The last couple of days in Denmark have been busy; my niece Nina is getting married so Nina and her parents are busy with plans and getting things together. Finally the big day arrives and we all drive to a hotel in the town of Randers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randers
http://www.globosapiens.net/travel-information/Randers-1770.html
and check into Hotel Randers
http://www.hotels.com/ho194372/hotel-randers-randers-denmark/ where the dinner and dance will take place tomorrow evening.
After unpacking and doing away with the "dust" of the journey at the hotel bar we go around town a bit to sight see. My last time in Randers was the spring of 1962 while I was on the good DFDS ship Oklahoma. It is an old city with a lot of history.
http://www.visitranders.com/ln-int/randers/visitranders
Among the points of interest is Saint Mortens (Martin) Church
http://www.spottinghistory.com/view/3125/st-mortens-church/
http://urd.dk/sct-morten/short.htm
We came across an old pharmacy, or should I say a really old Apothecary, and there are very few of those around in the modern world today. In this country, the US, they are generally known as Compounding Apothecaries. It is a good example of history on that side of the Atlantic and history on this side of the Atlantic. Here the news casters on Television will use phrases like "Way back in August ..." and now it is almost October. This apothecary is 380 years old, really from "way back .."
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| This was actually directly across the street from the hotel. |
As can be seen the apothecary was founded in 1634, and 142 years later the American Colonies declared independence from British rule.
Some participants in the wedding plans were getting their hair done, others were buying last minutes needed stuff.
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| One of the stores where we shopped. |
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| He just had his hair cut and fixed up really nice. |
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| A crucifix made of driftwood. This is located inside of Saint Mortens Church. |
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| The bride Nina and the groom Carsten after the wedding. And it began to rain. |
So rain drops are falling from the sky, well, why not add a little challenge to the situation;
The antique automobile hired to transport the newlyweds to the hotel wouldn't start but eventually it was persuaded to do what it was asked to do.
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| Make sure they do not get wet. |
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| The cranky old engine "cranked" up. |
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| The newlyweds and well wishers. |
Just a few more photos from the wedding.
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| The flower girl. |
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| The Groom and Bride |
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| The young lad enjoying the day. |
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| Max on the left, Frank in the middle and yours truly to the right. |
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| The bride and her sister. |
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| Berith, Nina and Carsten |
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| The children with their mother. |
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| The obligatory shot of the newlyweds cutting the cake. |
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| The Bride |
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| The parents oft the Bride. |
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| The parents of the bride and groom. |
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Proper table settings, no paper plates or pastic ware.
This is way beyond Fajitas, Rice and Beans and Bud Ligth, in other
words, it is done correctly. |
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| A tender moment between Uncle (Farbror) and the bride. |
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| Uncle (Farbror) and bride. |
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| Dancing the Wedding waltz |
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| She is dancing, I am trying. |
Thus endedth the wedding. Tomorrow is departure day and we had a nice brunch in the home of the young couple. Then it was time for a few last photos and off to the airport for the flight to Copenhagen (København) where we will spend the night until our early flight back to New York and then Houston.
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| The newlyweds on the back porch. |
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Norma enjoying a bit of rain, the first we saw in our three weeks in Denmark.
The Gudenaa (Guden River) can be seen in the background. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guden%C3%A5
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| More rain. |
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My brother Max (on the right) and yours truly (on the left).
This is the last photo taken in Denmark. |
A great trip to my roots comes to an end. The memories will always be there.
In the near future we will go to Mexico.
