Sunday, August 9, 2009

Kerteminde

Yesterday and today I went to the spectacular Havnefest, where the streets are paved with plastic cups, being drunk is a state of normality, and public urination is a must. This festival occurs once every year in the town of Keterminde and last all weekend. Saturday is the major drinking day since few have to go to work tomorrow. For those who do have work Sunday, they get plastered anyways because the whole town is going to have a hang over the next day as well. I went with my host family Sunday to get some smoked salmon and people were still drinking, although not as many.
While sitting down having a nice meal with my host family, a man sitting only about a meter away stands up, goes to the edge of the pier, and starts to urinate in the water. Only seconds later he strips down to his boxers and jumps in the marina, all the while his friends were drunkenly cheering him on. I managed to catch some of his acts of drunkenness on film. These acts can be seen by following the like on the right to my youtube profile.
The fireworks were amazing. The public was allowed to get rather close to the site where they were launched and they weren't launched high. I also have a video of the firework presentation for your viewing pleasure.

3 comments:

  1. You are definitely getting a cultural education, Greg! Even though there is the "ewwww" of the public urination, I loved the videos.

    I noticed that your host brothers didn't seem bothered over the display of the urination, drunkenness and all.

    I LOVE your blogs, Greg - keep it up! I'm learning so much through you and just am so happy for ya.

    Love

    Aunt Jen

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  2. Oh - saw the videos of the nail/hammer game .... heard your host father explaining the game? So - who won? ;-)

    Were you closer to the fireworks in Denmark than in Sonoma? That's pretty darned close!!

    Love

    Aunt Jen

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  3. Hi Grag! Thanks so much for sharing! Wow - we only send you to the finest places!

    My favorites so far ... the fur flying image and the description of the drunken, urinating, jumping in the water guy. What more could you ask for on exchange.

    Renee

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