Off again

Leaving Melb tonight
Dubai then Denmark.

3 hour stopover in Dubai airport
Roskilde

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 theLeggi altro
Roskilde Viking Museum

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 toLeggi altro
Odense

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 aLeggi altro
Odense Street Art

Food and drink

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

Very interesting museum
Catching up with Ruby

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 atLeggi altro
Legoland

Just a small sample of the original Legoland in Billund, Denmark.
Steve and Ruby did all the rides.
Some amazing creations
Legoland critters

Back with Thor

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 familyLeggi altro
The Mill

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 alreadyLeggi altro
Moesgaard Museum

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 mobLeggi altro
Hanging out with Thor

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 toLeggi altro
Jelling

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. TheLeggi altro
Exploring Aarhus

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 hireLeggi altro
Aarhus street art

Birthday tea with Malte

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 MiceLeggi altro
Happy Birthday Thor and Steve

Ebeltoft

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

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

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

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 busLeggi altro
Walls and Gestapos

Disturbing but interesting side to Berlin