Tagged With "Roskilde"
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If you're queasy, skip this news item!
Denmark's huge Roskilde music festival has contradictions. On the one hand, it's noted for a focus on the environment and sustainability; on the other it's noted for huge volumes of beer consumed on site...and therefore for huge volumes of...
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Headliners named for Denmark's summer music fests
Denmark's top summer music festivals have announced their headliners for next summer's editions...time to start thinking about flights and tickets! The biggest festival, Roskilde, has Red Hot Chili Peppers at the top of the bill—a 20-year...
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Bottle gleaners keep Roskilde Festival clean
Behind the scenes of Denmark's big summer music festival, collectors who help keep it clean by collecting bottles for the deposits.
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Re: Bottle gleaners keep Roskilde Festival clean
Have the Danes never heard of trash and recycling receptacles? I had no idea they exhibited such piggish manners. Like something from the mid-20th century.
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Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark (Where Gumbo was #419)
Gumbo was visiting the Roskilde Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site about a half hour's ride west of Copenhagen. The Cathedral was among the oldest to be built of bricks and is the final resting place for dozens of Denmark's monarchs.
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Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde, Denmark
Gumbo was visiting the Viking Ship Museum, sitting at the end of a fjord in Roskilde. Besides preserving and demonstrating how Viking ships were constructed, the museum features the remains of 5 original Viking ships that are more than a thousand years old.