Denmark

We​ ​said​ ​good​ ​bye​ ​to​ ​the​ ​German​ ​shores​ ​and​ ​came​ ​across​ ​the​ ​sea​ ​on​ ​a​ ​luxury​ ​ferry​ ​to​ ​Denmark.​ ​Right after​ ​landing​ ​we​ ​felt​ ​a​ ​completely​ ​different​ ​atmosphere.​ ​According​ ​to​ ​the​ ​map​ ​we​ ​were​ ​supposed​ ​to reach​ ​the​ ​camp​ ​after​ ​only​ ​few​ ​meters​ ​yet​ ​sadly,​ ​to​ ​our​ ​bad​ ​luck,​ ​we​ ​found​ ​out​ ​that​ ​it​ ​is​ ​an​ ​outdoor​ ​school place.​ ​And​ ​it​ ​was​ ​closed​ ​anyway.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​about​ ​7pm,​ ​we​ ​had​ ​nearly​ ​90​ ​km​ ​behind​ ​us​ ​and​ ​another​ ​20​ ​km ahead.​ ​When​ ​we​ ​reached​ ​another​ ​camping​ ​place​ ​on​ ​the​ ​way​ ​we​ ​were​ ​already​ ​so​ ​exhausted​ ​that​ ​when we​ ​heard​ ​the​ ​price​ ​we​ ​had​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​for​ ​1​ ​night​ ​and​ ​1​ ​tent​ ​(like​ ​30​ ​EUR)​ ​we​ ​didn’t​ ​even​ ​had​ ​any​ ​force​ ​to 

protest.​ ​For​ ​a​ ​better​ ​sleep​ ​the​ ​groundsman​ ​told​ ​us​ ​it​ ​was​ ​supposed​ ​to​ ​rain​ ​on​ ​the​ ​very​ ​next​ ​day.​ ​And​ ​of course,​ ​it​ ​was.

But​ ​Danish​ ​people​ ​obviously​ ​don’t​ ​mind​ ​rainy​ ​weather.​ ​They​ ​pull​ ​on​ ​the​ ​rain​ ​boots,​ ​raincoat​ ​and​ ​go​ ​to play​ ​a​ ​golf​ ​or​ ​for​ ​a​ ​walk.​ ​We​ ​also​ ​didn’t​ ​have​ ​any​ ​other​ ​chance​ ​than​ ​just​ ​to​ ​pull​ ​on​ ​our​ ​waterproofs,​ ​bit the​ ​bullet​ ​and​ ​go.​ ​There​ ​was​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​beautiful​ ​Danish​ ​natural​ ​phenomena​ ​ahead​ ​of​ ​us-​ ​the 

Mons​ ​Klint​ ​cliffs.​ ​How​ ​naive​ ​we​ ​were​ ​when​ ​we​ ​thought​ ​that​ ​we​ ​just​ ​came​ ​to​ ​the​ ​cliffs,​ ​took​ ​a​ ​selfie​ ​and quickly​ ​got​ ​out​ ​of​ ​there.​ ​We​ ​were​ ​just​ ​staring​ ​into​ ​the​ ​map​ ​at​ ​all​ ​those​ ​bike​ ​paths​ ​nets,​ ​only recommended​ ​for​ ​bikers​ ​with​ ​MTB​ ​bikes.​ ​Well,​ ​we​ ​do​ ​have​ ​MTB​ ​bikes​ ​but​ ​the​ ​single​ ​track​ ​(a​ ​very​ ​narrow path​ ​in​ ​a​ ​very​ ​rough​ ​ground),​ ​after​ ​the​ ​rain​ ​on​ ​the​ ​top,​ ​wasn’t​ ​really​ ​a​ ​good​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​cycle​ ​down​ ​with​ ​fully packed​ ​bikes.​ ​We​ ​were​ ​dropping​ ​like​ ​flies​ ​and​ ​after​ ​few​ ​kilometers​ ​of​ ​this​ ​we​ ​were​ ​searching​ ​for​ ​a​ ​better and​ ​more​ ​bike-friendly​ ​way​ ​which​ ​could​ ​have​ ​took​ ​us​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Geo​ ​Center​ ​Mons​ ​Klint.​ ​Finally​ ​we​ ​reached​ ​it and​ ​could​ ​have​ ​seen​ ​the​ ​beauty.​ ​However​ ​the​ ​place​ ​is​ ​more​ ​ideal​ ​for​ ​walkers​ ​than​ ​bikers.​ ​We​ ​found​ ​a nice​ ​basic​ ​wooden​ ​cottage​ ​with​ ​an​ ​outdoor​ ​fireplace.​ ​In​ ​Denmark​ ​you​ ​can​ ​sleep​ ​over​ ​on​ ​these​ ​places​ ​for free.​ ​As​ ​it​ ​wasn’t​ ​very​ ​lovely​ ​weather​ ​there​ ​was​ ​no​ ​one​ ​else​ ​besides​ ​us.​ ​The​ ​best​ ​thing​ ​about​ ​the​ ​fire 

