Drawing Close

We now have less than three months until we leave on our trip around the world. We will be busy until then, so we probably won't post much. But as soon as we leave on september 12th, we will post more frequently, so we hope you will all visit our site more often.

In the mean time, we bring you some pictures from our three-day-trip to Jutland this week. Steinunn, her parents and myself got to see some of the natural attractions that the western part of Denmark has to offer. We also visited my mother in Ørum.



The first interesting stop on our trip was Grenen, the northernmost tip of Jutland (and Denmark). It was extraordinarily windy out there as you can plainly see by looking at the grass bending in the wind on the picture above. The concrete structure is a bunker that the Nazis abandoned, when they lost World War 2.



Steinunn in front of another Nazi bunker.



A side effect of the wind was the incredible amount of sand that flew through the air. This picture shows what I look like when trying to avoid getting sand in my eyes. Behind me, the two seas Kattegat and Skagerrak collide.



We had the wind in our backs on our way out on Grenen. On the way back we would have had the wind and sand blowing directly in our faces, which would hardly be a very pleasant experience. So we opted to take Sandormen back. It's a carriage drawn by a large tractor (pictured above).



A few kilometres south of Grenen is the old fishing village Skagen. These fishermen's houses are iconic for Skagen.



A little further south lies the sand covered church. It was abandoned around 1775 because the sand was relentlessly filling up the building. Only the tower is visible now.



On Wednesday, we visited one of the highest hills in Denmark. Himmelbjerget (147 metres). This is the view from the 200-year-old tower that tops the hill.



The weather was perfect for visiting Danish tourist attractions (Himmelbjerget, not the toilet).



Last, but not least: Pelle, the incredibly cuddly cat.