Hello, bloggers!
As i promised some weeks ago, i’m gonna tell you the experiences i’ve been through this whole time while i was missing.
I had the opportunity to see a big part of Denmark some months ago, as my sister, Irina, lives there with her husband. After a year of waiting, my parents finally decided to visit them and to spend our spring holiday in Sonderborg, a small and quiet city in Southern Denmark.
Sonderborg
The weather was friendly enough to take walks all over the city and not only here. Usually, Denmark is a “rainy” country and i couldn’t do anything, but to be somehow sad because of the sunny days haha. You know i’m in love with rain. Despite my passion for it, the city was amazing when the sun kissed it gently.
The house in which we spent the holiday, my sister’s, is very different from the ones in my country, so it was a nice experience to live in a big, black one, without a roof. I would have never thought about living in such a building or build it in this style. It’s worth trying tho.
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What’s very interesting is that Danish people appear to be addicted to pastries and different types of pies, cakes and sweets. There are bakeries all over the city, just to make your decision hard to be taken:)). I can say that i tried as many as i could, but there were so many assortments that in 9 days you would have become triple:)). You either buy everything that is mouthwatering or avoid those places. Nothing in between!
My smile in this picture says a lot about how i was feeling during the sweetening session.
Ribe
Ribe, a very small town in south-west, is the place of colorful houses. I think i took pictures with every single house during my visit and, even though i don’t have enough space in my phone for more photos, i don’t regret it. The atmosphere is pretty warm here and quiet because of its small population. It’s worth visiting and clearly a peaceful place to get unwind!
Pretending that we’re the legendary Vikings was one of the ways in which my brother-in-low and i had fun in Ribe. Pure Scandinavian style.
This is a specific, family picture with my mother, my sister and her husband, taken by my dad in Ribe Centre, while we were having a very good time tasting the Vanilla Pie. A precious and a rare picture, indeed.
North Sea
So different and stunning, almost inexistent. I think this is the strangest sea i’ve ever seen in my life. Besides the fact that it’s smaller than the others, seems to have dried up.
Men at Sea
This is a 9 meter tall, white monument of four seated males, which can be seen from ships leaving or entering the Esbjerg harbor. It seems to me that despite their height, a little girl like me could reach it successfully:)
Mogeltonder
Mogeltonder is my favorite town in Denmark, due to it’s “sophisticated simplicity”. By this, i’m referring to the royal residence Schackenborg Castle situated in such a small and barely known town. There are a few people living here in a peaceful atmosphere, judging from the houses to their smiles.
As you can see, the old houses and the uncommon trees, kissed by the sun’s soft brightness, appear to smile with me. There is a paved street where all the houses look like this one and there are a lot of strange trees worth admiring.
Copenhagen
Well, the last, but not least, the crowded Copenhagen. We visited the capital at the end of the holiday, so i let it the last one too. Here we have Nyhavn, a waterfront, canal and entertainment district, where the tourists and not only them can spend a great time at bars, cafes and restaurants. The view is spectaculous in general, but from a boat or a mini ship, eveything appears to be a colorful fairytale.
Just look at the famous mermaid how gracefully she stands there and waits all the time to be photographed and admired.
This furbished place in their harbor, which looks like a real beach if you come closer to it, caught my attention because it’s kind of a special place for “beachin'” and you could also jump into the water.
This is how a park looks like at the beginning of May in Copenhagen. There were a lot of teenagers, youth and tourists, but we found a spatious place to take photos.
As i already mentioned, they are addicted to sweets. Waffels, different assortments of ice cream, pancakes. In Copenhagen, i chose churros with Nutella and my favorit dark, bitter chocolate ice cream. Yummy! Give it a try, if you visit this capital.
The most amazing would have been a journey under the Baltic Sea, on the Oresund Bridge, between Denmark and Sweden. We didn’t have enough time for this experience, but imma pass it with my next visit.
My first jouney abroad this year was a success near my family. The Easter was distinct and special, far away from home and Romanian traditions. I’ll continue my Travel Journal with the first occasion. A magical summer holiday on Lefkada Island, Greece! Can’t wait to tell and show you where the heaven really is!
Good bye! -Iris
~Gone with the wind~ 