#solvang

[rhysdarbinizedarby]

New instastory from Rhys Darby's instagram!

From Rosie's instagram post:

#rhys darby #ofmd #our flag means death #instagram #solvang #rosie carnahan darby

[stonesandswords]

cotton candy armor

🌸🌺🌷🎀🩷

Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties

California

#solvang #avila beach #san luis obispo #pismo beach #california #southern california #central coast #photography #my photos #click click

[pausotonu]

Solvang, California

By Paula Soto

#original photographers #amateur photography #fotografia #photo on tumblr #photografy #photographers on tumblr #street photography #california #solvang

[iko66]

Solvang, California

#Solvang #travel #flowers #windmill #california

[daizylemonade]

follow me on instagram @daizylemonade love you 😽

#me #daizy lemonade #daizylemonade #self #clowncore #ootd #clownblr #clownsona #vintage clown #solvang

[sharonmoonblog]

Looking for god

#spring breakers #solvang #god #moodboard #flowers

[toxidera]

Went to Solvang Pride today!! I was a little nervous about counter protests and the general vibe of Solvang but it was really fun. Had a good time with friends, new and old, and got some incredibly face paint that I hated to have to wash off.

Lucy

Kai

Hanna

I also made a new friend, Charlie, but don't have any pictures of her :(

And me!

We also found a photo booth and took some photos together ❤️

Along with some other group shots

It was such a nice time. Once again, I find myself feeling extra comfortable and happy at a pride event. I wish this was a normal thing, not just a once every June thing. Also, I need cool face painting booths set up all the time everywhere because God I love face paint.

#pride #solvang #trans #transgender #kai #hanna #lucy #lesbian #sapphic #face paint #queer #somebody gave a speech about being an ally and asked all the other allies to cheer and im glad to have a bunch of allies around but come on #i want to dance more #also got a cute flag and stickers #dj suz #barbara killed it on the trumpet

[hollyweirdangeleno]

#solvang #california #aebleskiver

[the-painted-pepper]

Dutch Windmill

Solvang California 2021

#solvang #california #my photgraphy #digital photography #my photos

[wehaveacat]

Okay, long form time!

This springs from this conversation with @bizarrelittlemew about the "Danish" village Solvang in California and them serving æbleskiver and medisterpølse for breakfast, and the question of "how did they even come up with that?" tickles my historian brain.

Places like Solvang and Elk Horn (see also the Spise Med Price episodes from Elk Horn) give me such an uncanny valley vibe and I think it's worth examining why and how stuff like this happens.

For some light context, both Solvang and Elk Horn are examples of places in the United States that were founded by danish immigrants in the beginning of the 1900-hundreds (we'll go with "roughly 100 years ago"). While Solvang is a tourist attraction now, Elk Horn is a pretty standard small town and home to the Museum of Danish America.

I think the reason why these places seem kinda off to Danes is due to the fact that these places "split off" from Danish culture more than a century ago, and has since slowly evolved in one direction while Denmark (and thus Danish culture) has evolved in a different direction. Sort of two finches getting separated on different islands.

To me, a Dane living in Denmark, places like these are WEIRD! It feels like those paintings and drawings of lions from the middle ages made by people who had never actually seen a lion. Sure, æbleskiver and medisterpølse are still culturally significant in Denmark today, but they're not breakfast foods (æbleskiver are a christmas thing, and medisterpølse is for dinner or the occasional christmas-/easter lunch). But do you know what IS breakfast foods in the US? Sausages and doughnuts. And medisterpølse is indeed a sausage while an æbleskive does sort of fit in the category of "fried dough".

What has happened is this: the culture in Solvang and Elk Horn has picked up pieced of US culture while keeping parts of the Danish culture from around 1900. Some of the original context has been lost, and this results in the US cultural context filling in some of the gaps, since the places are located in and surrounded by that culture.

It feels sort of like the Whalers On The Moon episode of Futurama.

In the end I think the people of Solvang and Elk Horn adore Danmark and Danish culture. They seem proud of their cultural heritage and I can't imagine that they mean harm in any way, even if looking at pictures from Solvang reminds me more of the city of Duloc from Shrek, than anything you'd encounter in Denmark.

This is a very surface level take, and someone with a degree in social sciences or something similar might be able to write something a lot more cohesive and in dept.

But my point is: this happens, it feels weird, but it's how culture (and language and people) evolve and develope. Does it feel weird when something so far removed from Danish culture purportes to be Danish? Absolutely. But as a former (some would argue still...) colonizing country I don't think it would be appropriate to call it cultural appropriation. The founders of these places were Danes, and besides that Denmark has been forcing it's culture on other countries for way too long for us to complain about cultural appropriation. That ship sailed in 994.

