hanne kruse
Hanne Kruse Olsen Joined: November 2nd 2007
Logged in: January 25th 2012
Logged in: January 25th 2012
Fortunately for me, I am able to travel quite a lot and I always take my dig cam with me ;o) I like to travel to more unusual places and have been travelling a lot in e.g. Eastern European countries. I like to use the local transport e.g. by train which I think is the ultimate way of travelling. You see a lot more and get a better chance of meeting local people... As I have lived in England since 2003, I have seen many places in Britain and still like to explore new cities, towns and areas around the British Isles.
Travel Blog Posts
Chester Rows
July 2010 was a busy but interesting month for me. On 14 July I had an exam in geology and the following Saturday I started summer school in British geological history in Northern England. The few days in between I went to Chester, a city I have wanted to visit for years but never had got around to travel to before. So finally my first holiday in Chester!! Chester was first founded by the Romans as a fort called Deva Victrix and there are still a few Roman remains. However, it is probably the beautiful "Tudor" houses in the city centre the visitors will notice first. The Chester Rows have a long history but are today arcade-like structures. It is a very unique and pleasant experience walking around exploring the architecture. I also went to see ... read more
Mt. Aso
Our next destination was Kumamoto which is about a four hours train trip from Hiroshima. Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto-ken, located on the island of Kyushu and home to a great traditional Japanese fortified castle. Unfortunately we did not have much time to explore Kumamoto as our prime destination was Mt. Aso, about 1 hour by train from Kumamoto. As I am studying geology in my spare time and always been fascinated by volcanoes, this was a fantastic opportunity to see volcanic activities in action! Kyushu is dominated by volcanic activities with several volcanoes and volcano complexes and is home of one of the world's greatest active caldera volcano, Mt. Aso, created by four big eruptions 90000-300000 years ago. The dimensions of the volcano complex is fantastic - the caldera is so large (24 ... read more
Atomic Bomb Dome
On the first part of our trip we went to Hiroshima, Miyajima and later Kuyshu. We had both bought a Japan Railway Pass which is certainly well worth considering if you are planning to travel independently in Japan. Furthermore, train travel in Japan is a fantastic experience - the trains are always on time and you can sit there comfortably while travelling 2-300 km per hour. First stop, Hiroshima is a lovely and dynamic city but as most people know it has not always been so. Hiroshima was the target of the first atomic bomb world ever saw with total destruction as a result. Exactly how many people died will never be known. The decision to keep the ruins of the old exhibition building standing after the war was over was probably a controversial one but ... read more
Tea ceremony house
So ... I am back! After a long spell of studying I will start on my travelblog one more time. This time I have been to lovely Asia where I always enjoy to go. My Danish friend Karina and I took at quick decision and booked our flight tickets to Narita to the 20th February and coming back after two weeks there. It was my second visit to Japan, first time being in April-May 2007 so I was certainly due for another trip to this wonderful and strange land in the far east. We have some good Japanese friends who we could visit as well as travelling on own hand for some days. This is the first blog I will make about our trip and in the coming days more will follow. ... read more
First view of Canada
Canada has always fascinated me, the wildness, the prerier and forests and the waste scale of this North American country, but it was not before May 2009 I actually went to experience it all myself. I arrived to metropolitan and dynamic Toronto and had a five days there before boarding the train (The Canadian) all the way to Vancouver. The train went over cities like Winnipeg and Jasper as well as gave an good impression of the landscape variation of this huge country so was very enjoyable. Vancouver, my last stop, is a beautiful and stylish city. ... read more
High Street
This month's trip was for Dorchester, the county town of Dorset in south-west England. In a English context, Dorchester is not a big town with its ca 16.000 inhabitants. However, Dorchester has a fantastic mix of old monuments going back several thousands of years such as Maiden Castle, Maumbury Rings and and Roman Town House so the past is very present. Author of the "slightly" bleak novel, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 in a village nearby Dorchester.... read more
Ribe Cathedral
Founded in the beginning of the 8th century, Ribe is the oldest existing town in Denmark. At that time the vikings used Ribe as a trading centre before leaving for "sea expeditions". The first Scandinavian church was built here around 860. The town continued to grow and became very important not just for Denmark but much of Scandinavia. Although there was a great fire in 1580, many of Ribe's original medieval houses are still standing. The great cathedral situated in the heart of Ribe can been seen from far away as the landscape surrounding Ribe is very flat, much of it marshland. The cathedral was built in the 13th century. Many famous people was born or lived in Ribe during the centuries. A few days before Christmas my brother Aage and our friends Charlotte and Henriette ... read more
Tudor Tavern
Taunton is the biggest town in Somerset and a good base for exploring more of Somerset, especially the countryside. Somerset is well-known for its links to agriculture. In Somerset there is a big produce of apple cider and also cheddar cheese has its origin in Somerset, namely in the town of Cheddar :o) The county has created the "Taunton Heritage Trail" which leads you to some of the historic most interesting places and buildings in Taunton. Earlier this year I went on a photo tour following the heritage trail and here is the result... ... read more
Leaving England
My brother and I have the tradition of going on a holiday together every year and also so this year. Our holidays are never the usual type of "stay at the beach, wake up late and have some good food" - no, we obviously both like a bit of uncertainty and discomfort. So, despite our Danish guide book saying that the only sensible way of getting to Greece is now by flying, we deceided to Greece on a Interrail ticket. Our inspiration was our trip in 2006 where we went on the Sibirian Railway from Moscow to Beijing which was a both fantastic and interesting trip. I have always flown from England to Denmark when going on holiday but this time, I went to Harwich to catch the boat to Esbjerg. Although the sea was rough ... read more
Englefield House
As a big tv crime lover, the serie "Midsomer Murders" (in Denmark and other countries called "Barnaby") is one of my favourite programs on tv. One of the benefits with living in Britain is you get all the premieres of good British programs and also when it comes to life and particular death in County Midsomer. One of the latest Midsomer Murders had Englefield House as one of its locations. Englefield House is located only a few kilometres from Reading in a very beautiful park and is definetely worth a visit - also for people who is not a particular big fan of British crime movies.... read more
