The Klinskidorns go to Aero

When researching which places to visit on our trip, one that Kevin was adament about seeing was the tiny island of Aero (pronounced air-roo, not arrow). The island has several small villages on it with stone houses nestled shoulder to shoulder with thatched roof cottages. We stayed two nights in an amazing campground near the shore and aside from the numerous giant spiders, we were the only ones there (once again).

Our journey to Aero from Copenhagen involved:

One train...

one bus...

and one boat.

Little boxes.

Arriving into the town of Aeroskobing, where we stayed.

Hittin the cobbles.

Aero's movie theatre.

Taking a break to eat the best picnic lunch of our trip inside a boat on the side of the road.

These little, brightly colored houses were built in the 50's for changing into bathing suits. Today they are used as daytime beach cabanas.

Our home away from home.

Lifestyle shot.

For a small island, it is actually surprising difficult to navigate. We were lost a handful of times in our two days of biking around.

Cozy cabin.

The second day the clouds broke up and we even managed a little sunburn.

Look out - windmill!

A horse is a horse of course of course.

It's possible to preserve tradition and get the Game Show Network. The people of Aero manage to have their cake and eat it too.

Biked to the northern tip of the island and picnicked on the beach.

Aero was one of our favorite stops of the trip.

Copenhagen, Denmark

We arrived in Copenhagen pretty early and were greeted at the airport by the host we stayed with, Boris. He insisted to show us around the city right away and even took us by the hotel he worked at to pick up free maps and coffee. After a brief nap at his house, we caught the metro at a nearby stop and spent the day (and next two days) walking around the city.

This view overlooking the city was our first stop.

To get there we had to climb...

and climb...

up some pretty narrow steps...

to the top of The Church of Our Lady, near Christiana.

We walked around some neat markets, mostly overpriced (20€ for a bottle opener?), near the city center.

Yep, we went on a canal tour and were really pleased with all of the sites we were able to see.

Low bridge!

Dad, this photo is for you. This yacht is owned by the creator of Microsoft's program, Excel. He was visiting for the day.

The Queen's palace. Perfect photo op.

Windmill in Kastellet, which is a pentagon-shaped fortification that has been very well preserved.

This amazing church, in Kastellet, was covered in volcanic glass and was next to a pretty epic fountain.

Pizza on the canal was pretty reasonably priced and was actually really good.

Copenhagen was a really beautiful city riddled with canals and quirky boulevards. We had one disappointment with a contemporary art museum in a renovated church. Not until after purchasing the tickets did we realize the main exhibition was for kids. And honestly not that good. Otherwise, we loved Copenhagen!

Norway in a Nutshell

We decided to bite the bullet and take a spendy (790 NOK/person or 135.00 USD/person), all day fjord tour called Norway in a Nutshell. The tour was composed of one bus ride, three train rides and one long ferry ride. It was definetly well worth the money to experience the grandeur of the beautiful fjord country.

Believe it or not, these people shelled out the big bucks for the tour as well.

One of many beautiful waterfalls along the way.

Tour buses miraculously make their way down the steepest road in Norway, navigating multiple hairpin turns as passengers hold their breath.

Ferry through the fjords.

Enjoying the fresh air.

 

Kevin thinks this needs a caption to help explain the ridiculous look on his face but I think it speaks for itself.

 

We got to hop off the train to see this gushing waterfall a bit better.