Denmark Trip - Day 20 - Svendborg, DK to Tved, DK

Lise’s Bread and Breakfast, Svendborg, Denmark – Weather: Partly cloudy, 50-68 deg F. Woke at 6:30 AM, showered and started to get ready to leave.

At around 8:30 AM, Lise prepared breakfast for Lotte, Carol, and me outside in her front garden. It was a beautiful day and perfect for eating outside. Breakfast was like the previous day (sausage, cheese, bread, crepes, spinach omelet, orange juice, and coffee).

However, today Lise surprised us with cake tapas. I had heard of tapas before but didn’t really know what cake tapas were. Lise explained tapas are a variety of small appetizers or samples. While many tapas are savory, cake tapas are sweet. Two other guests arrived for breakfast (Alex and his wife). Alex said he works for a company that designs radar installations for airports and wind farms, etc. His wife teaches Danish at a university. At around 10:15 AM, Lotte took Lise shopping for supplies for her B&B. 

Around 11:15 AM, Lotte, Carol and I left to drive back to Lotte’s house. On the way, we took a small detour to check out Ene Ojesten, who is another of Thomas Dambo’s wooden trolls. After taking photos and a few group selfies, we continued our road trip.

Lotte said there was a building named Fjordenhus we should see that was along the way.

Fjordenhus is a building in Vejle that was commissioned by the LEGO family. Lotte said the artist who designed it, Olafur Eliasson, is a world-famous Danish-Icelandic artist and was given full control of the project with an unlimited budget. 

Lotte originally made reservations for us to take a tour but, unfortunately the tour was only in Danish and only covered a portion of the building. So, we decided to skip the tour. However, the main floor was open to the public and we spent some time there. We also walked out on a pier that ran from the building parallel to the waterfront. The pier was designed to be an optical illusion and, when standing at the beginning, looked like it was the same width all the way to the end. However, as we walked towards the end, the pier became narrower to the point where it was only a few feet across at the end.

We then walked around the Vejle waterfront and found a swanky restaurant (Remouladen) where we got coffee and talked while watching some people try to dock their huge yacht in the marina. We left Vejle and stopped at our favorite fish store (Fiske – Mols Rogeri) and got some smoked salmon and smoked herring. We made it back to Lotte’s house, unpacked the car, took a few deep breaths, and treated ourselves to some smoked salmon, smoked herring, cheese, bread, and beverage (beer for me). Carol texted Bill earlier and asked if it would be OK if we visit him again before we leave. Bill texted back and said Tuesday afternoon would be best for him and Bente.Carol and I returned to the summer house and cleaned-up.

Lotte’s neighbors, Andres and Ann-Dorthe invited us over to their place later in the day for a bonfire and get together. So, around 8 PM, Carol and I arrived at their house. Andres, Ann-Dorthe, Noah, Andrii, Sevastian, Andrii’s sister, and her boyfriend were there. Ann-Dorthe offered us drinks and showed us how to make hot dogs Danish style. The process was fairly simple. First, you make the bun by rolling fresh dough into a long snake and then wrap it around the end of a pointy stick. Next, hold it over a hot fire until cooked (hopefully without burning). Finally, slide the cooked bun off the stick, squirt ketchup into the hole left by the stick and insert a cooked hotdog into the hole. Later, I did a Google search and learned they're called French hotdogs, but they're mostly eaten in Denmark. After eating our hotdogs, Ann-Dorthe gave us a tour of her house and showed us her amazing 100-year-old coffee grinder. The grinder actually ran on electricity which seemed surprising considering how old it was.

Carol also had fun introducing everyone to the game called "Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza" which was a huge hit. 

Finally, I had the pleasure of introducing everyone to 3D photography using a Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D camera. People who know me, know I love taking pictures. But, not everyone knows how much I enjoy taking pictures of people in 3D. It's amazing how people respond to getting their picture in 3D! There are several ways to view 3D photos.A popular way to view 3D photos on a computer or phone is the "Wiggle 3D" photo like the following.

Click >> Compilation of Wiggle3D photos 

Another way to view 3D photos is by viewing a stereo photo pair using your phone with a 3D viewer such as the OWL Stereoscopic Viewer (available at London Stereoscopic Co. or My Science Shop) Check out Brian May's short tutorial on how to take Stereo Photos with a Smartphone. 

For more tips on how to make or view 3D photos, check out the following video >> 3D Stereoscopic Photography

It was a wonderful evening with perfect weather although I still wasn’t used to seeing the sky so bright at 11 PM.

Things I Learned On This Day (#TILOTD) –

• French hotdogs are mostly eaten in Denmark
• Danish Bread & Breakfasts 
• Use square pillows 
• Don’t use a top sheet on their beds 
• Use comforters with a duvet cover that can be easily removed for washing