Godsbanen: The new cultural heart of Århus

Have you ever tried to play violin underwater?

Or tried to create a new face?

Some people think everything it's possible... Even that pigs might fly!

If you'd like to get to the top...

...maybe it's a good idea to take a look to the new creative heart of Århus: Godsbanen

The old railway station from 1921 has changed the freight trains for art

Don't think twice, break the ice...

and light your fire!

More info on: http://www.godsbanen.dk/english

Springtime in Århus

One week ago, the snow was still covering the streets...

...but suddenly, Spring comes and an explosion of sun and flowers invades the town

Even the cobbled stones of the Latin Quarter cannot resist the power of Nature...

And one only feels like lying on the grass...

...and staring at the clouds!

Time stands still in Åboulevarden

Sometimes we feel like if time was frozen...

...like in Åboulevarden, where the clock above always tells that it's 10:35. Summer or winter, even in the old pictures...

That's why we should not trust clocks, because sometimes they try to confuse us, telling so many different times as the Danish design clocks below, also on the riverside..

We won't believe them, no matter if Arne Jacobsen has created them for the National Bank of Denmark or for the Aarhusian city hall. Cause it's only 4 PM and there is still some light outside, and the days start to grow again in this mild January...

In a little while the city lights will show their supremacy in the urban landscape...

...drawing impressionist pictures on the water...

...until the morning sun comes

Before the countdown starts...

Close your eyes, look deep inside of you and make a wish...

If doesn't matter how crazy it could seem ...

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What seems impossible today, may be possible tomorrow...

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The only thing you need to do, it's to leave your prejudices outside...

...and keep on dreaming!!

Happy New Year!! Godt Nytår!! Feliz 2012!!

Glædelig jul!!

Aarhusian Christmas nights...

The sun doesn't work too much these days...

...the night gets longer and the moon takes over the task of lighting the city...

While some people feel even more confortable moving in the dark...

...with slow and quiet movements like a cat...

...others need to decorate the house with thousands of lights to feel protected and safe...

Darkness or light, whatever you prefer, the important is never to lose contact with your guide star..

Århus by night

One of the things I love most from Århus is its dark sky at night, that let you enjoy the view of the stars even from the city center

When the days become shorter, Aarhusians love to light the cold winter nights with candles...

...but when everyone goes to bed, the only lights alive are the neon ones, that conquer the city in silence...

...winning the battle against the souls of the Spanish soldiers that long time ago gave its name to  a place called Spanien...

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