Football match

It’s since one month that Eh wanted to see Horsens playing football, so we decided to make him happy! We took ticket for the match AC Horsens against FC Nordsjælland, a city near Copenhagen called Farum.

HISTORY OF THE CLUB:

AC Horsens (Alliance Club Horsens) was founded on 1 January 1994 of HFS and FC Horsens in order to assemble the best players on a single elite team (league). Horsens played in the First Division (named Superliga) for the first time in 2005, and was relegated in 2009 to be promoted for the second time to the Superliga last year.

To summarize, AC Horsens has spent nine seasons in the Highest Danish League, 34 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League and 24 seasons in the Third Highest Danish League. They also participated 2 times to the European Cup: the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1968 and 1970.

Also, in AC Horsens, there are 2 stars: Martin Retov and Johan Absalonsen because they already played with the national team of Denmark, so they are famous. Here are their technical sheets:

Retov and Absalonsen

STADIUM:

Furthermore, Horsens is lucky to possess a great stadium. It was built in 1927 and inaugurated on 16th June 1929. The clubhouse was built later, in 1955 and was rebuilt in 1979 and in 1989. So, this stadium can be containing approximately 6,000 spectators in 2001.

CASA Arena Horsens

In January 2007 the first sod was turned to the city's new stadium: CASA Arena Horsens. The eastern grandstand was demolished in February to make room to reverse course and show CASA Arena Horsens now forms an attractive setting for AC Horsens' home matches.

The four masts, which lights up over CASA Arena Horsens is mounted at a height of 37 meters above the ground and each tower weighs 25 tons. The illuminated with 1,000 lux, but is prepared to 1,400 lux.

CASA Arena Horsens

Today, CASA Arena Horsens a spectator capacity of 10,400, of which 7,500 are seated. In the autumn of 2009 was really embarked on building skyboxes and the new lounge. There are 18 skyboxes at the top level of the south grandstand and on the floor just below there is space for about 900 guests in the new exclusive Hansen / Nissen Lounge. Now the stadium is use to receive big concert like AC/DC or U2 in 2010.

MATCH:

So we went to see the match AC Horsens (the 3^rd) against FC Nordsjealland (the 2^nd).

AC Horsens - FC Nordsjaelland

A ticket for see a match depends of your age and the rostrum you want to be seated. There are prices for students, young (under 15 years old) and pensioners (over 65 years old). Ticket cost between 50kr and 70kr (~6.5 – 9.5€) for young and pensioners, and 60kr (~8€) for students, otherwise, they cost between 100kr and 140kr (~13.5 – 19€). It’s very cheap compared to prices in England, Spain or in France where ticket cost 30-55€ and more for the most famous club!

This announced probably a good game, but it was not the case. The level looked like the French second division. In fact, players make a lot of technical errors like bad pass or bad shoots, and the play was very slow and boring! Furthermore, Horsens lost 0-2! But all the same we saw goals!

Fortunately, the weather was shinning, the atmosphere was friendly with a group of motivated supporters, singing the glory of the club with incomprehensible Danish lyrics!

Fans

"What a shame!!!"

This is a sheet summarizing the match:

To conclude, Eh was so disappointed and sad (he cried at the end...) that we don’t think we will return again to see another match! We think Denmark has a good football team, but for Danish, it’s not their favorite sport, we think about Handball for example. So we spend good time together even if the game was boring and Horsens lost.

http://www.wikipedia.com

http://www.achorsens.dk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Denmark

http://www.soccerfame.fr/match/260879/horsens/nordsjaelland

The surprising story of tatoos in Denmark

Eh told us that a lot of Danish boys and Danish girls have tattoos, and in fact he was right! Last time, we went to the swimming pool and we saw many tattoos on the legs, backs, arms and shoulders of people. So we tried to discuss about it with a Danish student and one answer us that a lot got tattoo, it’s like buying new clothes or a pair of shoes. But this didn’t explain the origin of this mode. So we search on the web and we found that tattoos and Danish have a long story, and Copenhagen is the origin.

