Together we shared the Elvis experience, whilst guided by Henrik - the Elvis addict. Henrik entertained us with his knowledge of the King, and entertaining anecdotes. We then headed to the dinner, and were treated to some delicious burgers and fries.
The only thing that could possibly top our visit to graceland was some animals and tropical temperatures. Lucky for us, Randers is home to an enormous tropical zoo which housed animals from south America, Asia and Africa. It was an entertaining afternoon, but there were a few too many snakes out in the open for my likings!!!
We then had a guided tour around the town centre by Torbin, Birgit, Stefan & Erik. We were then sent to our host families, and I met Jes, Charlotte and Maria in their inner city apartment (my new home for the next few days!)
On Thursday I went with Jes (pronounced yes) to work at his law firm (a whole 2 minute walk from the apartment.) We went to the courts and watched a domestic violence case. Because all court proceedings are in Danish, it was very interesting to watch the body language in the case. It was also wonderful that Jes could take the morning off to sit in court and explain to me what was happening (it was one of his colleagues matters).
In the afternoon we were free to see the sights of town, and buy some souvenirs. (We also took Neil shopping, as he'd been wearing the same pair of pants since we had arrived...)
Wednesday night we did a presentation to a very welcoming meeting of both host clubs.
Thursday we put on our Terry tourist hats and visited the Hornslet church (first built in the 12th century), Rosenholm Manor ( a local castle erected in 1549) and the Frigate Jylland, Denmark's largest ship.
Here I discovered my inner princess, and have decided to build a similar castle back in Australia. Jas has asked for her own personal suite, with similar tapestries to those hung in Rosenholm Manor covering the walls.
Last night our hosts hosted a lovely farewell dinner party for us in Torbin and Birgit's home. We were fed far too much food, and drank lots of local beers. It was a lovely way to cap off our time in Randers.
This morning we travel to Rønde. It was quite sad to once again be saying goodbye to our hosts. Many thanks to the RK's of Randers Søndre & Rosenholm for their wonderful hospitality :)
No comments:
Post a Comment