Skagen
Trip Start
Jun 08, 2004
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Trip End
Jun 30, 2004
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Skagen,
Jutland,
Denmark
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Skagen
3-Skagen
We walked into town but as it was early in the morning, there wasn't much going on. The one thing that struck us was that most of the homes and buildings were painted a deep yellow color unlike those colorful sites in Norway.
2-Skagen
1-Skagen
One of the homes had a boat converted to a flower planter, a neat touch for a maritime town!
Skagen boat planter
We came across a church in town that we visited. It was apparently dedicated to mariners. The church had ship models hanging from the overhead. It was a very impressive sight.
Mariners Church
1-Church
2-Church
We could see a lighthouse off in the distance so we walked along the shoreline headed for it. We could see our ship the Westerdam anchored off in the background.
Skagen Lighthouse
We saw some concrete fortifications along the coast. We went into them and found that they were built by the Germans in WWII for coastal protection.
German fortifications
We came to a point of land called Grenen where the North Sea meets the Baltic Sea. The waves lap against each other creating something that we had never seen before.
Grenen
We then walked back to town where we had some refreshments and watched the people.
Skagen street
In Skagen
1-In Skagen
