On to Denmark

Aalborg Music Hall

Aalborg Music Hall

After our Preikestolen hike, we drove south to Kristiansand for our final night in Norway.  It was up at 0 Dark Thirty -- except it's not dark here at that hour this time of year -- to catch the car ferry over to Denmark.  After a fast two-hour jaunt across the water which included a lot of napping, we've arrived in Denmark for our final few nights of vacation.

We're spending our first day in Denmark exploring areas in the northern part of the country known as Jutland.  First stop is Aalborg to see some modern Scandinavian architecture, especially its Music Hall.  A quick stop, but worth it to see amazing design.

The rest of our day was spent in Denmark's second-largest city Aarhus.  Most folks have heard of Copenhagen and if they visit Denmark, it's probably the one place they visit.  However, Aarhus is a cool city in its own right with great culture, history, and architecture, including:

Aarhus Cathedral -- the largest cathedral in Scandinavia -- dating back to 1350.

Boy -- a 5 meter tall very lifelike sculpture

ARoS Museum -- both a great collection of art as well as innovative modern architecture.   The rainbow panorama at the top of the building is a popular feature providing a "colorful" perspective to your 360 degree views of the city.

Aarhus Court Building -- classic architectural design -- not all Scandinavian architecture is modern.


Aarhus has been a great introduction to Denmark.  We look forward to seeing more.