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travelling!

Warning: this is long. but awesome, so enjoy!

First, some general things about my trip to Norway. I wish I had written after each day, but that ended with day 1, so I will give you some overall impressions and then a day by day summary of the major activities. This was a phenomenal trip. I have been wanting to go to Norway since 6^th grade, and now I’ve finally been there. Every day was filled with beautiful scenery and wonderful food, but most importantly I think, wonderful people on the trip. Some I had met before and got to know better (Ida, Hutch, Tory),  but most I only met in the airport. I really enjoyed ending every day snuggled up under my comforter on the couches in the hostel lounge talking with my new friends. I had such a wonderful time.

Saturday

I woke up this morning at 4:45, the beginning of this journey. It was rather early, but I was excited, and it didn’t feel too bad. Carsten had offered to drive me to the airport, so we climbed into the cold car and headed off. Getting a boarding pass and going through security was a breeze, but then we had to wait 3 hours until our plane left (why did we have to get there at 6, almost 3 hours before our flight?)The flight was nice, got a bit of sleep. On our descent, we were greeted with lovely, beautiful views of lakes and fjords and mountains and quaint little towns. We landed without incident, and had a 3 hours bus ride from Bergen to Flam. There were nice views with waterfalls, mountains, and lots of tunnels under mountains. We moved stuff into the hostel, then headed to lunch, and then on to a (rather chilly) tour of the fjord. It was two hours, and very lovely. Bus ride back, and then buffet dinner, with lots of food. Total pictures so far, 93. Now just hanging out, going to play bananagrams, maybe cosmic wimpout.

Sunday

This was a long day. It began with breakfast at the restaurant that would serve (almost) all of our meals during our time in Flåm, which had a super great breakfast buffet. My standard breakfast on this trip was two pieces of fresh bread with raspberry jam, two soft boiled eggs, three pieces of bacon, some fruit, some pepper slices, and several glasses of apple juice. Yum Yum! At 9 we all (except James…but that’s another story) boarded the Flåmsbana train for a roughly 1 hour ride up into the mountains, climbing ~860 meters in 20 km and passing through 20 tunnels. Then we walked through the valley all the way back to Flåm. It took about 5 hours, including a lunch break, and afterwards we were all ready for some dinner and relaxation.

Monday

On Monday we had no formal plans until the afternoon, so after getting our rented bikes at 10, we split off into groups. I headed with a number of other people to hike up to a waterfall we had seen the previous day. After accidentally passing it, we managed to get to the right place thanks to a helpful local. The view of the valley and fjord from the waterfall was nice, and the hike was well worth it. After coming back down we biked over to the neighboring town of Aurland, where we had lunch by the water and checked out a glass blowing store before returning to Flåm for our fjord safari. We all donned brightly colored suits and climbed into the zodiacs (some too enthusiastically…Hutch twisted her ankle). It was a great experience, skipping around in the zodiacs was fun in itself, and we also got to see some seals and porpoises and learn about some of the sights we passed as we made our way through the fjord.

Tuesday

We began with a group activity, biking up to Otternes farm, a site that had been occupied by a few families of farmers from the 1700s until the 1990s, and was then purchased and preserved by the municipality. Our host Lilah told us about life on the farm, and we helped her to make traditional brown goat cheese, which is dark and sweet, and is made from what is left over after normal goat cheese is made (maybe like cajeta…) Lunch at Otternes was fabulous as well as mostly local. After lunch I and a few people decided to do what a group had done the day before…bike up to the Stegastein look out, a 7.5 km ride uphill the whole way, with the prize for reaching the top a lookout spot about 650 meters (2130 ft) above the fjord. The ride up was very, very hard (granny gear almost all the way, at some points more walking than biking) but I felt very accomplished, and if the view didn’t make it worth it, the 12 straight minutes of coasting back down did. That evening we had a beer and aquavit tasting at the local brewery (I tasted. Still don’t like alcohol). After dinner I spent a bit of time outside enjoying the starts on my last night in Norway.

Wednesday

We again boarded the 9AM Flåmsbana, only this time we continued on a different train, stopping briefly in Voss before getting to Bergen. There we took a funicular to a place with an excellent view of the city, and then had about an hour to walk around before we had to get to the airport. From what I saw, Bergen is a lovely city, and I would return if I had the chance. I was sad to leave Norway, but so happy to have been there, and looking forwards to my German adventure with my host family.

