Odense day trip

Odense is 3rd largest city in Denmark and largest on Funen island. Home to the famous fairy tale writer Hans Christian Anderson who was born in the city in 1805 and spent his childhood years there. We followed the trail around the city dodging the showers which hi-lights key sites. The Cathedral with its red brick Gothic architecture is named after the Danish king Canute IV the Saint. The open caskets with remains of Canute and his brother Benedict are on display in the crypt 😳. They were both murdered at the site in 1086. It has an unusual altar & impressive carved pulpit.
We had to check out the harbour options obviously and the area has a lovely outside pool in the sheltered spot between the residential buildings along with water sport space set up for water polo but limited space for Whisper. I wish I had taken my swimming costume as the sun had decided to come out.
When we arrived back at Nyborg we had time to make the most of the evening sun on the bikes to continue our exploration of the cycle paths locally. Whisper had been joined by a Dragonfly tri. The crew were Swedish and travelling back home. It was good to get some info on options for winter boat storage. Czytaj więcej