Aarhus is the second largest city in Denmark and the city I live in =)

Called the "smallest big city in the world", it has a number of good attractions as stunning monuments, nice architecture, a beautiful setting and a lively nightlife.

It has a youthful, cosmopolitan atmosphere with a lively cafe culture, good shopping, and a fine pedestrian atmosphere. The fact that Aarhus is a university town adds to its appeal.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/%C3%85rhus-1998.jpg

Cafes near the town center...

http://p.vtourist.com/1344622-Arhus_cafs_un_Aaboulevard-rhus.jpg

This city is very beautiful and not-so-grey/rainy during summer time :D
But unfortunately Denmark Open is from October 31th...

http://p.vtourist.com/2807437-Travel_Picture-rhus.jpg

The Cathedral "Domkirke" - situated right in the town centre.

http://p.vtourist.com/1229314-Aarhus_Domkirke_built_in_1500s-rhus.jpg

The Latin Quarter is located in the centre close to the big pedestrian area and the cathedral.

It is the oldest piece of well-preserved Aarhus, with centuries-old buildings, narrow pedestrianized streets, and neat little art galleries and residences:

http://p.vtourist.com/1229315-Travel_Picture-rhus.jpg

Strøget is basically the main pedestrianized avenue throughout the centre of the city. Strøget is a good place to go on a Saturday morning to catch the buzz of the week's shoppers and get some great deals.

http://p.vtourist.com/1229316-Travel_Picture-rhus.jpg

Tivoli Friheden is an amusement part situated in the Marselisborg forest.
There's many things to try and it's a very fun experience especially for the kids.. Many people just sit and watch the flowers and have a beer in one of the many restaurants there...

http://ragnabara.refactory.dk/public_upload/tivoliklessubilar.jpg

The Old City: One of the most famous attractions in Aarhus.

http://p.vtourist.com/2635210-Travel_Picture-rhus.jpg

Other pics of Aarhus:

The Old City:
http://p.vtourist.com/1229320-Things_To_Do-rhus.jpg

Town Hall:
http://p.vtourist.com/1229322-Things_To_Do-rhus.jpg

Music Hall:
http://p.vtourist.com/1229324-Things_To_Do-rhus.jpg

Åboulevarden:

http://p.vtourist.com/1229318-Things_To_Do-rhus.jpg

One of the beaches by night:

http://p.vtourist.com/1229333-Things_To_Do-rhus.jpg

The Women's museum:

http://p.vtourist.com/1292055-Things_To_Do-rhus.jpg

World War I Memorial Park:

http://p.vtourist.com/1292097-Return-rhus.jpg

Our Lady Church:

http://p.vtourist.com/1292294-Things_To_Do-rhus.jpg

Fishing and sailing boats:

http://p.vtourist.com/1802657-Off_the_Beaten_Path-rhus.jpg

The old city again:

http://p.vtourist.com/2620898-Den_Gamle_By_means_the_old_town-rhus.jpg

The royal Danish Yacht "Dannebrog:

http://p.vtourist.com/2621168-The_royal_Danish_Yacht_Dannebrog-rhus.jpg

Magasin the mall:

http://p.vtourist.com/1460064-view_of_Magasn_from_the_foot_bridge_over_canal-rhus.jpg

Viking house at Moesgaard Museum:

http://p.vtourist.com/1460058-viking_house-rhus.jpg

http://p.vtourist.com/1460061-Things_To_Do-rhus.jpg

Aarhus bay seen from Moesgaard Forest:

http://p.vtourist.com/1471720-Aarhus_bay_seen_from_Moesgrd_forest_web_pic-rhus.jpg

