"A Trip to Svendborg"
A group of 10—a bunch of mature couples.
A family member living here had recommended an event: “Kælderkold krimi” with Karen. We went, and what an experience.
In the best Sherlock Holmes style, Karen had scoured old sources for accounts of life in the city some 100 years ago—mostly on the seedy side and in the tavern scene. What fates.

With gripping enthusiasm, Karen led us into dramas, crime plots, and social challenges.
After each story, we were divided into groups and asked to offer our own ideas on how the described drama actually ended.
It turned into a competition between the women and the men—that’s how we split up. The women won—they had a better understanding of the circumstances, for example, of the vulnerable women in the stories.
Along the way, we visited some of the taverns where the dramas took place. This provided a very vivid experience of them. The town came alive in a new way.

After a good two hours, a few pub visits, some poignant accounts of past dramas in Svendborg, and a challenging competition, we said goodbye to Karen, feeling uplifted and wiser about Svendborg as it was about 100 years ago.
A big thank you to Karen for a lovely Saturday afternoon.

Jens Erik Henriksen