Two weeks ago we shook ourselves out of our cozy Copenhagen routine and took a trip to another cozy little city. As an Oxonian it pains me to say it, but we had a lovely weekend in Cambridge. 7am flights always seem like such a good idea when you are booking a trip, but the impetus to … Continue reading The other place
Category: Being a tourist
Rundetaarn
Last Saturday we had the good fortune of having both nice weather and a lazy day with no real plans (ignoring the ever-present spectre of Danish homework). We've been waiting for clear days to start working out way through the various towers in the city where you can get a good view out over the rooftops. Presented … Continue reading Rundetaarn
Zamek w Malborku
Despite our trip being well over a month ago now, this blog is still stuck in Poland. Although most of our time in Gdansk was spent wandering from one pierogi shop to another, we also managed to fit in a side trip to Malbork. The slogan for the town should probably be: 'Malbork: terrible name, mad castle'. After … Continue reading Zamek w Malborku
Gdansk
A few weeks back we took advantage of Ant's work obligations in Poland and spent a weekend in Gdansk. The lure of pierogis and krówki was strong. I'll admit to knowing very little about Gdansk before arriving, and ended up being totally charmed. Gdansk - or Danzig in German - is a seaport on the Baltic … Continue reading Gdansk
At være eller ikke at være…
Way back in August, and with half the Ashe clan in tow, we visited Helsingør for the first time. Better known as Elsinore, it's castle Kronborg provides the setting for Hamlet. We planned our visit to coincide with the annual summer Shakespeare Festival, because we are very cultured and learned (NB: I have never actually read Hamlet), but somehow … Continue reading At være eller ikke at være…
Jeg hjerte hjorte
I'm going to dwell on past adventures again in this post. A few weekends back, during the week-long 'summer', we rode our bikes up the coast. Our plan was to stop at various swimming piers along the way before eventually ending up at Dyrehaven. We kicked off proceedings with a quick swim at Svanemøllen pier, before riding … Continue reading Jeg hjerte hjorte
Jægersborg Dyrehave
Onwards to part two of our day of hire-bike adventures (we really did a lot that day - no wonder we all woke up feeling like a truck had hit us). Ordrupgaard conveniently sits just below Jægersborg Dyrehave, a mad deer park that is home to over 2,000 deer. It was a beautiful afternoon to be careering around Dyrehaven, and … Continue reading Jægersborg Dyrehave
Op til Ordrupgaard
The festival of Anna and Steve continues in this post - we must have packed a lot into a week, because it's making me exhausted just writing about it. No trip to Copenhagen would be complete without hooning around the place on bikes. With one day left of forecast sunshine (or at least not rain), we grabbed some … Continue reading Op til Ordrupgaard
Mere Møn biltur
Having shaken off any remaining bird lice from Nyord, it's onwards to days two and three of our Møn road trip. We headed east for a day of hiking around the cliffs and forests of Møns Klint. Our first aim was to scale Timmesøbjerg to see the oldest beech trees in Denmark. This hill was apparently used as … Continue reading Mere Møn biltur
Tilbage til Nyord
While Anna and Steve were in Copenhagen we took a few days to head out of town and see a bit more of Denmark. There is only one real solution when the sole planning restriction is 'low cost', and that is primitive shelters. Hurrah! After stocking up on nutritious car snacks (aka chips 'med dill' and … Continue reading Tilbage til Nyord
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