I grew up in Denmark's 2nd largest city, Århus.

But strangely, Denmark no longer has a city by that name.

Århus was originally named Aros from 700-1406, when the city name changed to Aarhus. But in 1948 Denmark had a spelling reform where the character Å was introduced to represent Aa, and Aarhus became Århus.

However, because of international tourism and events, the city council decided to revert to the old name Aarhus in 2010, making it easier to spell internationally without the Å.

@randahl When I was there, oh, thirty years or so ago, for a conference, I was struck most sharply by the fact that, being a smoker, I had to stand outside, and your poor benighted people had not actually been told about awnings.

@GeePawHill awnings have always been quite common in Aarhus. Especially on the main shopping street.

@randahl You say that, but I'm standing out there in the freezing rain barely keeping my cigarette lit by bending over and covering it with my head. :)

Cool conference, tho. I met one of Dijkstra's sons, outside, in the freezing rain. We shared a smoke and a hit of whiskey.

(You're not a computer geek, so you might not know who Dijkstra was, but trust me, he was a very major geek.)