Extended weekend trip with my sister 08/01 - 12/01 2016

Okay first of all sorry that it has been so long since I made a blog post but I finally did something interesting!!!

The week after New Year I went with my sister to Copenhagen. She lives there but was briefly visiting us in Esbjerg. We took the train from Esbjerg friday around 17:30 after I finished my figure skating lesson. 

In the train XD

When we were about to go of the train my sister Sasha got a sudden "panic attack" she told me that she had forgotten her keys to her dorm-room... and as chill as I am, I just stood there looked at her, while she was almost crying. She keept saying "I have to go back to get them". To those of you who don't know it is a 3 hours trip both ways.. She ended up calling our father because she had no idea what she would do... me still being chill about it said to her.. "what about calling the landlord" (it is called something else but lets just go with landlord.. So she did.. even though taking care of stupid situations like this wasn't part of his job-description he ended up letting us borrow a room key and a front key.. very nice man indeed he was!!!

I didn't get a change to meet him because I was out buying our breakfast for the next day..

After we finally entered her Room, Sasha started to unpack and I made our bed.. we then I think we went to bed. Since it was a friday night and it was a place with a lot of young people, there was loud music, but I ended up falling to sleep.

SATURDAY

We did not have that big planes that day so we woke up when we woke up. We then eat some buns we had brought with form Esbjerg to eat, with some cheese and honey that I bought the day before.

We then got dressed and watched some episodes of Game of Throne!!

After that we walked all the way to Rødover Centeres (Mall) I was around 2-3 km. But before that we got some lunch.. 

Yeah floor eating!!

Blackbread with CHEESE!!!

I ended up using my giftcard that I received for christmas in H&M and Matas (drug/cosmetic store)

When the stores closed we walked home and went to the convenient store to by some some breakfast and some alcohol. We bought a bottle of Cuba strawberry and some lime soda.

Sasha had had some pizzas we warmed in the oven.. but the oven was not that great so we had to hold the ovendoor or else it wouldn't be properly closed..

A selca of us standing in front of the oven ~Yeaah

Our food XD

After dinner it was drinking time!!! and boy did we get drunk. We played some drinking card games and ended up making silly drawing.. we ended up drawing each other. I drew Sasha to be an octopus ~hahah ang the little girl was Sasha trying to draw me.. besides that we also made blind drawings... mine turned out the best.. psst.. a little secret I have done it lots of times in art class ~hahaha

Sis drawing me.. You can also see the octopus I made of her ~hahah XD

Btw.. we drank the entire bottle of Cuba Strawberry in what i think was 2-3 hours... it was like 38 vol%

EMTY!!!

Later that night we went down to the bar located in the basement of the building and meetup with some of Sashas friends.. sorry no pics of this my phone was charging.. 

I think I had 3 more drinks and two shots.. but lets just say I got drunk... and so did my sis Sasha... I don't think I ever have been so drunk before.. this was also my first time drinking with my sister so I really enjoyed it! 

We played tablefootball against one of Sashas friends.. sorry name forgotten... we lost big time!! but I like to believe that we won ^^

Later I was talking to a guy with my sis next to me just staring into mid air. Suddenly she said "I want to go to bed now". And I was like okay.. and then we left and went to bed I think we got home around 3 or 4am.. -.-!

SUNDAY

We had planes that day to go visit our grandparents in Helsinge and we had to be there at 3:00pm so I had set an alarm so we could get up at around 9:30am. And boy was that a good thing..Because sis had lost her phone the other night down in the bar, and again she was all over the place.. Come on who isn't when you loose your precious phone!! She found it thanks to her friend having a key for the bar. 

We then checked our travel plan and then we realised that we had to leave in around 15 min or else we would arrive late. So we had to leave in a hurry!! Both of us had a really bad hangover, headache and all. The only thing I could think about was Mc Donald's Chilli Cheese Tops!! Sasha had some how similar urges but for 7-Elevens version of them.. a lot more spicier though. I ate two while Sasha ate four!!! She has a big stomach then she has a hangover.. I on the other hand has a small one.... 

To get to Helsinge we had to take two busses and a train... normally you can just take the train.. but because of some track work, the trains were cancelled.. to bad for us... -.-

We arrived on time and came to Birthe's (my grandfathers wife) jewelry-shop. I had the same night down in the bar broken my blodstone ring which my mom had given to my for christmas (very fragile stone)  ;_;

But Birthe said I could pick any ring I wanted and so I did. Sasha picked some nice earrings. 

We then drove to their house which is out in the middle of nowhere but a very nice place. 

Our grandfather was home and Birthe had bought some cake so we had cake and tea while talking. 

After cake we went to a restaurant named "Far til 4" or "Farther to 4". 

Billeder

I had I garlic steak not the best I have tried. Sasha was not very happy with hers ether but it was okay ^^ 

We then went home and sat down to talk some more. Then is was of to bed.

Our room. It was their old bedroom but they changed.

Billder

MONDAY

Today was Sashas 23th birthday and it was a really good day!!

We woke up a 7am since we had planes later and Birthe had to go to work. They had a tube so we wanted to be in it together.. we havn't done that since we were kids. We then had breakfast a 8am, the traditional way with rundstykker, and some cakelike bread. Then Birthe went to work. Our grandfather were to drive us to Hilledrød so we could take the train from there to Hellerup. But before we left the house he gave us each 500 kr. ~Lovely!!

In Hellerup we went to the Korean Embassy so I could apply for my visa (I will be living there for 6 months). 

Billede

We then took the train to copenhagen station because we would be shopping some more. Sasha ended up buying a wintercoat with real fur and some warm boots. I bought some very nice denim jeans.

