VALENTINE'S DAY

Hi. Happy Valentine's Day! Big news in the paper today was about a nursing home that made the people go up to their rooms in the middle of a TV show they were watching. Disruption of freedom.
Went for a run around the lakes. Passed people (he he he). It was misty and kind of wet but not really raining today. Around freezing. This is from before but I didn't write about it. In Fredericksberg Have there is a cool tree that has been decorated with thousands of baby pacifiers. I think it may be a school coming of age project perhaps.
Went to ISO (a market where they have basically everything we have in the US it's HUGE). I bought strawberries for Ida and Jens for Valentine's Day and made a card. I thought it would be fun and nice. At the supermarkets here you are not given a bag. You bag your own groceries and you must bring your own or else you must purchase a bag.
Had lasagna for lunch then headed into DIS. Exhanged Danish kroner for some Swedish kroner in preparation for the trip tomorrow-Sat. Went on a trip with DIS people led by Catherine Miller-Little to Rosenborg Castle. There were guards out front marching back and forth. It was a summer castle so not as fancy and huge but much cozier (or shall I say hyggeligt). I really really want to go back during the spring to see the gorgeous gardens all around the castle. Inside they had some intricate metal work (weapons, elaborate storage containers etc) as well as the royal jewels. Very fancy crowns, necklaces, a scepter and other such things. It was beatiful, interesting and very intricate and ornate. Not overly fascinating to me though. There were some neat tapestries in part of the castle. Also the historical castle bathroom had all sorts of blue and white hand painted tiles on the wall.
Did some reading for classes and packed for Sweden.
Dinner was shrimp and brussel sprouts in a cream sauce over linguine. The pasta comes all balled up. 8 balls to a box. Ida has written a cookbook about healthy sauces. We had the strawberries for dessert. They were yummy and very much appreciated.
I watched Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind online tonight. It was a pretty good movie but a bit odd. Sort of dark. You can watch DR1 and DR2 (two danish TV stations) online.