http://www.kulturarv.dk/1001fortaellinger/da_DK/nr-nissum-seminariebyen (This liink is in Danish so use Google Translate).
Just up the road a very short bit is Nr. Nissum Kirke by
http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissum_Kirkeby (this link is also in Danish)
We spent time with my brother Max, his wife Mariann and their daugthers Berith and Nina as well as two grandchildren.
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| Trying my luck. |
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| Berith about to make a goal. |
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| Max is looking at the lay of the land. |
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| Max is giving me pointers on how to hold a golf club. |
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| About to swing but I had to ask if they had their windows insured. |
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| Silje looks very serious in this photo. |
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| Silje and her brother Sixten |
The following day we were on our own as Max and Mariann own a very successful business which they had to tend to. http://www.allflex.dk/ (again the link is in Danish).
So what to do? Check out their bikes and go bike riding in the area, which we did. How far did we ride, quite a bit, according to Google Earth we did about 12.5 miles / 20.1 km. The tour took us up to Nr. Nissum Kirkeby and a stop at the church, then on to the village of Fultrup with a beautiful old church,
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| The cemetery at Fultrup Church |
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| The cemetery at Fultrup Church |
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| The Sanctuary of Fultrup Church |
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| The Sanctuary of Fultrup Church |
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| Note the intricate details. |
then on to the city of Lemvig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemvig
Lemvig is not immune to storms although it is not on the North Sea Coast
http://wn.com/lemvig (this link is in Danish)
Here we toured the harbor, I have to look at all the boats, it is in my genes. There were sailboats and fishing boats and powerboats, and I didn't take single picture, which I do not understand. After touring the little harbor it was time to tour the church which is an attraction in itself. And then it was time for lunch. We found a nice little cafe with tables outside and were deciding what to order. On a white board they had listed the lunch special of the day as well as the beer of the month which was BB. Since I consider myself reasonably well educated on the beers of the world this one I had never heard of so I called the waiter and asked him what it was. His reply is rather funny "Oh, that means much better than Budweiser". In reality this is a beer from the land of the original pilsner Czechoslovakia and the name is BB. I must admit it was a good beer. The it was time to head back to Nissum Seminariby. On the way into Lemvig we had descended a rather large hills at great speed, now it was time to go up the hill, and the Danes that bicycle this on a regular basis just whizzed by us while we were huffing and puffing and finally had to get off the bikes and walk up the hill. It was a nice ride all together in fantastic Danish summer weather, temperatures in the mid 70's and very few clouds in the sky.
That evening we went out to eat somewhere, I can't remember where, but along the way my brother suddenly stops the car and says "Everybody get Out". He wanted show us the view. I took a series of photos which if spliced together would from a panoramic with the first frame being on the left of the photo, so use your imagination.
I have tried to find the restaurant on Google Earth but have not had any luck. It is somewhere on the western side of Lemvig Bugt (Lemvig Bay) but it may have been at Hotel Norre Vinkel, I can't be sure. I did not take any pictures, too bad.
More to follow in the next post.
