On Friday I joined all the other exchange students from district 1440 (northern Jutland) for a weekend in Skagen. The best part was that I successfully arrived in Skagen without any travel problems. Yay! Saturday morning we visited the northernmost point in Denmark, Grenen. Grenen is also where the Kattegat (Baltic Sea) and the Skagerrak (North Sea) meet. Like every tourist that has visited Grenen, I had my picture taken standing with one leg in each sea. Then we walked down the beach to one of Skagen's lighthouses. Vejret var smuk! (The weather was beautiful!) We walked up to the top of the lighthouse where all of Skagen as well as Grenen were visible. It looked just like the pictures that I had seen on the Internet several months previous. For anyone who decides to visit Denmark this is a must see destination. After we stopped for lunch, we visited Tilsandede Kirke. Only a part of the church remained. The other part was buried underneath the constantly moving sand dunes of north Jylland (Jutland). The next stop was the Råbjerg Mile which is about a square kilometer of sand dunes. It looked very out of place with the surrounding seas and green landscape. We played on the dunes for a while before returning to Skagen to see the Skagen museum. The museum was very cool. It had all the famous, original paintings created by the painters of Skagen. I met up with Ina, a friend introduced to me at Julie's going away party, at the museum. It was fantastic to see her, and we walked around the museum while she explained the famous paintings. Next we walked through the downtown of Skagen. I got a guided tour, since I was with Ina. It was such a pretty town. After we enjoyed a soft ice (the most amazing ice cream ever) we went down to the Skagen harbor. There was a very nice cafe there, and the Rotarians treated all 30 exchange students to any non-alcoholic drink we wanted. I got to visit with Ina for about another hour before she had to go to work. Sunday was the last day in Skagen, but I look forward to visiting again.
What a cool weekend! The standing in the Baltic and North Sea at the same time - ahhh! It makes me wish I could transport myself there from my kitchen table; drink Danish Coffee, eat soft ice and get my ankles wet in the "Bal-Nor" strip of Sea! Love reading your stuff - sooo wish we had this technology when your mom was there.
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