Way back in the summer of 2013, only a few months after we'd moved to Denmark, we went on a short one-nighter trip with the university's international club to the island of Langeland (literally: long country).
It was great fun.
Even when it poured buckets the entire first day - it seems the international club trips are just doomed to be rained on (see Bornholm).
If I were ever to go back, here are the things I'd do again (which was almost everything).
- Rent a "luxury tent" at this beach-side vacation camp place on the northwest coast. The tent had mattresses, separate rooms, wood floors ...running water! It was a Harry Potteresque experience.
- Go to the Tranekær Castle grounds and gardens again. When we were there, there was actually a really interesting collection of "natural art" (art made only from natural materials that would gradually decompose) in the garden. One of my favorites featured huge stones on top of wooden branches - the branches would gradually decompose and the stone would move slowly down the sculpture, like a clock of sorts.
Also, I always think of this castle as "Cranberry Castle" since it's name sounds like the word for cranberry (tranebaer)...and it's painted this color...
- Go biking!!! The quintessential Danish experience. And our short, four hour bike ride from Rudkobing to Lindelse and back through the countryside on the Danish biking highway system, being our first longish ride, really got us excited to do more on our own, larger island of Fyn. Plus, there were moments when we biked by a windmill, bright yellow canola field, 14th century church, or little "pay what you want" un-manned roadside produce stands when...shoot...it was just like EUROPE!
All in all, a really awesome first trip in Denmark outside of our Odense base. I really hope to go back someday.
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