Travel
- 15 Photos From The Magical Town Of Leksand (sweden)
Lake Siljan & its surroundings is one of the most beautiful places on Earth The woods by the lake are a great place to go for a romantic walk 'Vackerhet' in Swedish means 'beauty'. Right on the money! Walking through the forest we...
- Having Fun In Bergen: Hiking Mount Floyen (a Photo Essay)
Mount Floyen is one of those places where you can take a deep breath and the whole world becomes a happier place. On our 3rd day in Bergen we took the funicular up the Mount Floyen, where we enjoyed some amazing views over the city and hiked through the...
- Helsingor, Hamlet's Castle And A Pure Danish Experience
In the morning we left Aarhus and continued our Interrail journey towards Helsingor and Kronborg Castle, the one made so famous by Shakespeare. Hamlet's Castle in Helsingor Just as we got outside the train station, Hamlet's Castle majestically erected...
- Traveling From Poland To Denmark Via Germany
It's been a hustling couple of days and we didn't get the chance to keep you updated with our whereabouts, so I will try to resume in a few words the 7th to the 10th day of our 1 month InterRail trip through Europe. We left Warsaw on Friday and...
- Bratislava. A First Impression
Today we've started our 1 month InterRail journey through Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. During this month we plan to travel through 6 countries and visit 22 new places. It's gonna be tons of fun, but we know it's also gonna be a challenge....
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Best of Aarhus in One Day
Today we waked up in Aarhus, Denmark. This is the first day since we started our Interrail trip through Europe that we didn't use our Interrail Passes, but instead we dedicated the whole day to the city of Aarhus.
As a matter of fact, we didn't get to do much exploring though. We did visit the city center last night, but it was raining and we didn't get to see nearly as much as we would have liked to.
Today we devided the time between the Botanical Garden and Den Gamle By. It was raining in the morning and the weather forecast was pretty pesimistic and predicted rain for the whole week, so we took our chances and went for a walk through the Botanical Garden first, umbrella in hand, which kind of made us feel ridiculous as nobody was actually carrying an umbrella. We found out later that the locals rather use ponchos instead of umbrellas and the simple fact that we were carrying one was giving us in as being tourists.
Rain aside, Aarhus Botanical Garden is superb. I sticked my nose in over a dozen different colored roses and they all smelled divine.
We were surprised to discover that even the gardeners spoke perfect English in Denmark, in contrast to Poland where only the young people spoke English and the staff in the railway stations, on trains, supermarkets and other small businesses where we stopped by didn't speak English at all.
Next, after my walking in nature urges were completely satisfied, we went to visit Den Gamle By, situated just next to the Botanical Garden and from where horse pulled carriages were taking visitors on a lasurely trip through the park.
Den Gamle By totally took us by surprise. You can more or less make a first impression what this old town museum is about just from looking over the fence, but we were't neatly expecting what we've discovered inside.
With only about 80 houses, Den Gamle By is not a big theme park, or museum, as you wish to call it, but it took us the whole afternoon to visit it.
One of the greatest surprises we've had was that there were people dressed in traditional costumes walking around and all they did, from cleaning, to chatting, to daily chores seemed natural and perfectly fit the atmosphere of the place.
The place is so much fun and almost all houses are open and you can actually go inside and see the settings people use to leave in. Every room is explaind in Danish, English and German and we feel like we've learnt quite a lot about the Danish people and their customs from this visit.
Another interesting idea, the people at Den Gamle By had, was reproducing the old rides and toys children had before the industrialization era. What's even more unbelievable for me is that kids of all ages enjoyed this kind of entertainment just as much as they would have enjoyed an ultra modern toy.
You can also see our month long Interrail itinerary and read our tips for traveling Europe with an Interrail pass. Have you used an Interrail pass before or are you planning an Interrail trip in the near future? Please leave us your feedback. It means the world to us.
Though we used the Interrail Global Pass for our journey, it's worth noting that single country passes are also available.
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You can also see our month long Interrail itinerary and read our tips for traveling Europe with an Interrail pass. Have you used an Interrail pass before or are you planning an Interrail trip in the near future? Please leave us your feedback. It means the world to us.
Though we used the Interrail Global Pass for our journey, it's worth noting that single country passes are also available.
- 15 Photos From The Magical Town Of Leksand (sweden)
Lake Siljan & its surroundings is one of the most beautiful places on Earth The woods by the lake are a great place to go for a romantic walk 'Vackerhet' in Swedish means 'beauty'. Right on the money! Walking through the forest we...
- Having Fun In Bergen: Hiking Mount Floyen (a Photo Essay)
Mount Floyen is one of those places where you can take a deep breath and the whole world becomes a happier place. On our 3rd day in Bergen we took the funicular up the Mount Floyen, where we enjoyed some amazing views over the city and hiked through the...
- Helsingor, Hamlet's Castle And A Pure Danish Experience
In the morning we left Aarhus and continued our Interrail journey towards Helsingor and Kronborg Castle, the one made so famous by Shakespeare. Hamlet's Castle in Helsingor Just as we got outside the train station, Hamlet's Castle majestically erected...
- Traveling From Poland To Denmark Via Germany
It's been a hustling couple of days and we didn't get the chance to keep you updated with our whereabouts, so I will try to resume in a few words the 7th to the 10th day of our 1 month InterRail trip through Europe. We left Warsaw on Friday and...
- Bratislava. A First Impression
Today we've started our 1 month InterRail journey through Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. During this month we plan to travel through 6 countries and visit 22 new places. It's gonna be tons of fun, but we know it's also gonna be a challenge....