Globalization

So, what do we do when we miss Denmark?
We go shopping! Here in Koriyama, we can buy plaids from Royal Copenhagen, shoes at the local Ecco store and 12 different kinds of Danish cheese at the local supermarket.
We can also get English breakfast tea, Haribo gummy bears, Indian Madras Curry, American Chocolate Cake Mix, French goat cheese, Canadian marble syrup, get a good cup of coffee at the local Starbucks or visit our local Harrods mini store if we are missing known western products.
The world definitely seems closer to Koriyama, than it did to Montes Claros. However, we sure do miss picanha and feijão tropeiro.

Our view from the balcony. If you double click it, it looks much nicer, because you can see the snowcapped mountains in the background.