Blogs from Denmark, Europe - page 7

So everyone, nearly all 40 Carthago owners motorhomes have left Hillerod it seems so its goodbye to Andrew, Joan and now Barrie and Chris who have gone on to Sweden. That means we are on our own with no place to go. But the three couples are all in touch and all I can say is what a fabulous time we have had with all four of them - more Carthago chums adventures to be had in due course. So after a bit of internet searching I thought I had found a great place for us to stop, near a fjord, so really looking forward to doing this and you cannot go to Denmark and not stay near a fjord surely. After a nice journey which once again I navigated although Mr Mike wanted the Sat ... read more

This is supposed to be a group of people who know what they are doing, well I can tell you this is not the case, even though most are retired and long standing motorhomers’. So Andrew and Joan had brought a rotary clothes dryer. So both mike and I set ours up really easily within 2 seconds. It is a Lakeland one (other suppliers are available) - but could we put Andrew’s and Joan’s up, not a bloody chance. We also got lots of other Carthago owners to help and once again how many carthago owners does it take to put a rotary dryer up, well all I can say it is not enough. We decide to go into Copenhagen which is a lovely city. We decide that we will buy a Copenhagen pass which gives ... read more

The title is not actually true, I just wanted to appear literary by quoting Shakespeare. It’s quite the opposite really, we’ve found it all but rotten and have really enjoyed our short stopover here. The apartment is in a great spot (perhaps not vertically) and we’ve really enjoyed being in the heart of such a walkable and relaxed city. Yesterday’s adventures were guided by Geoff (under some suspicion by the girls) and we visited Christianborg where the royal family used to reside. It’s been their lodging place since the city was founded in the 1000s or so, so there are some ruins underneath, but they’re currently running an exhibition of medieval and renaissance monsters and their symbolism and connection to emotions. It was supposed to be ‘for kids’ but we all thought it was great and ... read more

Exploring the Traditional Fishing Village of Dragør Founded in the 12th century as a fishing village,it was used as a fishing port for centuries. It has a Dutch influence because the Danish king invited Dutch farmers to live in the area to supply food for the royal family in the 16th century. The Dutch were more agriculturally advanced than the Danish, and they actually introduced carrots to Denmark! It was a bit misty to see the bridge connecting Denmark to Sweden but Emma was able to show a picture on her phone. As we passed the fisherman’s shacks and the harbour we heard how the fishermen in Dragør helped save the Danish jews during the WWII. One of the small fishing boats used has been restored and sits in the harbour as a permanent memory. The ... read more

Unfortunately our flight left Dallas late putting us in to Amsterdam an hour and a half later than planned and put us at risk of missing the connection to Copenhagen unless it was delayed. I made sure we were packed and moving as soon as that aircraft door opened. We were lucky in that the AMS airport didn't dump you into a customs hall immediately after deplaning so we power walked our way across the airport. We may not have been the absolute worst gate pair connection in the airport but it was close. We went from the far end of G through the mall of an airport through a respectably short customs queue to the departure gate at the far end of D. It was at a minimum a mile walk. Glistening we rushed up ... read more