@bizarrelittlemew, I'm so sorry I wrote this wall of text at you. My ADHD-meds kicked in and it just sort of fell out of my brain. I've made you this as compensation:

#Solvang #Elk Horn #Absolutely no one asked for this but here you go #I am so very sorry it just sort of slipped out #History #Culture #Bizarrelittlemew

[chushuweiphotography]

- < #willphototale > Window shopping - 沒想到在加州的深山內有著一個地方叫做 Solvang 🇩🇰丹麥村。小小的一個地方藏著許多美麗的建築物，而且都是有著異國的氛圍，冬天去更適合！我第一次拜訪是在一個聖誕節的季節，想想也快要十年了吧。我什麼都沒買，但是被這扇窗買單了，我望著看，看了好久。滿足的拍下照片，滿滿的聖誕氣息！ - #街頭攝影 #紀實攝影 #美國街景 #photography #streetphotography #travelphotogtapher #solvang #architecture #documentary #adventure #california #culture #storytelling #photooftheday #旅行家 #攝影 #丹麥村 #紀錄 #街頭人物 #故事分享 #街頭攝影 #街拍 #日常 #街撮 #生活 #城市 #文化 #寫真 #攝影師 (at Solvang, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaO4-My9SG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#willphototale #街頭攝影 #紀實攝影 #美國街景 #photography #streetphotography #travelphotogtapher #solvang #architecture #documentary #adventure #california #culture #storytelling #photooftheday #旅行家 #攝影 #丹麥村 #紀錄 #街頭人物 #故事分享 #街拍 #日常 #街撮 #生活 #城市 #文化 #寫真 #攝影師

[stonesandswords]

Ostrichland, USA

Solvang, California

#did y’all know there’s an ostrich farm with ostriches and emus where you can FEED THEM? #i’m honestly petrified of birds; especially those big birds but it was so much fun #ostrichland usa #solvang #pismo beach #santa barbara county #san luis obispo #california #southern california #central coast #photography #my photos #click click

[thezohnersgoabroad]

Continuing Highway 1 – Driving from Morro Bay to Malibu, CA

After one night in Morro Bay, we continued our California adventure and drove further south towards Malibu. For breakfast, we stopped at Solvang – the Danish capital of North America. A very interesting place, where you can find Danish inspired architecture, restaurants, and shops. After this quick stop, we continued our journey along the coast. We stopped at a scenic viewpoint along the way to take a few drone shots and could hardly believe our eyes when we randomly spotted dolphins in the water! What a magical moment and a special day!

Song: Lost Identities x Robbie Rosen - Moments (Acoustic Version) [NCS Release]Music provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/MomentsAcousticWatch: http://youtu.be/

#solvang #california #roadtrip #travel #dronephotography #drone camera #dolphins

[pausotonu]

Solvang, California.

By Paula Soto.

#original photographers #amateur photography #fotografia #photo on tumblr #photografy #photographers on tumblr #street photography #california #solvang

[cazedmunds]

I left my heart in #Solvang! Missing these sausages!🍴❤️🍴 #CazEats #CazFaves #Kielbasa #Bratwurst #Dunkel #Pilsner #Lager #Radler #Caz #CazTravels #CazTravels2022 #LosAngeles #California #CJEdmunds #Author #Writer #Reader #AuthorsOfInstagram #WritersOfInstagram #ReadersOfInstagram #GeeksOfInstagram #NerdsOfInstagram (at Solvang: Danish Town) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClRaylMv_Dp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#solvang #cazeats #cazfaves #kielbasa #bratwurst #dunkel #pilsner #lager #radler #caz #caztravels #caztravels2022 #losangeles #california #cjedmunds #author #writer #reader #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #readersofinstagram #geeksofinstagram #nerdsofinstagram

[cmhdesign]

Santa Ines Mission 🔔❤️ I think the beautiful stucco and tile roofs are so beautiful when they juxtapose the arid, dessert like area surrounding it. #mission #california #californiamissions #santaines #santayenezvalley #art #artwork #artist #painting #artworks #watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorartist #watercolorartwork #santabarbara #santabarbaraartist #solvang (at Santa Inez Mission, Solvang) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc8Z97NJ-ge/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#mission #california #californiamissions #santaines #santayenezvalley #art #artwork #artist #painting #artworks #watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorartist #watercolorartwork #santabarbara #santabarbaraartist #solvang