Morten Vassing | Photojournalist

ROSKILDE—August 9, 2008—The Viking replica longship Sea Stallion returned to home waters, after a 2,800 nautical-mile round trip between Denmark and Ireland.

COPENHAGEN—July 4, 2008—First off, Happy Birthday, USA. Congratulations on the Fourth of July celebration this weekend. I fondly remember my first Independence Day weekend when I was a young and impressionable camp counselor at Camp Canadensis in the Pocono Mountains.

ROSKILDE, Denmark—July 3, 2008—So I have been a bit absent from this personal blog at vassing.com.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—November 20, 2007—Tivoli Gardens are open again for business to acommodate local and tourist demands for Christmas fun in the heart of Copenhagen. Tivoli’s grand Christmas tree, decorated with thousands of fairy lights, is placed right in the center of the Gardens in front of the Concert Halll.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—October 26, 2007—The four musicians in pop band Aqua, most noted for the 2001 smash hit Barbie Girl, said today that they are getting back together. Aqua is Denmark’s biggest-selling pop band, having sold more than 30 million records.