Blogs from Denmark, Europe - page 15

Hallo Blogers Wir sind also mit dem Zug wieder zum Campingplatz zurückgekehrt, haben dort nochmals übernachtet und sind anschliessend über die Öresundbrücke in Dänemark eingereist. Die Brücke ist ein imposantes Bauwerk und ist Mautpflichtig (Schlappe CHF 135.--) Der Abstecher zur Klippe von Stevn (Stevnsklint) hat sich mehr als gelohnt. Sie gehört zum UNESCO Weltkulturerbe, ist 15 Km lang und wunderschön. Die Entstehung der Kreidefelsen ist auf einen Meteoriteneinschlag, dem übrigens das Aussterben der Dinosaurier zu verdanken ist, zurückzuführen. Die Weiterreise führte uns zum Campingplatz "Möns Klint". Ein wunderbarer Ort in absoluter Nähe der gleichnamigen Klippen. Die Herausforderung zum Besuch der grossartigen Naturformation liessen wir uns nicht nehmen. Um 0830 Uhr verliessen wir den Campingplatz (zu Fuss). Mit dem Routenplan suchten wir nun den von uns ausgewählten Pfad. Pfa... read more

We began our second full day in Copenhagen just as begun our first - on the hop on - hop off bus which we caught to the main train station and then transferred to the green line which took us past the Copenhagen Zoo and the Carlsberg Brewery. We were not sure why you would spend your time here in Copenhagen at a Brewery but for some people I guess this wold be the highlight of their visit to Copenhagen. After returning to the train station, we caught the red line to Christiania which is a commune type area established by hippies in 1971 white most of the buildings built by actual hippies. The area is built on public land around a river and public authorities have turned a blind eye to construction and habitation as ... read more

Today is just a day of travel as we move our holiday from Ireland to the Baltic Sea so our journey started at 5:00 am as we packed the remaining of our belongings, loaded the bags into the car and commenced the 3 hour drive to Dublin Airport on the N8, N7 and M50. We allowed an hour and a half to drop off the rental car given the time it took to pick it up but dropping a car off at Dublin airport is much more efficient than picking one up and within 15 minutes, we were on the shuttle bus toward terminal almost 3 hours before our flight. We left Dublin on a dreary overcast day but arrived in Copenhagen to warm bright sunshine. After collecting or baggage, we caught the train directly to ... read more

We had been heading down through Norway and I think I had put up with a lot. I really didn’t like the places where we were close to an edge and I could see a long way down. I was not too sure about the train that when upwards but still I was very brave and I got through it. The last few days however have been very traumatic. I have definitely cracked it with those big noisy animals Bernie and Phil call buses and lorries. I only need to bark furiously at them and they disappear, not that I get any thanks for it just constantly being told to be quiet. My first scary moment was when Phil had taken me for a lovely walk along a beach and we saw some animals with long ... read more

18th July Copenhagen Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen, approached on another beautiful sunny summers day. As usual with late morning arrivals the buses are full and queues are the order of the day. As we berthed only a 20 minute stroll into the centre it was the way to see some of this easy going bonhomie of this ‘wonderful’ city. Copenhagen was the adopted home of Hans Christian Anderson, commemorated by the statue of the Little Mermaid, a bronze statue dated 1913 by a Danish artist Edvard Eriksen. It is the most photographed lady in Copenhagen, situated on the Langeline Promenade only 200 metres from where we were berthed, chances of us getting a photo were slim on our way out as the world and his dog (well tourists, mainly Japanese) were crawling (literally) all over her. Hans ... read more