Aarhus to Odense
Our Denmark summer had finally hit its stride, with up to 28 degrees C expected over the next few days, so its back to being warm again!
Odense is famous as the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen and we had booked tickets for the museum located in a very modern building in the old town.
The museum follows his journey of writing his stories using audio descriptions that play depending on where you are standing. His fairy stories could be very dark, so it's no wonder Disney rewrote the ending of The Little Mermaid so as not to scare children!
Some of the displays were quite clever and brought the stories to life, including the mattresses piled to the ceiling for the Princess and the Pea, and the use of mirrors and video effects for The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Afterwards we stopped at a café for lunch where K asked for a glass of what she thought was tap water, only to be charged $5 for it on the bill! Just another example of how Denmark impacts the hip pocket and the bank balance!
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