We cycled from Bjerringbro to Viborg in the Danish Lake District today and saw several brick and whitewashed churches along the way, all with cemeteries around them. Nous avons fait du vélo entre Bjerringbro et Viborg dans la région danoise des lacs et nous avons vu plusieurs églises toutes entourées de cimetières.
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Day #17 Postcard from Denmark – Historical Houses
Today we went to Aarhus in Jutland and saw what I’ve been expecting to see since we arrived – traditional houses. However they are not in the town but in an open-air museum called Den Gamle By (the old town) started by a teacher and translator, Peter Holm, in 1914, to save the mayor’s 16th …
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Day #16 Postcard from Denmark – The Wave
When I saw this building on a website I knew I had to see it live. Fortunately it was on our way from Copenhagen to central Jutland today. Completed last year after a few hiccups, this waterfront apartment complex in Vejle is the work of Henning Larsen Architects, a Copenhagen-based architecture firm. The building consists …
Day #15 Copenhagen – Everyday scenes
Today was our last day in Copenhagen so I thought I’d share some everyday scenes. The first photo is taken next to a metro station, the second and third in a quiet area near the botanical gardens where we had lunch, the fourth in the botanical gardens and the fifth at a food market where …
Day #14 Postcard from Denmark – Frederiksborg Castle
We nearly didn’t go to Denmark’s largest castle built from 1588-1648 which now houses the country’s national history museum. It would have been a huge mistake! We got there at 4 pm only to learn it closed at 5. Regrettably we had to rush through it. Each room was more sumptuous than the previous one! …
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Day #13 Postcard from Denmark – Roskilde Cathedral
Roskilde Cathedral, a Unesco world heritage site, consecrated in the 12th century, is a wonderful combination of Romanesque and Gothic. A total of 37 sovereigns have been crowned here. I particularly liked the 1580 triptych from Antwerp. La cathédrale de Roskilde, inscrite au patrimoine de l’humanité par l’UNESCO et consacré au XIIe siècle, allie avec …
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Day #11 Postcard from Copenhagen – The Little Mermaid
We were going to wait for a sunny day to see the Little Mermaid but we decided to visit her on the way to the Glyptotek Museum which turned out to be closed on Mondays! We had lunch at the very popular tourist area around the Nyhavn Canal. We cycled home in constant drizzle (40 …
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Day #10 Postcard from Copenhagen
Today was our first day in Copenhagen, somewhat marred by the overcast sky and three short downpours. I decided to wait for a sunny day to visit the Little Mermaid. The last photo is the tree house at our home exchange in Bagsværd, 13 k north of the city. We cycled there of course and …
Day #8 Postcard from Germany – Wismar & Insel Poel
We started by driving 40 minutes north to Wismar, a world heritage site on the Baltic Coast then cycled to the neighbouring island of Poel joined to the mainland by a levee. I had the best meal since we left France in a little restaurant next to a marina – a seafood platter with scallops, …
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Day #7 Postcard from Germany – Lübeck
Today we cycled 55 k return from where we are staying in Ziethen near Ratzeburg to Lübeck in the very north of Germany. Brick is the main construction material and some of the buildings are impressively high. The difference between former east and west Germany is obvious – the bike paths are not always paved …