Exploring

Today I set out to explore the very brief taste I would have of Denmark. I walked along the pedestrian street next to the river canal. It's lined with lots of small cafes where you can sit outside and people watch.

I made my way up to the Aros Museum. It's a fantastic modern structure with several floors of exhibits. They had a special exhibit with photography from a Danish man that photographed Americans. He started in the 1970s and has followed people through their lives. It was really fascinating and I spent quite a bit of time reading about his travels.

I also visited Den Gamle By. This is a recreation of an old Danish town as it was around 1700s. A lot of the buildings were originals and had displays of old wares in them. It reminded me of St Augustine back home but way less touristy. It was fun to walk around and imagine life as it might have been here.

Den Gamle By sat next to a botanical garden so I wandered around and got a little bit of nature in the middle of the city.

Tonight I'm taking it easy back at the prison doing my own laundry. Ah- life on the road. Tomorrow I'll take a train up to Frederikshavn where I'll take a 3 hour ferry to Sweden.

Somebody send a little wish out that the train has 1st class!