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Category Archives: Europe
Europe Bound
Euro 4K It’s vacation time again and I’m heading back to Europe for my forth time* and quite appropriate given my photo/film hobby I’m packing with me a Lumix GH4 which records in 4K (well true cinematic 4K and UHD). … Continue reading
Posted in Europe
Tagged Adventure Travel Company, air france, Busabout, europe, KLM, Merit, West Jet
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Visiting Belgium 2012
Visiting Belgium 2012 Belgium would be our fourth and last country to visit on this trip. We had begun the trip in Copenhagen, Denmark, taken a one-day side-trip across the bridge into Sweden, then traveled to the Netherlands where we … Continue reading
Visiting the Netherlands 2012
Visiting the Netherlands 2012 Although we had a few moments of concern when we learned that Copenhagen’s Metro ticket vending machines only took coins and not plastic, our flight from Copenhagen to Amsterdam was uneventful. Danish and Swedish portion of … Continue reading
Posted in Amsterdam, Europe, Netherlands
Tagged admission prices, Alblasserwaard polders, Amsterdam, Amsterdam StayOkay, Amsterdam Train Station, Bikes for rent in Rotterdam, clock tower, ConTiki TOur, Dam PLaza, De Haag, Dutch, Dutch windmills, Dutch wooden shoe, Dutch Wooden Shoes, flower shop cacti, Glass Taircase in the Apple Store, Heineken tour, I Amsterdam sign, Jan Asselijn, Kinderdijk, Kinderdijk location, Kinderdike, Kinderdyke, Lek River, Mini COuntryman car, Museum of the Netherlands, museumwindmill, Netherlands, pumping station, red light district, Riksmuseum, roller blade night, Rotterdam, Rotterdam roller night, Rotterdam StayOkay, Rotterdam Very Italian Pizza, StayOkay Hostel, the Rijn, traditional windmills, train in station, train tracks, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vodelpark, Wereld Erfgoed Kinderdijk, windmill, Windmill 2 of the Nederwaard, windmillmuseum, Wisboomgemaal
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark August 31, 2012 – Copenhagen is the first stop on our three country tour. The Copenhagen airport (Location) is very nice with real wooden floors and Danish furniture everywhere (not surprising but nice). To get here, we drove … Continue reading
Posted in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, Roskilde
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Copenhagen International Sand Sculpture Festival
Copenhagen International Sand Sculpture Festival Okay, its raining in Copenhagen, so what to do? Well, let’s go and see a collection of 20 very large sand sculptures at the Copenhagen Annual International Sand Sculpture Competition on Ofelia Beach!
Posted in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe
Tagged Copenhagen Annual International Sand Sculpture Competition, copenhagen international, creation of the world, cultures, international sand, Københavns Sandskulptur Festival, little mermaid, Opera House, representations, sand sculpture, sand sculptures, spectacular results
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Kronborg Slot – Helsingor
Kronborg Slot – Helsingor Kronborg Slot (Castle) is the castle setting for the Shakespearean play “Hamlet”.Â
Town of Roskilde, Denmark
Town of Roskilde, Denmark (Location) We had caught a train from Copenhagen in the morning and were now in the town of Roskilde, Denmark. It is a neat little town that we walked through to get to our primary destination … Continue reading
Viking Ship Museum – Roskilde
Viking Ship Museum – Roskilde After spending a day in Copenhagen checking out the sites and visiting the Carlsberg Brewery, we jumped on a train to Roskilde to visit the Viking Ship Museum (Vikingeskibsmuseet). (Location) In 1962, five Viking ships … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, Roskilde
Tagged archaeologists, blockade, copenhagen, craftsmen, demonstrations, docks, explorations, factual information, fiord, fleet, historians, museum goers, representations, roskilde, Roskilde Fjord, Roskilde Harbour, set sail, ship building, ship museum, Skuldelev Denmark, train, viking crafts, viking museum, Viking Ship Museum Roskilde Denmark, viking ships, Vikingeskibsmuseet, vikings
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Carlsberg Brewery – Copenhagen
Carlsberg Brewery – Copenhagen After a rather long walk away from the city center of Copenhagen (I’d suggest a Metro in hind-sight), we arrived at the Carlsberg Brewery. There are several structures around the brewery and two main entrances, one … Continue reading
Posted in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe
Tagged beer bottles, book of world records, carl jacobsen, Carlsberg Brewery, center of copenhagen, elephant, elephants, guiness book of world records, lookout towers, mermaid, nazi regime, production increases, swastika symbol, world war ii, yeast
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Mermaids of Denmark
Mermaids of Denmark “The Little Mermaid” Sculpture is based on the fairytale of the same name written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen and it would appear that the whole country (or at least Copenhagen) has fallen in love with … Continue reading
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