Uhyggelig (scary) Århus

Denmark is the land of "hygge", that is the art of creating a cosy atmosphere, even when it's cold and dark outside the window...

But tonight is different, as Halloween is the night of the "uhygge", the horror...

The Celts believed that in nights like this, the souls of the dead came back to visit our homes, and they used to leave food outside the door, so the evil spirits didn't come in...

Can you imagine if that could be true? They say that if you dig a whole in the ground of the old Århus, it's quite probable that you will find some skeletons...

Recently archeologists from Moesgaard Museum were working on an old cemetery, in the same place where a closter was located during the Middle Ages. They are going to build apartments on it...

Can you imagine if the Celts were right and the souls of the dead came back every Halloween night to "hygge" with the new inhabitants?

Happy "uhyggelig" Halloween!!

Autumn sun...

Neverending sunsets...

...this is what makes the Danish autumn so magical...

...the golden sunlight makes the trees burn in red colours...

...as the falling leaves design ephemeral carpets...

...and the sky cover our dreams with the most beautiful paintings...

Aarhusian fairy tales...

When I was a little boy, I loved reading fairy tales, those amazing stories about brave knights...

... who were not afraid to fight to the death against huge dragons

In these stories knights were normally accompanied by their faithful dogs...

...that always followed them on their great mission to save beautiful princesses...

 ...who patiently waited to be rescued from a convent...

...or from a tower...

The story normally ended with a grateful queen...

...who let the knight marry her daughter and celebrate a big party at the palace

But I must confess that my favourite story was about a talking rabbit...

...that loved to make mad tea parties...

...with their crazy friends...

....wearing elegant hats...

...in picturesque houses like these

I always have strange dreams

Sometimes your dreams are only half-fulfilled because the people close to you don't dare to share a dream...

...or it can be that the people around you just decide to give it up when they're about to reach the goal...

...but we always should go after our dreams, even if they are so strange as the ears of Asbjørn...

...sooner or later...

Århus connection

2 female songwriters with Danish roots and 2 things more in common: A place and a film director

The muse of the indie scene in Spain Christina Rosenvinge...

...and the young electro-diva Oh Land

Christina Rosenvinge's father was from Århus...

...and Oh Land started her career learning electronic music at the local music academy.

Both Christina & Oh Land have chosen the young film director Luis Cerveró to make a music video

A liar to love...

...and White nights

2 unique videos for 2 great artists with a place in common: Århus...

Fantasy pearl tree

Can you imagine my surprise when I found this magic tree during a walk in Vennelyst Park today?

Like a Christmas tree in autumn, full of colorful and funny ornaments, from transparent marine creatures...

...to modern everyday objects...

I wonder if all this has anything to do with Perleplade Syndikatet...
Maybe Århus has got its own OEPS crew, the 2 girls that became popular by making "pearl grafiti", a very original and interesting form of street art.
You can visit this link for more pictures and a Danish article about pearl graffiti.