Rain rain go away

I tried to deliver a photo today, but we were unsuccessful, so - being resourceful - here is a picture off the web of what we would have seen had we continued on through the rain. We headed out with good intentions to go to Frederiksburg Have for a poetry festival and to enjoy the park, but the weather did not cooperate. After two months of sun (June and July), August has been one of the wettest on record here. I'll add a link to the Danish weather page so you can check up on things here, as we have been doing with Hurricane Ernesto. A good thing about not being a tourist here is the freedom to take a day off and try again another time.

Denmark has many castles. I'm not sure we'll be able to see them all, but it is a worthy goal. Many were built by Frederik IV, who might have been better off had he spent the money on his army and navy fighting Sweden (not that I would advocate that). Living here, it's hard to picture the rather violent history of this region.

Our latest news is that Alexa is working now in two jobs. Teaching English at a private language school in Copenhagen and working as a substitute teacher at an international school north of Copenhagen. We've also joined a local choir, which will be a fun way to meet folks and learn some more Danish.