Thursday

Back from Norway, on to Hamburg! We left at 9 and made it to Hamburg around 2:15. We got settled in our hotel, and after some struggles, first with buying a train ticket, then with withdrawing money from an ATM (I had to help out and use my card…I think my host dad was embarrassed) we made it to the harbor, where we went on a boat tour. It was in German, so I only understood some of it, but I enjoyed seeing the mix of old and modern buildings on one side of the river, and the giant ships and docks on the other. After the tour we had a nice dinner at a restaurant called Nil, then headed back to the hotel for a few rounds of Cosmic Wimpout before bed. I’m not sure what exactly tomorrow has in store, but It will probably be awesome. So now I must sleep.

Friday

We had a nice breakfast at the hotel before heading out. Instead of taking the train we decided to walk so we could see more of the city. It was pretty cold and windy, but not unbearably so. On the way to our first destination (the miniature wonderland) we stopped at a store that had lots of Halloween costumes, but also some flags, so I bought small German and Danish flags to add to my collection (my host family said the Danish flag would probably be more expensive in Denmark, and since it I will be bringing back other things from here, it was not a big deal that the flag actually was bought in Deutschland). When we made it to the miniature place, we were worried at first because of the big line outside, but it turns out that was for the Hamburg Dungeon next door, that looked like it was some sort of Halloween themed place. The miniature place was really, really awesome. Look for some pictures and maybe even a video or two once I sort through them. It was great. We then walked down one of the oldest streets in the city, stopping to eat at an Italian place. Halfway through the meal when who should walk in but Brianna (from my core course ) and Emma (who I have met at least once before). What a crazy random happenstance! From lunch we continued on to visit a tall church tower that was all that remained from the church that had first been burned and then bombed. There was a nice view from the top, but probably not worth the price of admission, seeing as half of it was blocked by scaffolding. We stopped for pastries, then Jeppe and I headed back to the hotel to rest/get some work done while the others went to check out the Kunsthalle. We had a late dinner at Subway, because no one was feeling like anything nice, then more cosmic wimpout before bed. Today we headed back home, and after enduring a seemingly endless amount of stop and go traffic, and a quick stop to load up on cheap junk food, soda, and beer just on the German side of the border, we made it home. It was a great week of travel!

Well...

