Our next stop is Ebeltoft at the southern tip of that peninsula south of Grenaa where we first visit the Glass Museum. We see the most awesome pieces of glass art, some of them by famous artists - famous in Denmark anyway. The one below is just one of them.
We also see ladies blowing glass and naturally, there is a shop too. What a pity the most gorgeous pieces are all too big for the luggage as well as the wallet.
After a great buffet luncheon, we visit the Fregatten Jylland. Jylland is Danish for Jutland. She is the largest wooden ship in the world and the last one to be built like that. She had an engine and a very large propeller which could be lifted right up. For this purpose the propeller came with only two blades. That way they could be stopped in a vertical position and the whole thing pulled up a bit like a guillotine - which naturally wouldn't have been possible with the standard 3 blades.
We learn that the name Fregatten was derived from 'free gates' meaning the holes were the canons poked out were always above the water line.
After the interesting guided tour in the ship and another family photo, we get back on the bus, pick up another guide and proceed to drive through a National Park which is to be officially opened by the Queen in August this year.
On seeing the distance travelled, we are more than a little glad we haven't been asked to walk.
The tip of the peninsula was once covered by two glaciers. When they both melted they became one big stream, then separated again to flow out to sea on either side causing the bays to form on either side.
There is a little village on the tip which remains as it is, part of the National Park. Another harmonious park
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Suddenly we come across this little Stone Henge. This goes back to the time when the Vikings - originally nomads - started to found villages and settled down to do some farming. The arrangement of rocks is believed to have been some gathering place.
There used to be many of them around, but only few remain now because modern day people had started to cart the rocks off.
This center rock is one half of a very large boulder which had been carefully cut in half horizontally. The other half was found on another such site way up another hill, a perfect match and calculated to be only very slightly different in weight.
Mind bogling!
We go home to have a relaxing night with our hosts.
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