Pictures of Denmark

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Denmark and its very efficient railway network:

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Ferry trip from Hirtshals ferry terminal, Denmark to Seyðisfjörður, Iceland via Torshavn, Faroe Islands. Also includes a quick 'look around' in Torshavn as Norrona was there for a few hours. Links: Hiking up Slættaratindur on Eysturoy http://www.infaroe.com/highest-mountain/ Visit Seyðisfjörður http://www.visitseydisfjordur.com/ Piraeus to Santorini ferry trip on Blue Star Delos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeYXN... Helsinki to Stockholm ferry trip on Viking Line's Gabriella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm58L... Stockholm to Riga ferry trip on Tallink's Isabelle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itTbt... Map: Taken from google maps Music: Pioneer, taken from the youtube creators library

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Copenhagen's Central Station (interior):

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Curator Flemming Kaul gives an introduction to The Sun Chariot. More about The Sun Chariot: http://natmus.dk/en/historisk-viden/d...

The Trundholm sun chariot, is a Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark. It is a representation of the sun chariot, a bronze statue of a horse and a large bronze disk, which are placed on a device with spoked wheels. The disks were then decorated with punches and gravers with zones of motifs of concentric circles, with bands of zig-zag decoration between borders. The gold side has an extra outer zone which may represent rays, and also a zone with concentric circles linked by looping bands that "instead of flowing in one direction, progress like the steps of the dance, twice forward and once back". The main features of the horse are also highly decorated. The two sides of the disk have been interpreted as an indication of a belief that the sun is drawn across the heavens from East to West during the day, presenting its bright side to the Earth and returns from West to East during the night, when the dark side is being presented to the Earth. A continuation around a globe would have the same result. It is thought that the chariot was pulled around during religious rituals to demonstrate the motion of the sun in the heavens. The synodic cycle is the time that elapses between two successive conjunctions of an object in the sky, such as a specific star, with the sun. It is the time that elapses before the object will reappear at the same point in the sky when observed from the Earth, so it is the apparent orbital period observed from Earth. He asserts his belief that this demonstrates that the disk was designed by a person with some measure of astronomic knowledge and that the sculpture may have functioned as a calendar.

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Harwich, Norfolk, and Denmark. M/S of a ferry, 'England', which is bound for Denmark. M/S cars boarding ferry. Inside the bar is being prepared. The ferry is seen leaving the port. A chef helps make final preparations to the food platters made ready for passengers. Guests are served at a table, and others are served cocktail style drinks. On deck, people are wrapped up warm. The ferry arrives at Copenhagen. There is a tightly edited sequence of the Tivoli Gardens, various towers and spires and a statue of Hand Christian Anderson, and storks nesting on rooftops. A woman walks through the deserted cobbled streets of Denmark's oldest town, Ribe. We move on to the fishing port of Esbjerg, where we see fish being landed from fishing vessels and sorted at the quayside. The packed crates are laid out in a warehouse for sale, and men walk over the crates and their fishy contents, hammering out prices with the auctioneer (01:46:55). Next we see crowds and the track at a trotting race with horses and two wheeled carriage. A flag is waved for the off. This is contrasted with two oxen pulling a cart at Aarhus, North Jutland, where it looks as if time has stood still. A gaggle of geese run by. There are shots of the timber framed houses and women in traditional dress. Visitors look at craft shops which have been recreated. M/S signs for book binders and rope makers shops. A paddle steamer makes its way in the waters of Jutland's lake district. C/U of the engine mechanism working. There are homes seen on the waterside. M/S of a man at work thatching, bunching the bales and handing them up to another on the roof working on the next piece of thatch. Outside a house, some people are served with food, a girl pours a beer (01:49:52). The island of Fano is now renowned for its beach, - it was used by Malcolm Campbell in 1924 for a land speed record attempt. At the beach, we see a car driven onto the beach, and people running down to the sea in swimming costumes. Some people play beach croquet. Finally we see a train being driven onto a ferry, and we see the ferry move away from dock as the doors at the stern slowly closes. The ferry is on its way back to the main island of Zealand. Cuts exist - see other record. FILM ID:327.07

