Straight out of a fairy-tale

A friend was visiting Aarhus for work and together we signed up for a trip organised by the University Students' Association to Egeskov Castle followed by a walking tour of Odense. It took just seeing one photo of the castle online to convince me to sign up for the tour. Egeskov Castle is on the…

May Read

It took me three and a half months to finish this book. One of the reasons I picked up this book is because it is still banned in India though the entire controversy surrounding the book happened years before I was born. ‘The Satanic Verses’ by Salman Rushdie wasn’t an easy read and at times…

Royal Copenhagen – Part 2

Set in the vast King's Gardens, Rosenborg Castle rises like a fairy tale castle from the flower beds. A narrow moat surrounds it with people-friendly ducks paddling in it. A fairy tale bridge guarded by copper lions leads to the palace. Handsome guards with rigid faces march around the castle. We skipped the queue by…