Botanical Garden:

http://p.vtourist.com/1471236-Aarhus_botanical_garden_web_pic-rhus.jpg

http://p.vtourist.com/1471319-Botanical_garden_web_pic-rhus.jpg

http://p.vtourist.com/1471324-windmill_at_botanical_garden_web_pic-rhus.jpg

Lake - west of Aarhus:

http://p.vtourist.com/1471751-Lake_Brabrand_web_pic-rhus.jpg

Aarhus University:

http://www.qtvr.dk/panoramas1/aarhusuni.jpg


Aros Art Museum:


http://www.kunstpavillon.dk/billeder/aros2004.jpg

http://p.vtourist.com/1503583-Aros-rhus.jpg

Statue - Agnethe and the man of the sea (next to the town hall):

http://p.vtourist.com/1503630-Agnethe_og_Havmanden-rhus.jpg

nice pictures yannie! it makes me want to go now. btw, how is the weather in Aarhus during tournament (october)? is it also fall weather like in the US? what is the closest main airport from aarhus? i believe Denmark is part of the EU, so i guess they also use Euro money? do you play in the same club where PG plays/coaches? thanks again. :cool:

nice pictures yannie! it makes me want to go now. btw, how is the weather in Aarhus during tournament (october)? is it also fall weather like in the US? what is the closest main airport from aarhus? i believe Denmark is part of the EU, so i guess they also use Euro money? do you play in the same club where PG plays/coaches? thanks again. :cool:

the weather ah... most of the asian players complain about the weather... they even wear their long training coats inside the arena... haha... if you're lucky about 10 C.

the closest main airport is about 45 mins busdrive from the town centre. this airport is called TIRSTRUP airport. you can easily take the airport bus to town and back again. for further information you can check http://www.brics.dk/TravelInf/Aarhus/index.html and http://www.visitaarhus.com/show.asp?id=64

denmark is part of EU, but not yet using euro!!! maybe we'll get it next time, but depends on the percentage of votes.

nope, i don't play... hehehe! i'm guide for "sport aarhus events", so i help out in sport events like denmark open.

Yannie, you're Dane?

Yannie, you're Dane?

Hey my friend, you're a bit slow! Haven't you seen the pics of our lovely young lady in this forum? Make a search and decide for yourself.

Yannie, these pics of Aarhus (how do I pronounce?) are just simply beautiful. Are they postcards or you took some of them yourself? No wonder you stayed there for so long!

How I wish one day I could visit before you return to your original home. :)

Hey my friend, you're a bit slow! Haven't you seen the pics of our lovely young lady in this forum? Make a search and decide for yourself.

Yannie, these pics of Aarhus (how do I pronounce?) are just simply beautiful. Are they postcards or you took some of them yourself? No wonder you stayed there for so long!

How I wish one day I could visit before you return to your original home. :)

I know Yannie is ethnic chinese. Was just wonder if she is a Danish national.

Eastdevil, yes I have Danish citizenship, but I was born and raised in Fuzhou, Fujian of China.

Loh, these are pictures that some people took and I found them on the net. But I took some myself too... I can post them later.

No wonder I stayed here for so long? Uhm... gonna stay here till I finish uni at least. You're welcome - to Denmark :D

Eastdevil, yes I have Danish citizenship, but I was born and raised in Fuzhou, Fujian of China.

Loh, these are pictures that some people took and I found them on the net. But I took some myself too... I can post them later.

No wonder I stayed here for so long? Uhm... gonna stay here till I finish uni at least. You're welcome - to Denmark :D

I believe its quite rare for Chinese to migrate or study in Denmark? Must be tough learning the language during the early days.

I believe its quite rare for Chinese to migrate or study in Denmark? Must be tough learning the language during the early days.

It's not rare anymore... many Chinese come here to study in business schools and unis... You can easily see Chinese people in the 4 largest cities of Denmark. (Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg)

The language? I went to an international school, where I learnt Danish, English, French and German at the same time... but from what I remember, it wasn't hard.

