Off again
June 24, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
Leaving Melb tonight
Dubai then Denmark.
June 25, 2019 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
3 hour stopover in Dubai airport
Roskilde
June 25, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After 24 hours in planes and an airport, we make it to Copenhagen. We have slept a bit so not too tired.
We take train from the airport to Roskilde where we stay at a Danhostel backpackers on theRead more
Roskilde Viking Museum
June 26, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Truly amazing museum.
Steve didn't want to go but was very pleased he did.
6 Viking ships were recovered from the fjord mud and have been reconstructed. They were scuttled around 900 years ago toRead more
Odense
June 26, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Odense is the home town of Hans Christian Andersen, the author of all the famous fairy tales.
I saw the H C Anderson museum 2 years ago, Steve wasn't interested so we explored the town on foot, had aRead more
Odense Street Art
June 26, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Food and drink
June 26, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We found a street food place-it was great. Storms Pakhus is an old warehouse converted to undercover food hall.
We also found an Aussie bar.
Danish Railway Museum
June 27, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Very interesting museum
Catching up with Ruby
June 27, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Next stop was Vejle where Ruby, our niece, is living on a student exchange program. She's been here since January and leaves in December.
She met us in town and showed us around then we had dinner atRead more
Legoland
June 28, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Just a small sample of the original Legoland in Billund, Denmark.
Steve and Ruby did all the rides.
Some amazing creations
Legoland critters
June 28, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Back with Thor
June 28, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
After Legoland we go back to our hotel to pick up our gear and train to Aarhus where Thor and Karen pick us up.
For Maree, it's like coming home, this is my 3rd time back.
As usual Thor's familyRead more
The Mill
June 29, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Thor drives us to Visloft where the family own and are restoring a mill.
On the way we stop to visit a castle ruin and have an ice-cream.
Karen and Ib and 2 grandsons, Hugo and Albert, are alreadyRead more
Moesgaard Museum
June 30, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
A very impressive museum. Lots of interactive exhibits. The Big Man, a preserved body found in a bog.
Part of one exhibition, how we honour and remember our dead, are the Australian Aboriginal mobRead more
Hanging out with Thor
June 30, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Today Thor took us to Moesgaard Museum and then a lovely lunch close by. Then for a swim. It is 28 degrees, very much a heat wave here. I've swum in Denmark! The water was a similar temperature toRead more
Jelling
July 1, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Steve and I go for a walk along the walk/ride track while Their sorts out his plumbing problem.
We pick up Ruby so she can stay with us for a few days.
We visit the Jelling history museum. TheRead more
Exploring Aarhus
July 2, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Walked into town, 5 km, this morning along the stream past "home".
Met Thor at train station where he had picked up a hire car for 2 days. He used Gomore, which is a platform where you can hireRead more
Aarhus street art
July 2, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Birthday tea with Malte
July 2, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We went to Thor's brother, Malte's place for tea tonight. He and his wife, Mia, have a 3 week old baby, Mice (pronounced Mesa) .
Mesa was born at home, with little birds chirping. The birds are MiceRead more
Happy Birthday Thor and Steve
July 3, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Ebeltoft
July 3, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We revisited Ebeltoft for lunch. We saw the ship museum, walked the old town and had lunch at the same place we had Thor and Steve's 18/50th birthday 7 years ago. It was lovely
Farewell Danish meal
July 3, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Last supper, as I called it.
The Dane's celebrate most events with their flag, and they included ours as napkins. It was a lovely Danish meal
Berlin by Flixbus
July 4, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
9 hours on a bus. Wasn't too bad actually. You must take your own food though.
Thor and family suggested we try the bus as it's cheaper and more scenic than the train.
HOHO bus and boat
July 5, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
East and West Berlin are now one city but you can still see the difference. Old vs new.
There looks to be a lot of gold featured on the statues and old buildings too.
We did the Hop on hop off busRead more
Walls and Gestapos
July 5, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Disturbing but interesting side to Berlin