Our last stop of this trip was a visit to the city of Svendborg, on the Danish island of Fyn. On the drive there we passed this gorgeous field of flowers!
We had to stop and take some photos. Kim wore the appropriate shirt today!
The city of Svendborg is gorgeous at night!
Even the dessert that night was gorgeous! This was at Restaurant Resume, the cities best restaurant set in an old church. Well worth it if you find yourself in Svendborg.
The next day we visited Langeland Island. This is Dovns Klint at the southern end of the island. The word klint is Danish for cliff.
We had gorgeous weather yet again! There are wild horses in this area from time to time, hence the fence in the foreground.
The beach was on the rocky side, but there were lots of skipping stones. I can’t resist a good skipping stone!
We took a short hike around the area and found these horses, but they weren’t very wild. As a matter of fact, they just stood there, staring towards the west.
A short drive north and we found the real wild horses.
The horses, considered wild, are fenced within a large enclosed area. This is more to keep people out of the protected area. We drove around the fenced off area to get closer to a group of them.
This stallion was not happy with our being there!
So we gave him and his harem some distance.
Further north on the island, Tranekaer Castle is pretty, but unfortunately wasn’t open to visit. It seems that September is outside of the busy season.
On the way back to Svendborg, we crossed over a smaller island called Tasinge, and visited Bregninge Church. Construction of this Romanesque church started in the year 1200.
The interior is somewhat spartan, which seems to be fairly typical in Denmark.
The church has the usual ship model ornamentation we’ve seen throughout the country.
You can climb up to the top of the tower, just don’t forget to hit the light switch upon entering the stairwell. It’s rather dark otherwise!
There are beautiful views in every direction! The church was built on the highest spot on the island.
We were the only ones here, so there was no jostling around to get a view.
That night we had a great dinner on the waterfront at Hotel Christiansminde. This was our view from the restaurant.
The walk back to our hotel along the waterfront had excellent views as well.
On our last day in Svendborg we rented e-bikes from the hotel and rode out to yet another island, Thuro, and were treated to more awesome shoreside views.
Thuro is dotted with large tracts of public parkland. This was a short hike from a parking lot where we were able to lock up our bikes. The island was very quiet, making it clear this is shoulder season.
These were our hosts at Rosenhoj Bed and Breakfast, Trine and Patrick Johnson. Great couple from London that were a lot of fun to get to know. Patrick was a police officer and Trine (originally from Denmark) was a chef, so the breakfasts (and one dinner) were awesome, and Patrick is filled with interesting stories.
They even have their own chickens so you get fresh eggs every day!
Up next, we visit the beautiful Egeskov Castle (and extensive grounds) on our way to Copenhagen airport.