The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 1567 by the danish King Frederik II. Fredrikstad’s history starts, oddly enough, with the fall of the neighbouring town of Borg. This historic town was razed to the ground by the Swedish army, during The Great Nordic War, and soon afterwards, King Frederik II decided to build a […]
The Old Town or Den Gamle By, as it’s called in danish, you’ll find in Århus, Denmark. It’s an open-air museum, located in the towns botanical gardens. The museum opened in 1914 and was the first of it’s kind (not only in Denmark, but in the world). «The Old Town premiered for an audience in 1914 under […]
Åsgårdstrand is a small, but very charming town 100 km south of Oslo and by the west coast of the Oslofjord. The town was increasingly known as an important center for artists and painters and since the 1880s a vast number of internationally famous painters has either visited or lived in the town. Painters like […]
The town of Kragerø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. In the days of the sailing ships, Kragerø was one of Norway’s largest post cities. The municipality now includes 495 islands, islets and skerries along with 4,000 leisure houses. Kragerå also has an interesting history, one of the first Africans in Norway […]
Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. It is located on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in the geographical centre of Denmark. For those of you who like the arts and culture, you are going to love it here. The atmosphere reminds me of Berlin. Aarhus Cathedral is the longest cathedral in Denmark […]
In the city Køge you are surrounded by old, well preserved houses. Since 1966 Køge has followed a special plan for the preservation of the old buildings, whether privately owned or public. This is why the city is visited every year by many groups who are told the town history while studying the beautiful well […]
Untill 1984, Stavern was the smallest town in Norway. Currently there are around 3000 inhabitants in Stavern. It is a small town where tourism is one of the most important sources of income. During summer, the population increases to around 30,000-40,000 people, due to camping sites and cottages around the town center as well as […]
Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. I like Germany, it’s a very beautiful country, unfortunately to me I don’t speak german. So it can be a challenge when stubborn people don’t want to speak english back to me. But, it’ a.o.k. Not far from the border to […]