ARCHIVES: SCANDANAVIA

THE TOWN AT THE RIVER MOUTH: Aarhus (Aros), Denmark
As I walk along the prehistoric trail, Stone and Bronze Age graves, cult sites and reconstructions of Iron Age houses take me on a journey through centuries. Hollowed out lime trees and mossy alder trunks are as old as the legendary naval battles that took place off the coast a millennium ago. When I step into the Moesgard Museum, the tall figure disappears into the mist. Was he just a mirage?

A TREK TO THE TOP OF DENMARK: Northern Denmark
Two seas meet with a vengeance at the northern tip of Denmark’s Jutland Peninsula. “You’ll see huge sand dunes, two seas that come together, and incredible art.” What a sales pitch. My daughter Paula and I couldn’t resist.