here is another blog post. I'm going to try a slightly new format. Why? Because I feel like it!
Monday
It was a pretty normal day. In my core course we had professor #3, Henning, who is giving a few lectures to prepare us for our trip to Greenland. Today we learned about the settlement history. It definitely has me (and the rest of the class, I presume) really excited about our trip in just about a month! After classes I met up with my group for a case study project for my sustainable design class. My group, which was randomly assigned, consists of me, Jessie, and Ben. I didn't know either of them before, but I had a great time hanging out and working on the outline for our case study. Fun fact, Jessie is a triplet. I can't recall meeting anyone who was a triplet before. Anyways, we went to the building that is the subject of our case study, looked around for a while, then stopped to get ice cream on our way back to Ben's DRC where we put together the outline. A pretty nice afternoon considering I was working on a project. Oh! Monday was also my host dad's birthday (47th?) We didn't really do anything for it, because I had to leave at 7AM for class, and my host mom left for a business trip during the day. We did have breakfast for dinner, which was nice.
Tuesday
Average Tuesday as far as classes went. After classes I had to hurry back to Roskilde to register for my CPR card at the town office. The CPR card is the one that says I get to enjoy the benefits of the free health care. So when I get it, time for crazy stuff!!! Well probably not. Safety is a good thing. But it is nice to know that I will be provided for if necessary. Tuesday night I went to swing at Studenterhuset again. It was fun, and I definitely feel like I'm getting the hang of it, and I'll be Lindy Hopping in no time. Well probably not quite that good, but still, improvements, I thought, were noticeable. It was very crowded and warm though, so I periodically would step outside to cool down. One of those times I was pulled in by a group of DIS girls who were being taught how to do some sort of 18th century ball dance. It was interesting, but the guys teaching us couldn't really remember how it went, so I didn't really learn much. After I got tired of dancing I started heading out. I ran into Lauren and Jessica, who were also leaving, and Lauren mentioned that her roommate had made cake, so how could I resist. She lives in the Green House (environmental) which is probably where I would have wanted to live if I were not with a host family and if it were an option Wesleyan allowed. So we ate cake, and I met some of the other people in her house, and in general it was hyggeligt (special Danish thing. Hygge basically means really friendly cozy, nice).
Wednesday
I had my first two field studies today, so instead of sleeping in, I got up nice and early (6:30). But I was excited, not only for the field study, but because I decided it was going to be my first Well Dressed Wednesday of the semester. I wore my new blue pants, a light blue shirt with a dark blue tie, my sweater vest, and a blazer, and was quite fetching if I do say so myself. Field study #1 was for Sustainable by Design. We made two stops, first at the home of the Danish Broadcasting Company, where we talked a lot about double facades, natural ventilation, and interior climate control in all 4 buildings of the complex. It was ok. The next stop was at the Copenhagen Tower Hotel, which I found much more exciting. From the get go this project was conceived to be very sustainable without compromising anything in terms of service and comfort for guests. After hearing their presentation and getting a tour from the architect and the CEO, I must say I thought they did a good job. After returning to the center of Copenhagen (both these sites were on Amager) I headed to Christiansborg Palace, where I was to meet my Danish class for field study #2. We were toured around the palace and told the story of Christian VII, Caroline Mathilde, and Doctor Struensee. It is an interesting story and after our tour we went to DIS to watch a Danish movie called A Royal Affair, which was about this story. It was very good.
Today (Thursday)
It was cold when I was biking to the train station today. Just barely above freezing. But by the time I made it to Copenhagen, it felt significantly warmer. At the end of my core course Audra and I did our first official meeting as class reps, and heard some good ideas from our classmates. Other than that, the day was pretty normal. On my ride back home from the train station I got to test the brakes on my bike as a car pulled into a gas station right in front of my. I skidded to a halt just short of the car and the guy who was biking in front of me. We had a bonding moment agreeing that the guy driving the car was a jerk. And that has been my day so far.
Looking ahead
Tonight I will be studying for my Sustainable by Design test tomorrow, and tomorrow I will be getting all ready to leave early on Saturday for my trip to Norway. Not sure what my internet situation will be up there, and also for my short visit to Hamburg with my host family, so this may be my last post for a while. Good thing it's a long one! And now I will end this post, because I want to finish my book before I start on my studying.