Denmark. Husband, wife and two children enjoy their boat trip - channel cross. They land in Denmark, in the town of Esbjerg. Family disembarks and starts to enjoy continental goods - pork sausages. Pigs (in all shapes and forms) are Danish major export product. Family then drives to their holiday destination - a farm. Nice Danish countryside on the way, great farm. Danes are very warm and friendly. Several shots of farm activities, rounding cows etc. Little boy enjoys driving tractor and riding a pony. Family is stationed at the farm but they visit various places. In Aarhus they watch a great yellow tram and visit the old town - open air museum. Over fifty buildings from across Denmark were brought to Aarhus to create Hans Christian Andersen's Denmark. Little girl eats gingerbread cookies. In Tivoli amusement park in Copenhagen children enjoy various rides and watch trapeze artists performance. Family takes a boat trip in Denmark's older paddle steamer Hjelen, they go for a swim at on of the beaches of Fano. Danish yachtsman is seen sailing - great scene. Legoland in village of Billund is the next destination. It is a model village built entirely from lego 'bricks' - fantastic! Children love it. Family goes back to farm enjoying a meal in a garden while their hosts do their work. Several shots of pigs and piglets - beautiful shot of a little boy surrounded by piglets - he talks to them. Most of Danish pigs end up in Britain. Lorries filled with bacon are ready to go to England. Family boards a ferry to go home. They are on a deck watching Danish coast disappearing. While children sleep, couple watch a sunset at sea. FILM ID:465.01

More info about travel to Denmark: https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/den... Just outside of Copenhagen is Frederiksborg castle, built in the early 1600s by Denmark's greatest king, Christian IV. Many consider this "Danish Versailles" to be the grandest castle in all of Scandinavia. Inside the castle you'll find an excellent museum of Danish history.

More info about travel to Copenhagen: https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/den... Copenhagen has lots of idyllic parks. Its most royal is the King's Garden surrounding the Rosenborg Castle, summer residence to Denmark's "big personality" king, Christian IV, who ruled from 1588 until 1648. The castle's basement holds cases of treasures to dazzle visitors, including the finest renaissance crown in Europe, from Christian IV's coronation in 1596.

After nearly 70 years of discussions, Sweden and Denmark finally united literally with the Oresund Bridge, a gorgeous wonder that tunnels into the sea.

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Christmas on the Faroe Islands

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Old film of an Edwardian agricultural fair in Copenhagen, July 1905. Set to a natural rate and added in sound for ambiance. This film was taken by Peter Elfelt

F2011.288.24 Description: Commercially produced silent black and white footage is slated as follows: A day in Copenhagen. Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, has a population of about 750,000 against a population of about 3.5 million in the whole country. Copenhagen, who is situated on the coast of Øresund, "the Riviera of the North," was founded by Bishop Absalon in the year of A.D. 1157. We are starting out trip from the very center of Copenhagen, "Vesterbros Passage," the same place where all the tourist cars are starting. The Copenhagen Terminus. The Liberty Monument. "Tivoli," the Copenhagen Luna Park. The music hall in Tivoli. The Thorvaldsens Museum containing the tomb of and original statues, busts and reliefs by the world known sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. The fish market at Gammel Strand. The Stock Exchange. Vor Frelser Kirke "Our Saviours Church" with the staircase winding outside the 86 meters high tower. The English St. Alban's Church. The Gefion Fountain. The Langelinie with the Royal Danish Yacht Club pavilion. The Royal Theatre on Kongens Nytorv. Hotel d'Angleterre - the largest hotel in Copenhagen. The Rosenborg Castle, containing the Danish Kings Chronological Museum. Amalienborg square with the Marmorkike "Marble Church" in the background. The four Rococco palaces which are framing the square are the home of the king and queen and their family. The Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød in the neighbourhood of Copenhagen. Creator: Riley, Dr. John W. Coverage: Denmark-Copenhagen Extent (quantity/size): 7 minutes 38 seconds Media: 16 mm film AVI 1920X1080 29.97 FRAME RATE; Silent Contact The Oklahoma Historical Society to purchase non watermarked DVD or High Resolution Digital File ‪http://www.okhistory.org/research/ord...

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In Denmark, they’re the Guard Hussars, a highly mobile mechanised infantry unit. But when deployed, they become Vidar Company, a name that harkens back to Norse mythology while honouring the unit’s more recent history in Afghanistan. Deployed to NATO’s battlegroup in Estonia earlier this year, Vidar Company represents Denmark’s commitment to collective defence.

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aking some of the minor roads for this drive, with the current good weather no need to rush things. In the town of Ulstrup i do get on a little detour due to detour signs beeing messed with, or just put up by dumbasses. BUT TWF then you see a little more of that town.