To infinity and beyond

Esbjerg to Aarhus

We had thought a visit to Legoland in Billund would be worthwhile, but after some research we realised it wasn’t really our thing as it’s essentially an amusement park targeted at children. However as it was pretty much on our route we decided to drive by just to see what it was like from the outside. The first thing that struck us was how many and how big the car parks were, followed by the distance families had to walk from the car parks to the entrance. There were hordes of people with kids, which made sense as ot was also the last week of the Danish summer school holidays. We did a drive by, took some snaps through the car window and then headed on to the Viking Village in Jelling.

The museum exhibition explaining the history and importance of Jelling to the Vikings was very clever and informative. It covered the first king and the role of the village in the beginning of Christianity in Denmark, and used interactive displays and techniques we hadn't seen before. Museums have come a long way from static displays in glass cases!  

The village itself was quaint, the Viking areas were right in the middle of the current modern village so there was a mix of large artefacts and huge burial mounds from the first century, and a well kept church with the headstones of villagers who had only died recently.

K was most amused to discover we were visiting with some of the Australian Equestrian Team who were competing at the FEI World Championships just 40 minutes down the road at Henning.

Our next stop on the way to Aarhus for the night was the absolutely magnificent Infinite Bridge, a circular bridge built from the edge of the beach across the sea. Actually, it wasn't that great, it was just a circular walkway over the water that looked much better in the photos than in real life, you should always be careful with things you read on the internet ....

Aarhus is Denmark’s second largest city and we had a nice evening on the canal which runs through the city.