Topkapi Palace
In Istanbul, we went to see Topkapi Palace first. Unfortunately a lot of parts were under renovation work, but we enjoyed the beautiful tiles there. In the famous Harem, they took female slaves from…
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Thunderstorm in Istanbul
We had a holiday in Turkey. I have not been here for a long time. This time we joined a group tour which went around the west side of the country. Before the…
Lots of seals
After the ferry left Esbjerg in Denmark, we went out to the deck and saw some very shallow islands. And on them, there were a lot of seals ( I mean seals or sea…
Somewhat apprehensive in Esbjerg
Our Danish holiday is ending. We came back to Esbjerg where the ferry to and from the UK leave. We had a bit of time, so went into the centre of the town…
The oldest house in Kolding
This is a photo of the oldest house in Kolding in Denmark build in 1589. It was lovely with orange colour and a bit leaned. They sell the model of this house and we…
The castle called Koldinghus
There is a castle called Koldinghus in Kolding in Denmark. They say that the history starts in the 13th century, but in 1808, the Spanish soldiers who stayed there in the Napoleonic Wars…
About two hours in Svendborg
From Aero Island in Denmark, we took the ferry and arrived in Svedborg. To catch the train to continue our journey, we would have had to run with our luggage. So we gave up…
The thing we found in the church
We went to a small town called Marstal in Aero Island in Denmark. This town is more for the people living there rather than for tourists like in Aeroskobing. But it was worth…
Unusual museum
In Aero Island in Denmark, we came across an unusual museum. They have hundreds of bottle ships. According to the leaflet, all were made by Peter, who was a chef in a Norwegian ship and…
