Lejre

Today, we were going to one of the main highlights a lot of us were looking forward to: Vikings. Over at Lejre, they had the Land of Legends which housed the country's largest King's Hall, a replica of the gathering halls used in the old days. It was a bit of a journey and we had to stop by a 7/11 to eat lunch. Aye, our lunches haven't been really good but mom's cooking every dinner more than made up for it.

We passed through the souvenir shop where a bracelet caught my eye but I wasn't ready to buy it just yet. The entire area was huge but of course, the first sight we went to was the actual King's Hall. It was mighty impressive and very well-made. Mom, Jake, and I went around its perimeter before entering only to find the inside to look much more spacious than what the outside seemed to imply. It had all sorts of objects from dolls and swords, to a taxidermized boar right at the center. There were actors dressed the part and a pot-bellied man sporting a huge beard moved center stage to start telling stories of yore as one of the many shows scheduled around the land. After the King's Hall, my mom, sister and uncle wanted to rest while dad, Jake and I went up a hill to check out the stone circles. From there, our dad went back to them while Jake and I continued to the village. I roped him into exploring the whole park instead since he just wanted to see the pig farm and so off we went, through forests and bridges, finding bones of animals and old campsites. Some highlights included a bunch of sheep eating hay, the stone ship, and the village at the end with goats, geese, and the non-existent boars. This was all during sunset so golden hour was peaking and it made the whole hike around the countryside extremely pleasant. We regrouped with my family at one of the huts before going to the bus stop. On the way, I managed to snag myself a bracelet from before, this time around, it had a lot more memories tied to it.

Back on the train, Jake told me that I had time to explore Roskilde on my own and true enough, there was a cathedral here though I wasn't so sure if I wanted to yet. When the stop arrived and Jake reminded me that this was my chance, I ended up going for it. Walking around the town at dusk with the cold wind blowing actually felt good. Not a lot of people too. The cathedral was coated scarlet with its lighting and it gave off such a Hogwarts vibe. Unfortunately, it was already closed and I couldn't enter to see the royal tombs, plus there was a wedding on-going so with that out of the way, I went back to the station and found myself even arriving before my family back at our apartment since they went shopping first.Read more