Gosh the last days commencing the weekend before departing Denmark were incredibly busy, what with getting the bike sorted ready for transport, attempting to close things down with projects in Denmark and, enjoying some social time with friends I'd made in Denmark. Talking of which, the Sunday before leaving was enjoyably spent with Wencke (my colleague from CBS and friend) taking a boat out to the Swedish Island of Hven and cycling around the Island while dodging the rain and trying to snap up a few rays of sunshine.
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| Approaching the harbour on Hven |
The Island, with a population of just under 400, is only about 10km round, maybe a bit more if you take all the nooks and crannies in to account.What was particularly interesting was a small farm museum a little way out of the harbour town of Bäckviken which is where the ferry docked. It depicts farming life on the Island at the end of the 19th Century.
The upper floor of one of the large barns had been converted in to an exhibition comprising a very interesting, if not somewhat eclectic collection of all sorts of items dating back to that period - including these ice skates. I wonder what a speed skater of today would make of those!!
After a hour or so, and a missed rain shower, we headed over to Kyrkbacken for lunch on the pebble beach. We weren't alone with this idea though, with many ferry passengers having also made their way over to the Denmark-facing side by this time.
After a couple of hours stop, the cycle ride back to the ferry around the Swedish side was in my humble opinion a little more attractive with views of the rugged coastline over to the east and green fields immediately to the west.
Arriving at the harbour about 30 minutes before departure, left us with just enough time to sample an ice cream before sailing back to Denmark along the Oresund Straight and once again past the famous wind turbine land (see) mark of Middelgrunden about 3.5km from Copenhagen.
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