Thursday, July 25, 2024

22 July 2024 Copenhagen: Dinner With Locals -Jesper and Tina

 


We met this couple at a Jazz concert at the Library Bar a few weeks ago.  The Library bar was tiny and when we were seated the hostess told us that she was going to have to seat another couple at our table.  Not a problem for us.  We really hit the jackpot as Jesper and Tina were both musicians and play in a local big band.  We spent a delightful time between sets talking with them.  They knew many of the jazz musicians that we had already seen at the Jazz Festival.  We exchanged information and they later sent is an email. The were taking their sail boat out and they invited us to join them.  Sailing on the North Sea was not on our bucket list so we politely declined, but they also invited us to dinner which we accepted.  What a great experience!  We were able to drink home made elderflower hootch, home made beer, home made bread and freshly hot smoked salmon.  We learned about Tina's and Jesper's careers and travels.  They have a house on the Danish Island of Bornholm which is closer to Sweden than it is to Denmark.  



All the home brew projects


This is an Elderflower "Champagne" home brew


Happy hour in the courtyard.  These buildings are 100 years old 


Jesper, Tina and Team Leip


Danish single use ice cube bags


Bread, salmon and stuffed mushrooms


Home brewers and bread makers.  This is a sourdough loaf



A Danish classic much like a tiny chicken pot pie


Here is the Team Leip loaf


The salmon is smoked to perfection, sawdust, alcohol fuel and a Swedish Smoker


We brought a new gin to add to their gin cart


From Germany


The time flew by and before we knew it we were leaving and it is after 10:30




It has been 2 years and 47 days since we began our Migration