We were early for the ferry to Fynshav on the island of Als (far, far better than being late) and we had time to explore. A. and I found a wooden playground and a little booth selling homemade jam. We chose fig, which was not the world's best, but I didn't regret the purchase.
The next bit of serendipity was finding this cube in a traffic circle on the way to the science museum. This cube was originally designed by Piet Hein in the 1980's and built in 2006 with funding from the Bitten and Mads Clausens Foundation with the goal of beautifying the area.
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| Here we are having fun before we even go in. R. is trying to lift the car. Notice the teeter-totters in use is off-center. The flag in the background is at half-staff because it is a national holiday (Langfredag or Good Friday). |
Danfoss Universe opened on 5/5/05 at 5:05 a.m. and was designed to increase children's knowledge of science. I had been feeling as if I had my fill of science museums, but this was different. It is set up like a campus and has many open-air portions, which helps spread people out and reduces the din found in other museums. Like the Ithaca Sciencenter it has clever touches, like this sink.
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| sink with no front lip |
The kids have now been to science museums in the U.S., Canada, England, The Netherlands, and two in Denmark.
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| I hope you can see the different licorice sticks despite the funny shadows |
We headed out-of-town and looked for a local ice cream shop, but did not find one. We stopped at a rest area, complete with hiking trail. I liked seeing the bulk licorice (different hygienic practices) and the ice cream was deemed acceptable. We did not get food there, but noticed that it was made-to-order and served on ceramic dishes.
On to Aarhus, where we stayed at the hostel on the edge of town right in the middle of the woods.
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| reception building |
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| our room is on the right with the curtains closed |
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| three minutes from our door |
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