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  • Maree Crawford
  • Steve Crawford
  • Maree Crawford
  • Steve Crawford

Denmark and East Europe

June 2019 Leer más
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    24 de junio de 2019
  • Denmark and East Europe

    Roskilde

    25 de junio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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 the harbour next to the Viking Museum.
    It is 27 degrees, very unusual in Denmark, and locals are out in it and loving it.    Leer más

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    Mick and Mel introduced us to this game a couple of years ago, now a family favourite

    Roskilde Viking Museum

    26 de junio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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 to block of a passageway to prevent enemy ships coming to attack them.
    Roskilde used to be the Danish capital.    Leer más

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    Lots of cyclistsTown hallYou know you're in Denmark when you see hundreds of bicyclesSteve had Odense Pilsener, I had 0% HeinekenOur home for the night

    Odense

    26 de junio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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 a beer on the street and enjoyed the weather.
    We're in a nice hotel.    Leer más

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    Ruby, Steve, Jean Pierre, Celia, ReneeVejle pedestrian streetKids cooling off under a fountain

    Catching up with Ruby

    27 de junio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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 at her host family.
    Very lovely evening and Ruby looked very much at home there.
    Host dad, Jean Pierre, drove us back to hotel via the Deer Park    Leer más

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    Back with our Danish family 👪
    Driving on the wrong side of the road!!Staying at Karen's AirBNB, lovenest 😂The path up to main house

    Back with Thor

    28 de junio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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 family make us very welcome.
    Thor cooks us a lovely BBQ for tea.
    Ib is away in Bonn, Germany but due back tonight. Nanna is in Copenhagen visiting her grandma. So it's just us 4 tonight.    Leer más

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    The Mill

    29 de junio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ☀️ 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 already at the mill.
    We relax, check out the building going on and Thor and the boys cook a second BBQ tea. They did very well.
    Then around 10 pm, as the sun was setting, we drove back to Aarhus.    Leer más

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    Moesgaard Museum

    30 de junio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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 mob from Gupuwiyak in North Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
    Also, the main exhibits are the Danish and how they lived through all the different ages up until now. Excellent. It is the second time I've seen it but still find it interesting. It's the first time Steve has seen it.    Leer más

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    Lunch
    Lots of shrubbery in summer.Walking through the forest to the beachThor's placeThor's street

    Hanging out with Thor

    30 de junio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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 to home.
    After that Thor took us to his apartment for a coffee and a bit of a drive around Aarhus.
    Then back to Karen and Ib's for another BBQ tea made by Thor. He loves cooking.    Leer más

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    Roadtripping
    Went for a morning walk firstMary made the family tree!!

    Jelling

    1 de julio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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. The Museum has been upgraded since 7 years ago and is another Danish masterpiece in history retelling.
    Danish rune stones and King Harald    Leer más

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    Walking into town
    Steve's adventure into IkeaLunch

    Exploring Aarhus

    2 de julio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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 hire private people's cars and is much cheaper.
    Firstly, we drove out to Ikea as Steve had never been to one. Thor said "I've never been to Ikea as a tourist attraction 😂!"
    We then walked around Aarhus central streets and had lunch at a Street Food warehouse.
    Then home for a snooze before going to Malte's for tea.    Leer más

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    The 3 birthday people
    Yummy birthday cakeThey gave him a tree.Danish flags in the card evenNanna and baby niece Mesa

    Birthday tea with Malte

    2 de julio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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 Mice birds, hence her name 💕
    They gave Thor a present and a cake for his birthday tomorrow. They sing a traditional Danish song, use Danish flags and also sing Happy Birthday, although the Happy Birthday may have been for our benefit.
    We also sang for Steve and Thor's sister who has her birthday on the 4th!    Leer más

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    Ebeltoft

    3 de julio de 2019, Dinamarca ⋅ ⛅ 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

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    HOHO bus and boat

    5 de julio de 2019, Alemania ⋅ ⛅ 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 bus and canal cruise, which was great for am overview. We got off at Alexander Platz and Potsdam Platz for a look around.
    Berlin is a lovely city, a third of it is national parks and very green. Also pretty confronting with all its history too.    Leer más

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