Yannie what do you study? They study in Dane or English?
Are you there with your family?
Do you stay in city center or outskirt?
Sorry for all the questions:p hope its not freaking you out haha

Yannie what do you study? They study in Dane or English?
Are you there with your family?
Do you stay in city center or outskirt?
Sorry for all the questions:p hope its not freaking you out haha

Now I'm almost finished with high school, which is a public high school. What I meant before was that I went to an international school before high school. You can choose whether you want to be taught in Danish or English now. At that time we could only be taught in Danish.
After high school, I'll go to uni in September, but haven't decided yet what to study.
Yeah, I'm here with my mom, dad, brother.
Stay in a suburb to Aarhus, but since the city is not that big, it takes about 11 min. by bus to go to town.
No probs with all questions... :D

I think Yannie will be reading Badmintonology in university. Can't escape from destiny.

I think Yannie will be reading Badmintonology in university. Can't escape from destiny.

Aiks... it doesn't even exist! I will most probably study odontology, law, economics, medicine, accounting...

I think Yannie will be reading Badmintonology in university. Can't escape from destiny.

And Peter Gade will be her professor at Bird University! :D

How come you went to Denmark instead of other European countries? Because your Dad was sent there by his China boss? What was your initial experience in Aarhus? Did you mix well with the children of other races in the International school? In what language do you normally converse with them and with your parents?

How many years have you been there already and how many more before you and/or your family decide to return to Fujian or perhaps Shanghai/Beijing?

Do you read, write and speak those languages you have learnt? At what levels would you say your command of these languages. Can you read newspapers in these languages? Do you have a chance to practise them on a regular basis, apart from Danish and English?

Well, perhaps enough questions for now. Let the other guys ask more. :D

Wahahaha... That's a lot of questions, Loh. ;)

How come you went to Denmark instead of other European countries? Because your Dad was sent there by his China boss? What was your initial experience in Aarhus? Did you mix well with the children of other races in the International school? In what language do you normally converse with them and with your parents?

My dad was asked to be a "guest researcher" in Aarhus University. He's a surgeon/researcher/professor now. So we came here, we liked the place, it's very clean, people are friendly. The nature is beautiful.
International school... since many of the other kids were also foreigners, we mixed well together. We all spoke in Danish together! At home, I speak Mandarin with my parents and Mandarin mix Danish with my brother.

How many years have you been there already and how many more before you and/or your family decide to return to Fujian or perhaps Shanghai/Beijing?
I've been there since 1995, soon 11 years!!! Wah... so long time huh? I'll stay here till my uni's finished. Don't know about my parents. :confused: I think they like both places...

Do you read, write and speak those languages you have learnt? At what levels would you say your command of these languages. Can you read newspapers in these languages? Do you have a chance to practise them on a regular basis, apart from Danish and English?

Mandarin: speak, read, write a bit (could be much better :o )
English: speak, read, write
Danish: speak, read, write
German: speak some, read some, write some
French: speak some, read some, write some (still learning)

Yeah, I can read newspapers in these languages... practise German/French - only in school!!! :p

Aiks... it doesn't even exist! I will most probably study odontology, law, economics, medicine, accounting...

You can do all that together? So you will become the person that people fear most, the dentist?

You can do all that together? So you will become the person that people fear most, the dentist?

You obviously know what I mean... I just simply forgot to add "or"... this, this or that... :p

You obviously know what I mean... I just simply forgot to add "or"... this, this or that... :p

You actually considered accounting? :D I find it really boring. I personally love economics as its a very wonderful subject.

We'll see. I look forward to you drilling holes in my tooth. :p

Photos taken by yannie :)

Images of Aarhus:

By Yannie

Chinese New Year 2006 in Aarhus Music House...
And Chinese food in a Chinese/Japanese restaurant

By Yannie...

The boy is my brother :D
Last pic is the Aarhus/Tirstrup Airport

And Denmark when yannie was a little girl with short hair!