My birthday present for Sasha was a lunch at Jensens Bøf house, which she really wanted. We both got some nice steaks and an amazing dessert.. belgian waffle with softice and chocolatesauce ~Yummi!!!

Billede

Then we went home to Sashas dorm-room and watched the rest of season one of game of thrones.. for dinner we had roasted blackbread. 

TUESDAY

I went home to Esbjerg around 11:30am because I had a figure skating lesson to get to later. So nothing exiting happend that day. But overall this extended weekend had been really funny and interesting and I was really happy to have spend so much time with my sister, since I will be leaving Denmark soon so I will not see her for 6 months. But as I said to my sister "this is going to be a great new year for us both". She has also a lot planned.. she will be going to Sweden to work with slede-dogs and then back to South Africa this summer. I'm very happy for her!!

Blokhus with Ida and her family :-)

I went here Friday the 30th October to Sunday the 1st November, on a family trip (my bestfriends family).. But nothing really went as expected... If you want to know more then keep reading!! XD

My best friend Ida had asked me to join her and her family on a weekend trip to blokhus. A Danish vacation spot where many people go. We were 8 people including me. Besides me and Ida there were her father and his girlfriend, Ida's grandfather and grandmother, her uncle and aunt.

We had to drive from Esbjerg to Hørning (yes Hørning not Herning) Friday at around 2:30pm, where we then would meet up with Ilona (Ida's father's girlfriend) at around 4:00pm. Ida have a driver's License and her own car, so she would drive us to Hørning.

Just as we were about to leave the city in Ida's car something terrible happens Ida's car stopped when were just about to cross at traffic light!!! This was a first time for me. Her car did not want to turn on and people behind us started to go around us!!! We couldn't do anything neither could we get away because the car did not work... We had know idea what to do, but then Ida started to look for a number for roadhelp.. A nice man came up to us and asked if we needed some help to get the car away from the road!! So I jumped at of the car and we started to push the car away from the road. Many people kept glaring at us because we were "parking" on the road for bikes! There were even a dude on a bike who yelled "WHY THE HELL ARE YOU PARKING HERE, DO YOU THINK IT'S A PARKING LOT" it was something like that!!! 

We had to wait about an hour to two hours for the roadhelp to come pick up the car and us so we could go to a mechanic. We found out that they could not fix the car at that moment and therefore we could not use it... Which ment that we had to take the train if we still wanted to go. So we took the train to Aarhus and Ilona would pick is up there. Her father and the others would meet us in Blokhus. 

On the train we ate a lot of candy and played the cardgame 500 ^ㅅ^

We arrived at Blokhus at around 9:30pm.. It was a were long and tiring day... and in top of that I also had a lot of migraine that day and had taken a bloodsample earlier that day (I really hate that.. it 's not pleasent).. So not a good day for me.. but when we came we had pizza for dinner, and that was great.

SATURDAY was the most fun one!! This day involved a lot of bathing and when I say a lot I mean a lot!!! 

Here are some pictures of the place we stayed in:

Our very messy bed...!!

I wonder what she is looking at!!

First I will say that yes it was in the of October and yes the Sea water was cold but man was it fun!! Ida said to me before we left that she loved "winter bathing" so of course since I'm her best friend she managed to give me a bad consciences because I did not want to do it.. she kept saying "ohh know one never wants to go with me" and "ohhh I'm always so alone when winter bathing". And because I'm a good friend I could not let her do it alone!!! In case you don't believe that we went into the Sea in our bikinis the 31th of October 2015, then here is a picture and video to make you believe!!!

When we got back we took a shower to warm ourselves up!!! Then we went out on a little shopping trip in Blokhus. Here is what I  bought:

We then got some lunch and boy did I eat many springrolls (Ida's aunt had made them. She is from Thailand!! ~ Yummi) and then it was of to the small indoor water park at the vacation center xD After about an hour there we went over to there wellness center. That was very nice. 

The Women's changing area.. we were the only people there!!! 

To the left is an outdoor swimmingpool.. would be nice in the summertime..

I loved the hot tub. It was very nice and relaxing. They even served free tea and coffee!! I had a cup of lemon tea and Ida had some coffee!! 

You would have thought that we were done with water that day, but noo that was not the case!!! In the apartment there were a bathtub and we wanted to use that. Because neither of us had used a bathtub for a long time!!! Ida had brought some bathingsalt with Jasmin scent (hahaha) to put into the water!!!

This was very nice just sitting in the warm water together and talking!! We then took a shower once again since we had to get ready for dinner.

Here is a picture of us ready for the restaurant:

We were going to at restaurant near the center called Rute 66. It was a very nice place and the food!!!! Ohh man the food was amazing. I have never tasted such great meat!!!!

After dinner we went back and we all played trivial pursuit the family edition xD 

Ida grandparents said to me that I too could call them grandmother and grandfather xD That made me very happy!!

Ida's aunt had brought a bottle of "små sure" (danish liquor) the green eddition!! She wanted me and Ida to empty the entire bottle with her.. so we had some shots here and there.. but we did not emtpy it...

SUNDAY Ida wanted to bath in the Sea again but I wasn't feeling up for it since i didn't feel to well so I skipped the second time but I did go see her bath.. She told me that the water was colder. So oh boy I'm I happy that I did not go!!

We left Blokhus at around 11:00am and were home in Esbjerg around 4:00pm.. It was a great trip but with many obstacles!!!

Before we left I had to return two of my newly bought leggins since there was holes in them... ~I'm so unlucky...

I hope you have been luckier then me!!! Many more unlucky things happened but I survived!!!

Stay well until next time and remember even I the darkest of times you can always find some light if you just look hard enough ~<3