Julen nærmede sig, og Niels og Mette var ude på en lidt kold eventyr i København.

Christmas was approaching, and Niels and Mette were on a slightly chilly adventure in København.

De stod foran Den Lille Havfrue, der sad ensom på sin sten ved Langelinie, med havet bølgende bag sig i den klare vinterluft.

They stood in front of the Den Lille Havfrue, who sat alone on her rock by Langelinie, with the sea rolling behind her in the clear winter air.

Et let lag sne dækkede både havfruen og jorden omkring dem.

A light layer of snow covered both the mermaid and the ground around them.

Niels, iført en gigantisk nissehue, prøvede at holde telefonen i den perfekte vinkel.

Niels, wearing an enormous Santa hat, was trying to hold the phone at the perfect angle.

Men det var svært.

But it was challenging.

"Kom nu, Niels," grinede Mette, mens hun trak sin egen hue længere ned om ørerne for at beskytte sig mod kulden.

"Come on, Niels," Mette laughed as she pulled her own hat further down over her ears to protect herself from the cold.

Hun var vant til at tage billeder som fotograf, men Niels insisterede på selv at få det perfekte selfie.

She was used to taking pictures as a photographer, but Niels insisted on getting the perfect selfie himself.

Omkring dem summede andre turister.

Around them, other tourists buzzed about.

Alle havde travlt med at fange øjeblikket af den berømte statue.

Everyone was busy capturing the moment of the famous statue.

Niels blev hurtigt distraheret, da nogen gik lige ind foran hans billede.

Niels was quickly distracted when someone walked right in front of his picture.

"Åh, beklager!"

"Oh, sorry!"

sagde han, mens han forsøgte at ændre vinkel.

he said, as he tried to change the angle.

Mette sukkede, hendes næse var blevet lidt rød af det kolde vejr.

Mette sighed, her nose had turned slightly red from the cold weather.

"Skal jeg ikke bare tage det?"

"Shouldn't I just take it?"

foreslog hun.

she suggested.

Men Niels rystede på hovedet.

But Niels shook his head.

"Det her er vores julekort, jeg vil gøre det rigtigt."

"This is our Christmas card, I want to do it right."

Han tog et skridt tilbage for at få mere af statuen med.

He took a step back to get more of the statue in.

Det næste øjeblik skred hans fod på den glatte sne, og kameraet faldt lige ned i en hvid dynge.

The next moment, his foot slipped on the slippery snow, and the camera fell right into a white pile.

Mette kiggede overrasket, og dernæst brød hun ud i en varm latter.

Mette looked surprised, and then burst into warm laughter.

"Det er okay, vi kan tørre det af," sagde hun, stadig grinende.

"It's okay, we can wipe it off," she said, still laughing.

Niels rejste sig fra sneen, lidt flov men også befriet af øjeblikkets skønhed.

Niels got up from the snow, a bit embarrassed but also relieved by the beauty of the moment.

Efter de havde tørret kameraet nogenlunde af, stillede de sig igen foran havfruen.

After they had wiped the camera off as much as possible, they stood again in front of the mermaid.

Niels, nu også smittet af Mettes latter, knipsede et billede, mens de begge lo som små børn i sneen.

Niels, now also infected by Mette's laughter, snapped a picture as they both laughed like little kids in the snow.

Det perfekte uperfekte billede.

The perfect imperfect picture.

Niels betragtede resultatet.

Niels looked at the result.

"Det her er det," sagde han med en stor smil og tilføjede, "De bedste øjeblikke er de uventede."

"This is it," he said with a big smile and added, "The best moments are the unexpected ones."

Mette nikkede og lagde en arm om ham.

Mette nodded and put an arm around him.

"Ja, du har ret.

"Yes, you're right.

Det er perfekt."

It's perfect."

Med fælles enighed gik de væk fra Den Lille Havfrue, hånd i hånd, klar til at bruge deres ærlige, spontane billede til at sprede julestemning blandt familie og venner.

In mutual agreement, they walked away from Den Lille Havfrue, hand in hand, ready to use their honest, spontaneous picture to spread Christmas cheer among family and friends.