Dejlig dag / Wonderful day

I går var årets hidtil varmeste dag. Og jeg havde fri! Hvad laver man så?????? Jo, jeg brugte nogle timer på at strikke halskant på min Cumulus. Jeg kunne bare ikke HOLDE UD at den lå som sådan en stor, brun ulden bunke i sofaen uden at komme videre. Nu mangler den i det mindste kun ærmerne, og det er da til at overskue..... Den bliver så lækker! Jeg har lavet kroppen 10 cm længere, så den også varmer bagdelen. Det er nu meget rart.
Den eneste fornuftige kommentar til den aktivitet må være "Er du gået fra forstanden? Sidde og strikke den varmeste, tykkeste trøje nogensinde på årets varmeste dag!" - og, ja, måske. Det var bare så hyggeligt at strikke.... Men jeg kom også ud at nyde solen!

Yesterday was the warmest day so far this year. And I had the day off! So what to do?????? Well, I spent a few hours knitting the neck for my Cumulus. I just COULND'T STAND the thought of it lying any longer on the couch as a big, brown, woolen pile without getting any further. Now I just need to make the sleeves, and it will be finished. It's going to be so great! I made it 4 inches longer, to make it warm my buttocks as well. I like that.
The only sensible comment for that activity should be "Have you lost your mind? Sitting inside knitting the warmest, thickest cardigan ever on the warmest day this year!" - and, well, maybe. It was just so nice to knit.... But I did get outside seeing the sun as well!

Det blev en lang, varm gåtur fra Frederiksberg til Ophelia Beach for at se sandskulpturerne. De var så flotte! Meget imponerende, hvad man kan lave af sand. Et barn bagved spurgte sine forældre, hvad sfinksen var, og om den var gået i stykker på næsen? Jeg havde SÅ meget lyst til at råbe sige "Gå hjem og læs Asterix og Cleopatra!" - det var jo Obelix, der klatrede op og ødelagde den. Altså - det ved vi alle, ikke?

It was a long, warm walk from Frederiksberg to Ophelia Beach (alongside the harbour) to see the sand sculptures. They were so pretty! I was very impressed how all this was made from sand. A child standing behind me asked his parents what the sphinx was and why the nose was broken? I felt so much like yelling saying "Go home and read "Asterix and Cleopatra"!" - everyone knows that Obelix climbed the sphinx and broke it! Rigth?

Se - her er sandelig en masse af Københavns tårne!
Da jeg kom, troede jeg, folk stod i kø til is-boden, og gik bare ind. På vej ud opdagede jeg, at man faktisk skulle købe en billet. Eftersom jeg er ret ærlig (ofte på grænsen til det stupide) og syntes, det var flot, ville jeg selvfølgelig betale. Det resulterede i, at jeg blev opkrævet dobbelt betaling (altså - er der ikke andre end mig, der kan finde på at se sådan noget alene?). Så meget for ærlighed.....

Look! Some Copenhagen towers!
When I arrived, I believed people were forming a line for the ice-cream stand and just entered. Going out I discovered that you really had to buy a ticket. Since I'm very honest (often in a very stupid/naïve way) and really liked the sculptures, of course I wanted to pay. This resulted in me being asked to pay double price (honestly - am I the only one willing to see this place by myself?). So much for being honest.....

Denne dame skulle fange dårlige drømme i sit edderkoppespind. Eller noget. Men se lige - med Operaen i baggrunden? Det var virkelig smukt!

This lady was supposed to catch bad dreams in her spiderweb. According to the sign. But look - the Opera is right behind! It was sooooo pretty!

Nå ja - og så fik jeg også en rigtig, kæmpe, dejlig is! I Tivoli, lavet af Svaneke ishus. Mums, den var god! I dagens anledning fik jeg både stikkelsbæris, lakridsis og kaffeis. Og guf. (Men det var faktisk også sommerens første "rigtige" is!)
Alt i alt kunne der vist ikke vrides meget mere dejlighed ud af sådan en fridag! De næste 4 dage byder til gengæld på arbejde.

Oh well - and then I had a lovely, huge, tasty icecream-cone! In Tivoli, made by Svaneke Icecream dairy. Delicious! I had 3 balls of icecream - gooseberry, liquorice and coffee. But I had a reason for celebration. It was my first "proper" icecream this year!
So in the end, I guess I squeezed every drop of delight out of this day off! I'll work for the next 4 days.