ingridandjohn

Desperately trying to do a bit of catch up on this blog. I am sitting on the bed in our very nice room aboard the River Victoria in Moscow, but I've still got plenty to tell about our time in Denmark. We moved from cousin Ellen's place to cousin Kirsten. In between was the big family get together with many other family members, held in an old farmhouse on the island of Fyn. This was my big chance to catch up with other cousins and an aunt that I might not otherwise have seen. Thank you to cousin Signe and her family for hosting a wonderful day. One of the highlights of our time with Kirsten and Karin was the visit to the city of Aarhus to see Aros, the art gallery and Rainbow Panorama - ... read more

Many thanks to cousin Tove and cousin Karin for the lovely day trip to Djursland, a region in east Jutland, Denmark. We stopped at 3 impressive country estates, with picturesque gardens and grounds and idyllic (I think that's the word that best describes many of the places we see) ponds. Many of these old buildings have a moat around them and whilst we couldn't get a look inside the buildings because the holiday season is over, it is interesting to wander around the grounds. These grand homes are expensive to maintain so many have become accommodation places, museums or conference centres. I confess to not really remembering the details about these old manor houses but the pictures speak for themselves. We travelled through a mix of farming land and forest, wind mills dotted all over the ... read more

Day 2 in Dubai, (I'm late posting this because we've now been in Denmark a few days catching up with family, but better late than never, right?) After a lazy start we decide to brave the heat to go out for a walk in the local area. Mostly computer stores on our street so we venture down another way where we find lots of stores selling traditional Indian and muslim clothing. The colours are vibrant and the fabrics are beautiful. I stop to admire a beautiful Indian sari in red white and black and the store owner immediately dashes out of the store and wants me to come in and try it on. No thanks I say but he continues to beckon as we keep walking down the street. Every time we linger outside a store ... read more

New to this blogging thing so I hope it works. John and I leave in a week's time for our trip to Denmark to visit the relatives and then a 12 day cruise from Moscow to St.Petersburg. Looking forward to leaving the miserable cold weather and enjoying the sunshine in the northern hemisphere. Sorry about the blurry photo but only one I could find with both of us in it.... read more