may be closed. There are bridge fees on the Øresund (Malmö-Copenhagen) and Stora Bælt (Feunen–Jutland) bridges. Both cost approximately 30 euros per car.
The Money
The currency of Denmark is Danish Crown (krone or DKK). We persist in giving these prices in Euros since not even Joc who lives here knows the actual value of a crown at this time.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
The When And The Where
The Date:
Saturday, 4 October
The Address:
Kalmargade 61, 2nd floor on the left (Lehrskov Koljonen)
DK-8200 Århus
Denmark
The Time:
4 PM
The Dresscode:
Fabulous
The People:
Are receiving invitations
The RSVP:
champagnesalute@gmail.com
What We Need To Know:
That you are coming
Where you would like to sleep
What We Like To Know:
When you are coming
How long you are staying
How you are travelling
Saturday, 4 October
The Address:
Kalmargade 61, 2nd floor on the left (Lehrskov Koljonen)
DK-8200 Århus
Denmark
The Time:
4 PM
The Dresscode:
Fabulous
The People:
Are receiving invitations
The RSVP:
champagnesalute@gmail.com
What We Need To Know:
That you are coming
Where you would like to sleep
What We Like To Know:
When you are coming
How long you are staying
How you are travelling
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