Danish minimalism, Part II

Lyngby, Denmark

Saturday morning and we stroll the 1km into the city center to buy breakfast food at the grocery store. We pass a brutalist boxy concrete structure that is clearly a church. It stands out particularly in a city with some of the most gorgeously preserved old Danish houses I have seen. And lovely old churches, too. I find myself wondering...

Sunday morning and I repeat the stroll toward the grocery store but this time I decide to try the doors of the church--it IS Sunday morning, after all. Inside a quite lovely interior awaits. I am reminded of one of my favorite churches in Berlin--a concrete monstrosity that from the inside has some of the most beautiful (modern) stained glass I have ever seen--and a delight to be inside.

Old truisms about not judging books by their covers spring to mind. Though, seriously, from the outside this place looks pretty rough...

Danish minimalism, Part I

Lyngby, Denmark

Arrived at last in Denmark, we settle into the super CHARMING home of our friend's neighbor here in Lyngby. A cup of tea is just what I want. But a mystery confronts us: how to turn on the stove?

We search, we tap, we examine closely, we open nearby cupboards, we try a nearby remote (no, that's for the radio...), but all to no avail. 

I text our friends who hurry over and repeat the steps above. Google is searched, and phone calls are made. Finally, a tap in just the right place (bottom right!) and a screen springs to life. We are saved!

I chalk this up (without irony!) in the category of the "joys of travel"!