Hotel Griffen Rønne
Nordre Kystve 34 Rønne, Bornholm, DK-3700, Denmark
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Perplexing wind
It rained during the night and early morning but by the time we'd surfaced, we were treated to sunny skies, albeit with a weak sun, a coolish breeze and occasional clouds. Still, it was an improvement and the wind wasn’t too strong, so we set off at 10:00, with the intention of travelling round the top of Bornholm, turning left and left again, and going down the other side. Now the wind was pretty much on our nose as ...
Another Bike ride
... and served as a platform to launch mortars and missiles from.
Inside the church, there was an inner circular area with a font in the middle, and on the walls of this circular enclosure, the frescoes that we had come to see were there in all their weird glory. They depicted sinners and the saved and I have included a picture from the former, as it is far more interesting! It was a gem of a church, we really liked it.
After this, we ...
A Day full of surprises
We slept well, it was a lovely quiet spot. As usual, I woke up at around 06:00 and decided to visit the loo, just down the quayside. As I stepped off the boat, I saw something move among the cobbles and then, something else moved. I couldn't believe my eyes – they were little toads! The whole quay was alive with them, I must have seen 20 or 30 on my short walk to the 'necessary’. I recalled reading that there were amphibians on the island but I ...
A Great Sail
... islands to be converted to a naval base and fortress in 1684 by King Christian V of Denmark. After a humiliating defeat to the Swedes in 1656, when Denmark lost a significant amount of territory, the Danes needed a base to watch Swedish movements in the Baltic and whilst Bornholm would have been the natural choice for this base, construction techniques at the time together with the lack of a suitable topography, precluded this and hence the development of Christiansø.
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Relaxing on bornholm
,Arrived on Bornholm this after noon after a ferry ride fom northern Germany. Since last blog we visited Auschwitcz camp. We have had excellent pensions and hotels whereever we went with good food. We are staying in Bornholm for a few days then working our way home. Has been a great holiday.,Only the past three days have been nice weather without ...



