Light Rain, 4°C Fiskergade 5 Aarhus We arrived into Aarhus with no transportation in sight. Our transfer didnt show and after a few frantic calls they organised a replacement – which happened to be a full size bus, just for us. The kids were ecstatic and spent the first part of the trip trying to figure out where to sit. The hotel was only 10 … Continue reading Aarhus

Mist, 6°C Nr Åbyvej 16 Another train ride There is something quite therapeutic about riding on a train. The click clacking of the tracking and watching the world zoom by. Always reminds me of the trips to Patna during the school holidays and staring out at the scenery and watching different tracks come and go. On the other hand getting into an European train with … Continue reading Another train ride

Fog, 5°C Sortebrødre Torv 13 Getting ready to move This is our final morning in Odense before we head out to Aarhus. After breakfast down at the restaurant Bron and I packed our bags while the kids played cards. Powered by Journey. Continue reading Getting ready to move

Fog, 4°C Claus Bergs Gade 7 Late afternoon warm-me-up After heading back from the Train Museum we decided to stop at a cafe for coffee and afternoon tea. We went to a tiny cafe at the town square and near the statue of the Tin Soldier. The kids and Bron all had hot chocolate with marshmallows while I had a brewed coffee. The boys also … Continue reading Late Afternoon Warm-Me-Up

Broken Clouds, 6°C Seebladsgade 21B Railway Museum Our tour ended at the railway museum around lunch time and we stayed there till closing as there was so much to see and do. As we arrived we got to ride on a mini train back and forth a couple of times. There were over 15 full size engines and carriages that everyone could climb into. The … Continue reading Railway Museum

Broken Clouds, 6°C Guldbergsvej 25 Walking tour Our guide Anna-Maria meet is at the hotel at 10 for a tour of Odense. Similar to other cities that base their existence on a celebrity, every thing in Odense is centred around Hans Christian Andersen. In front of the hotel there were some carved posts, each depicting a different fairy tale. We walked down to Hans Christian … Continue reading Walking Tour

Scattered Clouds, 3°C Claus Bergs Gade 7 Reading to the littlies As usual Matthew was the first one up followed soon after by Thomas and Emily. While Bron and I got ready, he lay in bed and read The Emperors New Clothes, by Hans Christen Andersen to them. Powered by Journey. Continue reading Reading to the littlies 

Santa’s little helper dropped by last night while we were in our room in Copenhagen. Fortunately Bron was ready with her camera to record it.  Continue reading Santa’s helper

Broken Clouds, 5°C Claus Bergs Gade 7 The home of Hans Christen Andersen The train ride, after the rush of getting on was pretty uneventful. We are now settled into our hotel on Odense, the home of Hans Christen Andersen. The hotel is pretty close to the train station and it was an easy transfer. Moreover we got interconnecting rooms which is a major bonus. … Continue reading The home of Hans Christen Andersen 

Light Rain, 5°C Strandengen 39 Park After lunch we decided to go back and visit the cathedral, however by now there was an incredibly long line of people waiting to get in. We just did not want to wait outside with 4 kids in the freezing cold so went to the car instead and found a play Park. The kids ram around for about 30 … Continue reading Park

Light Rain, 5°C Stændertorvet 8 Lunch in Roskilde We were meant to cathedral however it was closed when we arrived. We decided to walk through the town of Roskilde and take in the sights. We saw some nifty Christmas shops selling ornaments, trees and trinkets. We stopped at a hot dog vendor for lunch in the shadows of an imposing cathedral. Post lunch the kids … Continue reading Lunch in Roskilde 

Light Rain, 4°C Vindeboder 20 Viking Museum We drove from Copenhagen to Roskilde this morning to visit a Viking Ship Museum. It was a fascinating insight into the Vikings and how they travelled across Europe almost 1500 years ago. Apparently the Vikings sank about 5 ships and filled them with rocks to prevent attacks. 50 years ago the Danish government drained part off the river … Continue reading Viking Museum

Mist, 1°C Nyhavn 27 Italian for dinner Thomas had gotten really upset by the end of the Walking tour and so we headed back and letting him have a long sleep. We went back to the same restaurant we got pizzas from last night to have a shot down meal this time. The kids ordered spaghetti bolognaise while bron had a vegetarian spaghetti and I … Continue reading Italian for Dinner 

Toldbodgade 28A Walking tour Or guide came at 9.30 road morning to take us for our food and walking tour of Copenhagen. The tour stayed in the local food market with a talk on the history of food and cuisine in Denmark. Similar to other places there is a movement to go back to natural and local produce. We started with a collection of cheeses … Continue reading Walking Food Tour 

Clear Sky, -5°C Larsens Plads Breakfast buffet Emily and Matthew slept in so bron and Ben came down for breakfast early. They are all suitably impressed and berm tried a bit of every cheese on offer. I I came down later with the others and Matthew focussed on variety while Emily went for consistency. Matthew tried cereal, cold meats, fruit and hot food. Emily had … Continue reading Breakfast Buffet 

Clear Sky, -4°C Toldbodgade 28A Staying awake We finished our dinner and a bath by 5 and everyone was desperate to get to bed . Bron and I had to manually keep them awake so they went to sleep at a more normal hour. Finally I turned the tv on as a last ditch effort and we had some very zombie looking kids. At 6 … Continue reading Staying Awake 

Clear Sky, -4°C Nyhavn 35 Dinner venture I headed out at about 3.30 with the kids to try and get some dinner. Thomas had been really upset so bron fed him and put him to bed. It was incredibly cold and wet will need to make sure we wear inners rverytime we venture out. A couple of blocks down we found a row of restaurants … Continue reading Dinner Venture 

Few Clouds, 3°C Toldbodgade 28A A very disappointing hotel We finally made it to our hotel with everyone at the end of their tether. Unfortunately rinse only got worse as the hotel is not really going to work out. Not only are there no interconnecting rooms, the rooms have a long, precarious, narrow staircase heading to the master bedroom. The only way to make this … Continue reading A Very Disappointing Hotel