Esbjerg – where “Men Meets the Sea”
Esbjerg – the city itself is nothing spectacular, however the fact that it’s located next to the North Sea and the Wadden Sea National Park, is what makes the place amazing.
Esbjerg – the city itself is nothing spectacular, however the fact that it’s located next to the North Sea and the Wadden Sea National Park, is what makes the place amazing.
This year I decided its time to discover Denmark during summer. Why I didn’t do it during 5 years I am here? “Because what can be interesting in Denmark , huh ?” thinking 😉 And belive me, all my danish friends thought I am crazy to spend my holidays driving through Jutland.
They were so wrong!
This time I decided to try Rib Boats. What are those? Well, a high-speed boats! As a proper speed boats they can accelerate up to 130-140km/h ! And that means, it’s a lot of fun, especially when taking turns 😀
The show was both amazing and weird, but mostly really amazing. It was basing on Hieronymus Bosch most popular painting “The Garden of Earthly” Delights, which is a very peculiar painting.
As the festival is slowly coming to the end I had to go and check it out! And that was also excellent excuse for a biking trip – the September weather right now is just perfect for that!
The time to fly finally arrived 😉 Thanks to Copenhagen Air Experience I didn’t have to jump out of a plane to do that!
The ride was awesome! Whet else can I say! You could see the whole city center from above, all the sights you know and you go to.
As in the weekend the weather was, let’s be brave and say it out loud, awesome, I decided to go to the beach.
To our surprise when we arrived at the location we found out that the water was suuuuuper warm, ankle height and extra clear!
Truth to be told strawberries were so tasty last time that 4 kg disappeared in 3 days:D So as gluttony as I am when it comes to strawberries I decided to pick even more. Unfortunately, the strawberry season is almost over so when I arrived at the strawberry farm in Greve I discovered that there … Read more
It’s finally time for strawberries in Denmark! If you hadn’t a chance to try strawberry picking (Plukselv med jordbær) you should definitely try it! Four reasons why you should do it: It’s a great pass time, especially if you have kids. They are in heaven and they actually learn that strawberries don’t grow in supermarkets … Read more
Throughout this month and beginning of July, Kongelige Teater is displaying a show called “Kong Artur” in Jægersborg Dyrehave. I am not really a big fan of theater as such but I really enjoyed this one. What was different about this play is that it takes place in the park – so it is open … Read more
Last week I went to visit a monastery fair – Æbelholt Klostermarked in Hillerød. The fair is an old tradition that has its origins in middle ages. In the old days the fair lasted 14 days and during that period people travelled to the monastery to get healed or exchange their goods. Nowadays it only … Read more
Couple minutes away from Sibiu there is really nice open air museum – “ASTRA” Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization. Basically, it is a place where the whole Romania got packed into. You can see houses from all different regions and you might be surprised but Romania is a very versatile place. The museum is huge … Read more
Sibiu was our second hotel stop. The city was the largest and wealthiest of the seven walled citadels. The town is really charming and around the city you can still see some of the old fortifications and defensive towers. Originally there were 39 towers but only couple of them withstood the test of time. The … Read more
Calnic Citadel is a UNESCO world heritage site. It was built around 1200 with the intention of being a noble residence. In the XV century it was bought by peasants and turned into a farmer’s castle. It is located right in the city center and is easly accessible from the main road. Unfortunately we arrived … Read more
It was built in 1446 and is one the biggest castles in Europe and one of must-see-place in Romania. It was also announced as one of the best fairy-tale looking castles by Huffington Post. It looks magnificent and is all you can wish for in a castle.
After Turda we headed to Cluj-Napoca, where we booked our hotel. We decided to visit this city as it is one of Siebenbürgen – seven walled citadels. Driving in this city was a nightmare, we ended up driving through one big building site. A lot of the roads were missing asphalt that was being replaced. Adding … Read more
Next stop in our trip was Salina Turda. It is an old salt mine that is now open to the public and has a small amusement park inside. According to Wikipedia: Salina Turda was ranked by Business Insider as the most beautiful underground place in the world and is ranked 22 among the most spectacular … Read more
Vallø Slot is another one of castles that are scattered around Denmark. It has been built around 1500. What is interesting about this place is that Queen Sophia Magdalene in 1737 founded the Noble Vallø Foundation for Unmarried Daughters and the manor provided residence to those woman. Even nowadays it is still a place for … Read more
Stevns Klint are cliffs south of Copenhagen (~75km) which are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. In the so-called Fish Clay layer in Stevns Klint, traces of mass extinction that started 65.5 million years ago can be found. On the beach it is still possible to find small fossils if a person is lucky … Read more