Happy Mardi Gras!

So today is Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). I really wonder what it is like today, and what it has been like for the past couple of weeks in New Orleans. It must be so sad there, without all the street parties and celebrations that the people of New Orleans have become accustomed to. I'm sure they still "celebrated", but I just can't imagine that it even came close to being the same. Will it ever be the same again?

As I am sitting here, in Copenhagen, it is cloudy and dreary outside. It was snowing pretty hard earlier this morning, but it has slowed down to just a few flurries now. It's really cold, so I'm procrastinating on going out to the grocery store. I miss the sunshine, but it will be here again soon.

The winter has actually been pretty easy here. From the beginning of November until the end of December, it's "Christmas in Denmark". There are lights everywhere, festivals, Christmas Markets, Tivoli is open, and just "Hygge" (Danish word for coziness). January and February are tough though, because all the Christmas lights are gone, festivals, etc..., and we are left with very short, cold, dreary days.

So, the spring and summer months are certainly anticipated by the Danes, and even more so by the expats living in Denmark. Everyone might think of England as always being rainy and cloudy, but if I remember correctly, the sun shined more in England than in Denmark. We shall see what March has in store for us!