Today, tourists walk in the Copenhagen's waterside quarter of Nyhavn, take photos of the sailing boats and brightly painted houses along the quays and walkways, while others enjoy the old-fashioned bars and beer houses. But very few people stop at the distinct yellow storefront of Nyhavn 17. The modern history of tattooing in Denmark began in the late 19th century, when sailors poured into Nyhavn sporting tattoos they had gathered on their journeys.

Nyhavn 17

In 1951, a Life magazine article shows a shirtless King Frederik IX, a sailor and former King of Denmark, showing off his extensive collection of tattoos, including the handiwork of Tattoo-Ole (the oldest tattoo shop in the world). Given such royal endorsement, tattoo culture gained popularity in Denmark, while bringing awareness of Danish tattooing to a world audience.

King Frederick IX of Denmark

However, popularity brought its own problems: Copenhagen's notorious motorcycle gangs became regular customers at tattoo parlors, which expanded into the city's roughest neighborhoods. Over time, tattooing became associated with criminality and lawlessness.

In response, the Danish government passed regulations in 1965 that banned the giving of tattoos to children under 18 and outlawed tattoos on the hands, feet, neck and face. Eventually, Copenhagen lost its preeminence as a regional tattoo hub.

The old cliche about tattoos and sailors is waterproof, there were all inspired by sailors who would come from the United States and other places. Denmark and Nyhavn in particular, was the headquarters for tattooing in Scandinavia for nearly 100 years, from the 1890s to 1975. And we found a great video with Jon Nordstrøn, a famous author, who explain the Danish tattoing:

So to be fashion" Eh thought to get a tattoo, but he don't know which tattoo yet!

Eh decided to go get more information about tattoos. So we accompanied him to the tattooist. The reception was a bit cold, we wanted to know the price of a of approximately 25 cm², and he replied that the price depends of several factors: the number of square centimeter of skin to be tattooed, the difficulty of drawing and detail required, with or without colors and the number of hours that the tattooist will have to spend.

He told us that on average, a tattoo of this size costs 700kr (about 93 Euros). The employee was not very talkative, and we understand that if we don’t wanted tattoo, we cannot stay. We were still able to ask him what tattoos people get here. He told us that everybody want different tattoos, nothing in particular is required.

http://vimeo.com/22262374

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/7355492.html

http://portable.tv/talks/post/a-colourful-history-tattooing-in-denmark/

http://mobclub.com/resources/productmaster/Monkey%20Tattoo%201019.jpg

http://tattoos-and-art.com/wp-content/gallery/monkey-tattoos/100_1927_large.jpg

http://fa.img.v4.skyrock.net/fa5/frederictattoo/pics/761418533_small.jpg

Fishing in Horsens

Denmark comprises amazingly varied fishing waters despite of his small size. We can fish on his extensive coastline, streams, creeks and fjords. Since 33 years, Denmark has developed many laws to protect the environment. In 1973 already, a law was passed about it, the first in the world to take up this problem, and since then, the protection has been continuously improved.

We are lucky that Horsens is a coastal city, it is perfect to explore the joys of fishing; especially with his “Green Lagoon” is the perfect place. We decided to go to Stendballe because it is the nearest and easiest place to access, but there are a lot of others places in the Fjord. So let’s go!

Green Lagoon

But before leaving, be aware that as in France, a license is required to fish for people between 18 and 65 years old, for others it’s free.

There are two different licenses: one to fish in streams and lakes, and another to fish in the sea. You can buy it on internet in post offices or in local tourist offices. For tourists (like us) a license valid for one day can be obtained at 40kr (~5.5€) or one week at 130kr (~17.5€). But it’s maybe more interesting to buy a license for one year because it costs only 185kr (~25€). Money from fishing licenses is fully invested in the modernization of fishing facilities.

So what we can fish near Horsens? Generaly in Denmark, you can fish:

What we can fish

Eh has chosen the hooks for us and we tried. The fjord is not very deep and we have to throw the hook far away to find the depth. After many throw, we fished only seaweed and stones… We tried again but nothing.

Bad day for fishing, too bad!! However, maybe we caught nothing, but we found some molds to eat, not to return empty-handed.. 

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http://www.critterzone.com/animal-pictures-nature/stock-photos/Northern-Pike-Esox-lucius-EEFSN-636.jpg

http://www.visitdenmark.com

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