last week

So here is the post-Tivoli post I promised. Last week seemed to pass very quickly, as has much of my time here so far. After returning late Sunday night from Samso, I had to do all my homework for Monday which included studying for my first ever DIS test! YAY! I think the test went ok, but I will get it back tomorrow, so hopefully I am right about that. Tuesday I went swing dancing at the Studenterhuset. Jessica and Lauren, who both do that sort of thing back home at Claremont, told me about it, and while they were both going to be doing other things for the most part, I decided to check it out. I got there a bit late so I missed part of the teaching session, but I saw enough of it to remind myself of the basics, and I had a good time for an hour or so. Then most of the people who were clueless as I was stopped dancing and all the really good people were the only ones left. I was definitely intimidated, and was content to just watch. Even Jessica and Lauren were noting how good many of the people there were, and they actually know what they are talking about. But it was a good time, and I think I will go again, because if nothing else it is a good way to get to know some of the locals. And maybe by the end of the semester I'll be Lindy Hopping with the best of them. That is probably unlikely, but hopefully if I stick to it I'll at least be decent. Wednesday I had nothing, and I stayed home all day and finally got on top of/ahead on my homework. Not too exciting, but it has helped me feel a bit more relaxed. Thursday I had test #2, this time in my core course. Well it was really more of a quiz. In class graded assessment of knowledge, maybe that's what I'll call it. ICGAoK. I had my second ICGAoK, which again, felt like it went ok, but we'll see. Friday was pretty boring, although I did do my first day of wandering out and picking recyclables out of trash cans for half an hour. Not for fun, but for my waste management class. Yesterday I went to Tivoli! I am not really a big roller coaster/ride person, but Tivoli does have other things going for it, and seeing how it is a pretty big deal, and I walk by it every day, I decided it was definitely worth at least the 95 DKK entrance fee. Unfortunately most of my friends had already gone, and everyone in my host family was busy, so I went solo. I wandered around, looking at the gardens and the buildings and the various rides. I ate many sugar-rich snacks. I sat and people watched for a while. My evening was temporarily marred when I took a picture and a nearby man, in a somewhat threatening manner, asked if i was taking a picture of his kids. I told him no, that would be sort of weird, and he seemed to accept that, but still the random accusation got me down a bit. But then I decided I couldn't resist going on a ride on the 99 year old wooden rollercoaster, which was quite enjoyable. I think maybe I like such rides more than I admit/remember, and I was a little sad that I had decided against it, but really it is more fun with someone else, so I wasn't too bummed out. I stayed to see the light show on the lake, but the musical performance of the night was not inspiring, and I decided not to stay until the fireworks, 5 hours was enough.Today was a stay at home sort of day. It felt very subdued. I did some HW, took a bath, read my book, skyped home, and watched the Pats beat the Bucs. Nothing to special. My host mom was going to run a half marathon today, but woke up feeling not too great, and so she did not go. Kind of a bummer for her, but she's going to Noway tomorrow for work stuff, so probably a good plan. Mikkel did go on a 135km bike ride this morning, despite being out until 2 last night, so good for him. Also one of the chickens apparently died last night. Oh well. Also I have been informed that we now have reservations in Hamburg for the weekend after I get back from my Norway trip, so I will finally make it to Germany!
Looking ahead, tomorrow is my host dad's birthday. Since I have to leave early for class and my host mom is leaving for Norway, as far as I know the only special plan is maybe to have breakfast for dinner tomorrow. In my core course this week we are going to be learning about Greenland in preparation for our study tour, so that should be exciting, and then bright and early on Saturday I am heading off for Norway and my second adventure trip. Even further ahead, Jessica has informed me that she is trying to get a group of people together to go see something at the Danish Royal Theater. They have operas, drama, concerts and ballet, though right now she/the rest of the people in the group are leaning towards ballet. I personally didn't have a preference, and I think the two things being discussed, a ballet with Frank Sinatra tunes and the Nutcracker in December, sound great. I will feel very cultured, and at only 48 kr for a "young person" ticket, I'm sure it will be totally worth it!
Also thinking about feeling cultured, now that the weather has started getting colder, I am thinking about dressing up again. While well dressed wednesdays and fancy fridays will certainly be a thing, i am thinking about going all out for Dapper Denmark and dressing up every day. I would probably have to ease into it though. We'll see. Anyways, I am excited for all that is to come the rest of the semester, but since I have to get up at 6:30 tomorrow, now is time to sleep.
One final thing to leave you with is if "My hovercraft has eels" is just not quite a useless enough phrase for your needs, you might try "Umiatsiaasara pullattagaq nimerussanik ulikkaarpoq" which is apparently that same phrase, but in greenlandic!

photo update!

Not going to write too much this time, because I intend to write a post after I go to Tivoli this afternoon, and that will be more exciting. But for now, feel free to check out these photos from my trip to Samso, and try to guess who the surprise special guest appearance is going to be!
As a short aside, the readership of this blog seems to be declining, so I am doing a quick survey. Please comment to let me know what you think would make this blog better. Some suggestions might be.
A) More sarcasm. Lots of sarcasm. Sarcasm works so well over the internet when you don't have to worry about the inflection of your voice and stuff.
B) More pictures. We don't really care about you, we just want to live vicariously through you by pretending we were doing cool things and taking awesome photos.
C) we don't want to hear about the routine of your everyday life. Try to focus on one funny/interesting story that happened and tell it really well. We know you're going to class and doing homework. Bleh.
D) The little things are important. The small differences between the way you are living in Denmark and back home are great. We want to read a detailed account of every day.
E) Crude humor! Naked pictures! Erotic Stories!
F) or the love of god, just post the pictures already.

Sample responses to these answers might be:
A) Of course. Sarcasm. Always a good choice.
B) I have about 50 million pictures of wind turbines from different angles I can add if you really want. I try to just give you the best.
C) Skip over the parts you find boring. This is for me too, and I want to remember the little stuff as well.
D) I'll try to update more frequently. If you comment more I know more people are reading, and I'll be more likely to remember to update.
E) Sorry, not going to happen on this blog (well maybe some crude humor) but if you send me an e-mail, maybe we can work something out... ;^)
^just kidding
F) Ok, Ok, i'll post the pictures. But seriously, if you have any suggestions on how to make this blog better, let me know!

A map showing all the activities at the hostel. There were many.

Thatched roof. Quaint.

Boats in the Ballen Harbor

Pretty typical Samso countryside.

Wind turbines need hugs too...

There was a nice view from the top...

Including the view straight down. My those people look small.

