From Greenland we flew to the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. And then the sun set. It seemed rather strange after the never ending daylight of the past month.
Although Bornholm is a part of Denmark it is far closer to Sweden, Poland and Germany and has in the past been strategically very important. We enjoyed a few days exploring the island including Hammershus, the oldest fortress in Northern Europe.
It was then on to Copenhagen where we had a great time seeing the local museums and also Tivoli, the oldest operating amusement park in the world. This was great fun and everyone who visits should check it out. For some reason we got free entry when we told the ticket seller that we had come from Greenland!
While staying in Copenhagen we even managed lunch in the Swedish town of Malmö via the spectacular 13km Oresund Bridge/Tunnel. It is amazing to think that you can do something like that, or even commute to work in another country.
Of course we also managed to visit the Carlsberg Brewery and sample some quite nice beers (much better than the standard stuff you get in a pub).
After more than 5 weeks it was time to return to London and end our Scandinavian summer holiday.We had an amazing time and can't wait to see more of northern Europe, in particular the frozen dessert centre of Iceland.
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