Entry with flags and a lot of hygge

The Dannebrog (Danish national flag) is actually the first thing you see in Denmark. The Danes are a proud people, which they show through their flags. There are 17 official flag days in the year, but in reality it's more like 365, celebrated at every house. Flags are also flown at birthdays, funerals, or other occasions. Dannebrog for life, so to speak. But aside from being proud, the Danes are all about hygge. Hygge describes a way of life, good, cozy, friendly, pleasant, etc. Maybe that's why we like it here so much?!

But let's start from the beginning. Why Denmark? We were sitting at Lake Berzdorf and faced the decision, Poland or Denmark? After thorough research, we came to the conclusion that Poland has so many beautiful places that we would either have less time for our main plan (Sweden) or we would have to rush through Poland in a few days, which would mean driving over 1000 km in multiple directions. We decided that we would just visit this beautiful country in peace. The decision was further supported by our inner urge to explore the North and our bathroom window, which decided to stay open, requiring the use of screwdrivers.

We did end up going to Poland, about 30 minutes, because diesel is taxed differently there. Our next stop was north of Berlin in Wusterhausen/Dosse. It's not a metropolis, but they have an excellent pizzeria run by 3 little Italians. The next morning, after chatting with an old fisherman between fish and fishing rod, who gave us insights into his life in the GDR, we went to the local camping store, but unfortunately they couldn't help us with the bathroom window. Well, there was another branch on our way, so we made our next stop in Neustrelitz. Here, we thought we were lucky, because during the installation right in front of the store, we realized that our plan didn't work out again. Well, then it's just not meant to be, there are worse things. So we continued towards Rostock, where our ferry to Denmark departed.

When the ferry arrived in Gedser after a two-hour trip, a feeling of satisfaction and tranquility quickly spread in us, hygge indeed. Denmark has something magical for us, maybe it's because a few years ago we spent three wonderful weeks in this country, with the cheerful Dannebros waving in the wind on the houses on both sides of the road or the breathtaking evening atmosphere that awaits us at our first parking spot not far from the harbor. It's just kitschy beautiful here! During our first walk on the beach, with the sunset behind us, the wind in our hair, if we have any, and the dog happily eating some seaweed, we almost had tears of joy in our eyes.

We spent the night at the southernmost point of Scandinavia, 54° 33' 32', and slept better than we have in a long time. As is typical for Denmark, there is an interestingly designed information center at this prominent point, which we visited after our morning walk on the beach. On the drive, we once again noticed the ubiquitous red and white Danish flags.

We drove through Falster, enjoying the landscape, the sun, and Danish music, as our radio finally found a station again. On the way, we stopped at one of the countless dog forests. It's absolutely great that in Denmark, different-sized, fenced-in forest areas are provided for dogs. We were particularly fortunate with this dog forest, it was 12 hectares in size, and our dog could not only walk through the forest without a leash but also play with some other dogs.

In the afternoon, we happened to find a beautiful spot by the sea near Stubbekobing, during the day there were many fishermen there, holding their fishing rods in the sea, and in the evening, we observed the most picturesque sunset ever from our motorhome. Even three swans were floating in the waves as the sun disappeared into the sea.

We spent the weekend in the countryside near Ugerlose on a farm. Taking a walk with the dog through the woods, a run on Sunday morning, and reading a book in bright sunshine. Lilli also flirted with the dog of our motorhome neighbors and snagged a few treats from their very friendly owners (names known to the editor). Thank you so much again!! Lilli will work off the sumptuous breakfast in the next dog forest, before heading to Roskilde. Christian was here on the trail of the Vikings at the Viking Ship Museum, while Christine and Lilli spent the afternoon in the city.

In the evening, we continued to Tarnby, or rather the district of Kastrup, a suburb of Copenhagen. After a night at the local marina, we headed to the bridge, yes, THE bridge, the Oresund Bridge. If you don't know it, I recommend the series. You have a little time until our next post, and then you will find out how our plan came about at customs and whether we were able to carry it out.