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Sunday, May 16, 2010

A Danish Day.........

Many of you will have known that Germany, during the Second World War, took over Denmark. As a strategic part of the whole process, and integrated with the desire to take over Norway, they built along the northern coastline, bunkers and gun turrets, all designed to attack and protect.
This afternoon, we are going to a town composed of these buildings and to view, in some detail, the extent to which Germany built these structures. They are virtually indestructable and a real eyesore!
Will get pics but as I am not using my computer, these will not be posted until I get to Paris.
I do love the shopping here. The clothes are different and stylish.... a small town , close to here, has one of the best known shops in the whole area and people come from everywhere..... even from Tasmania! I have found a whole section of amazing leather jackets, coats, boots and dresses! ha!
It is a very agricultural area and growing pigs is the largest industry here. The pigs , however, never see daylight. They are born and grown in huge buildings where they live out their lives... I don,t want to see inside one of the buildings. Everyday, the aroma of eau de cochon(Conchon?) invades the senses.... as the farmers fertilize the fields with the contents of enormous tanks of pigsh......
This afternoon , also, we are going amber hunting on the beach. This area is widely known for its amber which is found on the beaches,,, sometimes buried and sometimes on the surface. Last time I went Amber hunting , it was on a beach near Skagen, ten years ago, and I have never been so cold. The wind whipped my face and I froze! Today looks better though.....

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