30/7/2014 0 Comments A heat wave hits DenmarkA heat wave hits Denmark.
I'm just catching up with my blog, finalising our Silk Road trip and waiting for my solo flight to England. We have had 24 days of amazing weather in Denmark almost unheard of in this region. It's also the first time in 22 years we have been here without our boys. Where have all those years gone. Most Danes were on 3 weeks holiday, there is a universal shut down at this time and fortunately it coincided with good weather. So everyone is in a good mood, lots of friends to visit at holiday houses, wonderful fresh food and also the naughty food that you only have to look at to put a few kgs on the hips, bum and waist. We were ready for this as we had lost a few kgs on our travels. Svend weighed 69.6kg on arrival in Denmark. Flowers were in bloom, fields were ready for harvesting and the strawberries were still in season. Everyone was at the beach and I commented numerous times that there was no one on the streets anywhere. No wonder the refugees reckon Denmark could take a lot more people. Also I had never really realised just how RURAL Denmark actually was, we drove top to bottom, sided to side and it was just country. I reckon it's just one big farm. We visited lots and lots of family and friends, and I managed to tick all my requests. Hot dogs, strawberries, herrings, smoked fish, pastries, snaps, new potatoes, the list goes on and on. We also visited lots of Denmark's tourist attractions, quaint villages where the roofs are coveted in living grass or straw, sand dunes encroaching on buildings near cliffs, cliff walks, traditional Danish houses in traditional colours of red roofs, white windows and yellow walls, beautiful to see en masse, old churches, wooden doorways, drive along beaches, church spires with majestic views, harbour side towns, etc etc. our visit to Copenhagen was a highlight as Pia our lovely friend gas been living there and had her favourite local things to do. Everyone cycles around even the city which is a great way to travel but we were treated to 3 days on a special chariot bike, with Pia and I bring cycled around by Svend. No helmets required. We also did a couple of walking tours that were run by very enthusiastic guides and we learned a lot. So now the time has come to leave Denmark and continue with the next stage of our trip. England and France here we come.
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