Yep, we visited this Danish Capitol last year before all the controversies

[theking]

Beautiful California town known as ‘Danish capital of America’ tears itself apart over controversial project
A bitter fight over a tourism app owned and developed by Solvang mayor David Brown has divided the Danish-themed California town for months, culminating this week in a major ethics overhaul and new accusations of conflicts of interest at City Hall.

The dispute centers on ”Solvang Passport” that promotes selected businesses and attractions in the popular Santa Barbara County destination — often called the “Danish capital of America.”

I took these photos when we were there:

[Visualmon]

I noticed the flag. These are the Scandinavians from Denmark.  They're the last remaining Viking bloodline.