I have at least 7 other pictures that are very similar to this one.

People house...

...duck house!!

signs of fall

more small people

some of my fellow trip-mates.

Samso Labyrinth: Worlds Largest Labyrinth

Platform in the middle of the labyrinth...can't see the edge!

some cool art

highest point on the island. I later rolled down that hill about half way.

ducks hanging out at the duck house

Francesca came to visit!!! YAY!

Greetings from Samsø

I'm writing this from my hostel on Samsø, on the second night of my trip. We left yesterday at 4:30, and after a 1.5 hour train ride, a 2 hour ferry ride, and a 2.5 km walk we made it to our hostel here. For some context, Samsø is a small island (pop~3,800-4,000) between Zealand (main island, w/ copenhagen) and Jutland, the peninsula of Denmark. On arriving at the hostel we had some nice cake, and then went to bed. I am in a room with Ryan, Eric, and Eric (neither of these Erics are Eric/Eli, although one lives with Eric/Eli and is the reason the whole Eli thing came to be). They all seem like pretty cool guys. 
Today after eating breakfast and packing a lunch, we set off biking. It was a nice day and the biking was easy. We stopped a few places in the morning, such as the Energy Academy and one of four straw burning central heating plants. Both were somewhat underwhelming. We had some time for lunch in the harbor town of Ballen, then biked to a farm. Previously the farm had many milk cows, but the farmer is retiring soon and sold most of his herd. However we weren't there for the cows. The special thing about Samsø is that it is totally energy independent, and a large reason for this is their community based investment in renewable energies. Jørgen, the farmer we visited, owns one of the large wind turbines just off the island, and another on his farm, in addition to many solar panels on his barn and new house. So we went to check out his wind turbine it was big and impressive to see up close (I hugged it), even though with a 50m tower height it was a "smaller" turbine (as opposed to the big ones that have 70m blades that you could drive a double decker bus into). And then we got to climb up inside it. After ascending 8 ladders, we reached the top, which was opened to give us a great view. The blades were positioned so they weren't spinning, but it was pretty cool to be up there and see the mechanisms. That was the literal and figurative high point of the day. Afterwards we returned to the hostel, and checked out some of the activities available. Of which there were many. There were giant bouncy things, 3 different styles of mini golf. Frisbee golf. Soccer golf, human foosball, bowling, a rock wall, archery, a pool, and some other stuff. Most of these things you had to pay extra for, and many were closed for the season (like the pool) so i just checked them out and did not use them. Dinner was good, and afterwards we had a campfire and made snørbrod, which are basically dough boys. Wake up/breakfast starts at 6:15 tomorrow, so I am going to bed now.
One more thing, in case you were wondering, I have been hanging out a lot with Jessica and Lauren, because I got to know them during core course week and they are cool and also on this trip. I also have hung out with new friend James, who is in my Renewable Energy class, speaks German at about the same level I do, and seems like a good person too. Huzzah for friends!

Yikes!

