Written last week: I’m so glad I have a late class on Monday! It gives me so much more time after a busy weekend of exploring! I really needed the sleep today cause I came back from biking and canoeing from
On Saturday, I rode the ferry from Helsingor to
From the ferry it was about another hour drive to our hostel, and we were pleasantly surprised to find that the hostel was more like a bed and breakfast hotel! It was very cute and clean and decorated with original furniture from the early 1900s. Soon after arriving, we were off on our (self-guided) biking tour.
It rained a little, but it hardly took away from the beautiful country side and small rolling hills. We first rode to Nimis (pretty much everyone’s destination) which is a giant driftwood sculpture that you can walk and climb on (at your own risk- everything was really wobbly). The artist is this guy who claims this and another structure, Arx, a part of his micronation called Ladonia. Nimis is amazing and crazy. It looks literally like a chaotic pile of drift wood that cascades down the coast into climbable towers, and there were a lot of other tourists there. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to meet the maker, but we had a really good time climbing and taking pics.
After words, my group (5 of us) decided it would be great to go to the lighthouse at the end of town…little did we know, that the light house was on top of a giant hill. For 45 minutes we peddled on our little one speeds and got a really good work out. But it was worth it for several reasons 1) there was this Swedish guard/toll man that we talked to for a while, and he let us pass for free. 2) Getting to the top felt like an achievement-haha 3) The light house was cute and had a great view! Even though it was hard work, I was really glad we chose to go up!
But by the time we got back to the hostel, we were frozen, drenched by the rain, tired, and HUNGRY. Fortunately, an amazing dinner was waiting for us, and we had a chance to meet some of the other DIS students from other programs that we don’t really get to see often. After some good conversations, I fell asleep as soon as I hit the pillow.
The next morning, we had a huge breakfast, and I felt refreshed and ready for some quality outdoor bonding. Everyone was really optimistic because the sun had actually come out. My group was canoeing today, and I was so excited because I don’t get to canoe very often. We canoed through Angelholm, a small town, and it was very peaceful, because the current did most of the work.
Ben, my canoe partner, and I made three stops. Once to try climbing a bridge-which turned out slightly disastrous because it was so muddy, once to stop with a larger group for a picnic lunch, and once to sight see the town. The river we canoed kind of reminded me of the swampy south, but the town was definitely like a small Demark town with Swedish writing and currency.
After words, we stopped at a small harbor to look around while we waited for the other group that was cycling to get back. The Mölle harbor is so peaceful and quaint, and reminds me of the towns you see in postcards.
Soon after, we left back for the ferry, and this time, I bought some Swedish chocolate. (The ferry is between the borders of two countries, so there’s no tax and everything is much cheaper!) And I split a delicious cinnamon Danish with my friend, Alice, as we enjoyed the view of a Danish castle. Haha…a castle! A perfect way to finish a great weekend!
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