Hjorths & Kokholmshotel Skagen

... Skagen, a beach and fishing town. With my 2 hours before the next train, I tour around. Lots going on in the small central area. A band is playing, cafes full …

At Skagen, I decide to go for camping. There is a nice camp resort a mile to the North. I have been waiting for some good weather. It is quite a hike with my load. The campsites are packed together. No fires. A small kitchen is available. Facilities are good. It is right next to the beach. I set up my ...

Our goal today is the northern tip of Denmark, a little port town called Frederikshavn. The drive from Germany took us through mostly farmland and much less traffic, Only 5 million people live in Denmark. It was an easy drive and we arrived at our Hostel too early to check in so decided to check out the town and ended up finding Palm Beach, because they actually have palm trees growing there, who knew? We settled in for a late lunch ...

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Aprés les efforts intenses à la plage un peu de réconfort, nous sommes accueillis trés chaleureusement autour de saumons fumés maison avec leçon de préparation pour les futurs maitres d'hotel!




La table est prête ,déja une impatiente attend l'arrivée des saumons!

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Marche ensuite vers le confin des deux mers qui s'affrontent par un vent d'un minimum de Force 8, les eaux du Kattegat à l'est se marient avec celles du Skagerrak à l'ouest. Pour ceux qui ne maîtrisent pas aussi bien que nous la langue locale, il s'agit tout simplement de la Baltique et de la mer du Nord.





Skagen, North Jutland, Denmark jpbigan

... s nous incliner devant le monument dédié à.Gorm et Tyra ancêtre createur du Danemark au x° siécle dont le fils Harald (à la dent bleue) fit ériger les pierres dites Runiques.(voir wikipédia)




Toujours sous un soleil de plomb, direction Aarhus pour un café sur le canal.


Bratten Strand, North Jutland, Denmark jpbigan

... at 9:20, and it is still light out. Sunset won’t be for another hour or so. As evidence, I took a picture of the sun (barely peaking through the clouds) at 8:00. See for yourself.

We are finally hitting our first port tomorrow, Copenhagen. We have a excursion for a tour of the city and then a canal cruise. We’ll take lots of pictures and report back soon!

... live music so we searched around and end up finding a cosy seat in the Sherlock Holmes Pub, a good well known English pub in the area. Hey English pubs I likey, not only cause the bar tenders speak English (which believe me helps avoid being served something you totally didn't ask for, has happened: like how does someone mix up something like baileys with bay leaves?? like ter, ter!) but you can actually talk to your fellow drinkers. Well you can only assume they ...

... why wouldn't you want to work there: great atmosphere, delicious food (which for all those who know me, I just cant get enough when it comes to buffets....and my plate always seemed to resemble bloody Mount Everest, at every helping!!! Geeze I am terrible, hey I got our moneys worth! So with two jobs offering me a trail, I just had to work out what one i enjoyed and suited me most. I started with the hotel and as I knew there is a lot of customer contact with A La Carte, I ...

... and salami with a dollop of mayo,or perhaps pate with smoked herring and cracked pepper. Nothing extravagant or unusual like some of the creations I make back home! Back to the story, cause the bread is quite smallish, you can have up to maybe 5 slices of things. And to skip ahead to dinner, for dessert I tries a new Danish specialty too. Koldskol is a sweet soupy dessert, that features a yoghurty soup (which tastes like Yukult) and then you crumble in these cardoman citrusy ...

... that most of the homes and buildings were painted a deep yellow color unlike those colorful sites in Norway. One of the homes had a boat converted to a flower planter, a neat touch for a maritime town! We came across a church in town that we visited. It was apparently dedicated to mariners. The church had ...