Absolutely wonderful pictures of Aarhus, the ones you took by yourself :)
If i happen to go to UK later this year, i'll try to include Aarhus in my journey :D Then you can be my tour guide heheh! :D We can hang out together, and drink tea :p

And those pictures of you when you were little..so cute!:D:D:D
You should have your own website. People want to know so much about you!

wow I wanna go Aarhus!!! lol
Maybe next year :p

Thx 4 sharing the pictures, yannie. It is really beautiful. I hv nvr been to denmark b4..and I nvr thought that I want to be there. But now when I saw those pics, I really feel like going there already. I will make sure I will go to Denmark in the future. hehe...Denmark will be my honeymoon place. haha...:)

It's not rare anymore... many Chinese come here to study in business schools and unis... You can easily see Chinese people in the 4 largest cities of Denmark. (Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg)

The language? I went to an international school, where I learnt Danish, English, French and German at the same time... but from what I remember, it wasn't hard.


So it wouldn't be hard for you to translate those "Peter Gade" instructional videos to English for us right? :p

Just joking!

So it wouldn't be hard for you to translate those "Peter Gade" instructional videos to English for us right? :p

Just joking!

Sorry guys, don't have much time now, 3 final exams left... kinda important. :(

Yannie, are you able to give some details of how exactly to pronounce the Danish players' names. Was looking for a more complete guide to it.

Yannie, are you able to give some details of how exactly to pronounce the Danish players' names. Was looking for a more complete guide to it.

I can try... which names of players do you want to know how to pronounce?

I can try... which names of players do you want to know how to pronounce?

The usual popular ones that's coming to Singapore Open, Gade, Luungaard and other un-spellable ones.

Pronouncing the names of the Danish players... I just give it a try here...
Other people who can speak Danish are welcome to correct me.

Mathias Boe (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=411) [Matiæs Bo]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1936)
Michael Christensen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1936) [Mikael Kristensen]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=414)
Jens Eriksen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=414) [Jæns Eaiksen]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=415)
Peter Gade (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=415) [Peter Gaae]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=417)
Kenneth Jonassen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=417) [Kennet Jonæssen]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=435)
Niels Christian Kaldau (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=435) [Nils Kristian Kaldau]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=2023)
Thomas Laybourn (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=2023) [Thomas Laybourn] - mainly just like in English
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=421)
Martin Lundgaard (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=421) [Martin Londgor]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1937)
Carsten Mogensen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1937) [Karsten Mor-ensen]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=425)
Lars Paaske (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=425) [Lars Porske]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1938)
Joachim Persson (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1938) [Joakim Pærsson]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=428)
Jonas Rasmussen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=428) [Jonæs Rasmussen]

Peter Steffensen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=2022) [Peter Stæffensen]

Britta Andersen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=3132) [Britta Annersen]

Kamilla Rytter Juhl (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1934) [Kamilla Rütter Juul] - ü as in German/Chinese pinyin

Lena Frier Kristiansen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1932) [Lena Freer Kristiansen] (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1933)
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1933)
Helle Nielsen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1933) [Helle Nilsen] (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=426)
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=426)
Anne Marie Pedersen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=426) [Anne Marie Pe-ersen]
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=429)
Tine Rasmussen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=429) [Tine Rasmuseen] - mainly as in English
(http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=430)
Mette Schjoldager (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=430) [Mætte Skiolayer]

Camilla Sørensen (http://www.badminton.dk/default.asp?pageid=1935) [Kamilla Sörensen] - ö as in German if that helps...

So its Gaae, not Gae-de right?

Err... kinda hard to explain, u can say both, but none of them are completely correct.

Err... kinda hard to explain, u can say both, but none of them are completely correct.

Huh? None of them are completely correct? Anyway, it seems more like Gae-de though as I saw Peter Gade himself say it something like Gae-de in one video when he said "Hi, <something> Peter Gae-de..."

Huh? None of them are completely correct? Anyway, it seems more like Gae-de though as I saw Peter Gade himself say it something like Gae-de in one video when he said "Hi, <something> Peter Gae-de..."

Yeah... u can say it's more like Gae-de, but in we don't pronounce the "d".