As I am settling into a routine it is getting harder to remember to write these posts. I may try going back to doing one every day so it is on my mind more. We'll see about that. This week has been nice, although it has gone by very quickly. I did not play Frisbee Monday or Wednestday, nor have I since the first timeter, as I am busy with classes and want to fill my free time doing other things that I could not do back at home. Also it will save me 500 kr. Monday and Tuesday were pretty average this week, I am still enjoying all my classes. Yesterday I was planning to stay home and finally get on top of/ahead on my homework, but of course it had to go an be beautiful out, so after going to the National Museum for a Danish assignment, I headed north of the city to check out Dyrehaven, the old royal hunting park (after a brief stop at a bakery that sells giant cinnamon rolls for 15 Kr on Wednesdays. Yum). I went with Jordan, who I knew previously because she is staying with a host family close to me, and Tory, who is one of Jordan's friends back at Conn College. Alison and Julie were maybe going to join us, but were distracted by a sale at some store, and did not make it up. Oh! I just remembered on Tuesday afternoon it was also nice so I got to go up in the spiral steeple of Our Saviours Church and savor a nice view of the city, and Tuesday night I went over to Audra's house because she wanted to interview me for one of her classes. Her host sister had some friends over for a sleepover, so we hung out and drank hot cocoa and ate Floedbolle, then I ran home in the rain because I didn't want to wait for the bus and I didn't listen to my host family who suggested I should just bike there, as it was close and I wouldn't get lost. Next time I'll know better. Anyways, Dyrehaven was lovely, with nice big beach trees and lovely paths. We found a giant oak that was hollowed out so you could stand in it, so that was pretty cool too. We wandered through Bakken, which is the oldest amusement park in the world, but unfortunately it was already closed for the season, and it was sort of eerie to walk through it. We did not see any deer (dyre=deer) but evidence was scattered all over the ground, if you know what i mean.
I meant poop.
When I got back I started regretting not working all day instead, because my Renewable Energy professor, who always assigns LOTS of reading, had done it again. Due today: watch a 1.5 hour documentary, a .5 hour documentary, write a response about the longer one, and also read 50 pages. Ugh. Also I have my first test for this class on Monday, which includes a short paper that I need to do ahead of time. In case you have forgotten, I am going to be away all weekend on a biking trip, so Sunday is night is going to be fun. Looking a little further ahead, my friend Francesca, from Chewonki, is studying this year in London, but will be in Copenhagen for a few hours on Tuesday, so hopefully I can see her then.
Anyways, I know what you're all thinking now. You're thinking "wow. he just goes on and on. I don't know how much more rambling I can take!" So fear not, I'm just about done now, and you can look at pictures instead of read after one last thing. Just want to give a shout out to my lovely Wells who has sent me two letters so far. I love getting mail from everybody, and if you send me a letter, I will do my best to reply promptly, assuming I can figure out how to send mail. Address mail to Tavo True-Alcala c/o DIS, Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Vestergade 7 DK-1456 Copenhagen K, Denmark. OK, OK, I'm done now. Enjoy the pictures and the rest of your day!

Post Study tour

The rest of this week has been kind of weird after the study tour. Thursday and Friday felt like the weekend, and then I got another weekend YAY! Thursday I had to meet with my proxy group from my core course to work on our presentation on using tree rings to show what the climate was like in the past. My group consisted of Jessica, Brianna, Anne, and Sarah. I think we were all still not quite ready to go back to boring school work after the study tour, so it took us about three hours to put together the presentation. Oh well. After getting slightly lost with Alison on the way to the Center for Ice and Climate, (where our professors work and where we were giving our presentations) the rest of that went well. After the presentations were all done, I went with a few people from the class (Lauren, Jessica, Brianna, Eric/Eli, Audra, Brytne) to go climb up the spiral steeple that I posted pictures of earlier. Upon arrival we were greeted by a sign that said it was closed due to weather. Seeing as it was a super beautiful day, we assumed either they saw us coming and wanted to annoy us, or that it was because it was too windy. We consoled ourselves with ice cream and a quick trip to Christiania. We spent the rest of the afternoon sitting outside by the royal library enjoying the weather and waiting until 18:15 when we were again treated to dinner by DIS at Riz Raz, a vegetarian buffet. Yesterday I decided to forgo homework because the weather was yet again phenomenal. I did do some work on the train up the way to Helsingør. There I met Brianna, who lives in a Folkenskole there, and also Eric/Eli and their friend Dani (they all go to Haverford). We walked around the town a bit, wandered around Kronborg Slot aka Hamlet's castle, then hung out on the beach a bit. I only dove in once, and i surfaced face to face with a jellyfish. My host dad assures me that the jellyfish don't do much, but still...
Today is going to be pretty chill. I was supposed to meet up with a group from my Danish class at the National Museum, but the girl who was going to organize that did not, so that will be done later. On the agenda for the rest of the day is finishing up my HW, playing games with my host family (Risk, Settlers of Catan, Cosmic Wimpout  are possibilities) and dinner at my host mom's parents house. Should be a nice day. And I hope you all are having a great day too. Enjoy the end of summer!

photos from study tour

Audra making a silly face through the flowers

church at the top of Stevn's Klint

Stevn's Klint

Traditional Danish fisherman's hut...

it has a cute face!

adventure #1 make it down the steep stairs

The K/T boundary was not that impressive looking...but there it is!

SNAILS!

at the Cold War Museum

Underground base dug right into the earth

Radar Room!

Dinner in Stege

View from the highest mountain in Denmark

SNAIL!

The first of many stairs

Found art: rocks with holes through them hung on a branch with washed up rope

chalk paintings in a church, as well as the traditional boat hanging from the ceiling

cool spider (although apparently invasive)

first course is served at Babette

Sitting back after a good, long meal.