place​ ​was​ ​that​ ​there​ ​was​ ​also​ ​the​ ​fire​ ​grate​ ​so​ ​we​ ​were​ ​able​ ​to​ ​finally​ ​(for​ ​the​ ​first​ ​time​ ​since​ ​we​ ​left home)​ ​boil​ ​some​ ​soup.​ ​As​ ​we​ ​still​ ​didn’t​ ​have​ ​any​ ​working​ ​camping​ ​stove. 

We​ ​were​ ​continuing​ ​on​ ​nice​ ​high-​ ​quality​ ​roads​ ​where​ ​there​ ​is​ ​always​ ​a​ ​path​ ​for​ ​bikes.​ ​The​ ​weather​ ​was finally​ ​better​ ​and​ ​we​ ​reached​ ​Copenhagen.​ ​All​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sudden​ ​the​ ​busy​ ​city​ ​life​ ​was​ ​all​ ​around​ ​us.​ ​The​ ​city was​ ​full​ ​of​ ​bikers,​ ​pedestrians,​ ​cars,​ ​buses,​ ​ships​ ​and​ ​trains.​ ​Only​ ​trams​ ​were​ ​missing.​ ​Nevertheless​ ​there was​ ​no​ ​chaos​ ​going​ ​on.​ ​Cars​ ​weren’t​ ​honking,​ ​people​ ​were​ ​smiling​ ​and​ ​you​ ​could​ ​have​ ​felt​ ​the​ ​calmness and​ ​peace​ ​everywhere.​ ​And​ ​what​ ​else​ ​do​ ​we​ ​remember​ ​from​ ​Copenhagen?​ ​The​ ​Little​ ​Mermaid​ ​really​ ​is 

little,​ ​The​ ​Tivoli​ ​Park​ ​is​ ​noisy,​ ​the​ ​street​ ​with​ ​very​ ​nice​ ​colorful​ ​houses​ ​is​ ​romantic​ ​(but​ ​full​ ​of​ ​tourists) and​ ​every​ ​piece​ ​of​ ​seafront​ ​is​ ​occupied​ ​by​ ​Danish​ ​people.​ ​They​ ​relax​ ​or​ ​exercise​ ​in​ ​the​ ​outdoor​ ​fitness places.​ ​Last​ ​but​ ​not​ ​least​ ​there​ ​is​ ​the​ ​Christiania​ ​city​ ​part​ ​which​ ​you​ ​might​ ​not​ ​even​ ​recognize​ ​as​ ​a Copenhagen’s​ ​neighborhood.​ ​We​ ​tried​ ​to​ ​record​ ​a​ ​video​ ​in​ ​there​ ​but​ ​we​ ​were​ ​told​ ​it’s​ ​forbidden​ ​for some​ ​reason.​ ​(Maybe​ ​due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​fact​ ​that​ ​there​ ​is​ ​something​ ​tolerated​ ​a​ ​big​ ​time,​ ​however​ ​illegal​ ​and restricted​ ​everywhere​ ​around..)