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The Five-Countries Holiday - Part Five

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Category: Ramblings | Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:15 am

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Since the Norwegian coast is rather rugged we haven't got very many big, flat expanses of sand, and none that are as big as the one we saw near Ribe on the Danish west coast. We took a trip to a small island called Mandø, and actually got to drive on the sea floor. Very exotic for us.

By the shore on the mainland:



And into the sea we went:



There were low dikes all around the island:



The means of transport:



By Mandø beach. There are small dots way out on the horizon, and they are people. Very difficult to go for a swim here. A couple of kilometers to walk there, a swim and then the long way back? Nah:



We went back to Ribe to check out the cathedral and the medieval part of town. Ribe is Denmark's oldest town, or so they claim:



And up into the tower:





We found some proper transport for our sightseeing:



Some of the streets and houses. People live here, so it's not a museum:







One of the more original medieval-looking houses. It was under repair:



I saw people walking about who actually stopped and looked through the windows of the homes. Ouch. How inconsiderate can one be?

We stopped at an Italian restaurant and had pasta, since our smallest celebrated her birthday this day.

And the day after we went through Germany and to Holland.

We actually managed to get stuck waiting for a ferry. In inland Germany, can you imagine? As if we haven't got enough ferries to wait for closer to home.

The view while we were waiting for the ferry:



We spent one night at this very crowded, noisy camping site:



And then we crossed into Holland and took the dike road. That was so cool. Here we are, stopping for coffee and a snack:



More about Holland in my next entry.


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Sjoerd wrote on Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:17 am:

Chapter 5 was also filled with yet different types of fotos and narrative.
The trip over to Mandø looks quite nice.It looks like Holland!So I felt right at home.
I imagine that you two and the girls quite enjoyed riding in that wagon.
Riding around on the bottom of the see--were you in training for coming to Holland at that point? :-) hahahaha
You know, droopy that foto right after the tractor and wagon--if you straightened the horizon in the original it would no longer be a great pic, it would be super.
Back in Ribe we see all the old buildings and charming little streets.
I like your transport method there. I really like to ride in horse-drawn carriages, etc.
Visitors here look into people's front windows too. It's like when one goes on vacation, there is a sort of loss of decorum.
And then,you leave us stranded on a huge dijk out in the middle of the water until 2moro-What are you like! :-s
I shall have to startcalling you "Alfred Hitchcock". Very clever technique, Miss D.

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eileen wrote on Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:18 am:

Gosh from the sublime to the ridiculous - you went to the depth of the sea and then all the way up to the top of that tower. I doubt I'd have had the courage to go up so high although I wouldn't have minded so much being underwater.

I love the horse drawn carriage - just my kind of transport.

Ian and I have travelled over some of the dykes in Holland and stopped off part way across to birdwatch. You can see for miles can't you?

The architecture of those medieval houses is stunning but I doubt I'd be staring in anyone's windows!!

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gardengater wrote on Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:27 pm:

This is a travelogue for those of us who don't know much about your countries. I just love the picturesque villages that have seen so much history. The views from the tower are breathtaking. Thanks for taking us along with you, Droopy. Would you believe that we too have the horse and carriages in some of our older towns here in the south too? It's on my list of things I want to do in my lifetime.

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glendann wrote on Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:24 pm:

Love your trip and all your pictures so much fun Droopy and so nice of you let us tag along.

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Droopy wrote on Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:23 am:

We've seen and experienced so much this summer I'm still sort of trying to get my head around it all. :) Thanks for liking my posts.

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Netty wrote on Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:54 pm:

I'm really enjoying your vacation Droopy! This is such different scenery than I am used to here.

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daisybeans wrote on Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:24 pm:

I hardly know where to comment first! When you say you drove on the floor of the sea -- was it a vehicle that can be on land and water? How interesting. On your first picture, it looks like a little fence of some sort -- what is that Droopy? Really like the dike pic too.

I didn't realize you were camping out -- how much fun is that! The landscape as you waited for the ferry -- oh... so pretty.

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Droopy wrote on Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:59 pm:

Thank you. :D

The tractor took us out on the sand along a routethat will be under water as soon as the tide turns. The fences are to keep the soil and sand in place during the high tides.

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