Bornholm, a small Danish island in the Baltic Sea. Sometimes called the ‘Majorca of the North’ or “Pearl of the Baltic”. We have heard many stories about Bornholm. Among them were stories saying it’s the best place for cyclists ever.…
Bornholm bicycle trip – Days 6/7
Our sixth day of the biking trip we started at Aakirkeby Camping. The beginning of that day was quite different from the previous ones. In the plan we had a tour to the Almindingen forest. Wet morning in Aakirkeby In…
Bornholm bicycle trip – Day 5
On the fifth day of our cycling tour around Bornholm, we rode into the island’s center to Aakirkeby. We spent the night at a campsite in Dueodde. Our tent was set next to the dunes. We had a really great spot for…
Bornholm bicycle trip – Day 4
On the morning of the fourth day we moved from Svaneke to the south of Bornholm. That day, we were following the route along the eastern coast of the island. We were planning to ride up to the beautiful beaches…
Bornholm bicycle trip – Day 3: Helligdomsklipperne cave
Our third day of summer bicycle trip we started at Sandkaas Familiecamping, in the north-western part of the island. We planned to ride to the north-eastern corner. The route for that day led mainly along the coast. Sandkaas In the…
Bornholm bicycle trip – Day 2: Hammershus Castle
The second day of our cycling trip we started at a campsite in Hasle. We ate breakfast in the morning, then we packed our tent and we were ready to go. Packing the tent went very smoothly, because we shared…
Bornholm bicycle trip – Day 1
Sunday morning, 7/24/2016 we sailed on the Bornholm ferry from Sassnitz. The day before, we had spent a very active Saturday, we saw a few interesting places on Rügen island including the submarine HMS Otus, abandoned resort Prora and the…
Prora – Abandoned Nazi resort
On the island of Rügen, between beautiful cliff landscapes and modern resorts, near kilometers of beaches we found a place that is a little scary. Abandoned Resort Prora In the town of Prora, right on the shore of the Baltic…
Jasmund National Park
After a morning visit to the Sellin time to visit the northern part of the island. The island of Rügen is famous for its coastal cliffs and we decided to explore one of them. We had once been on a cliff…
HMS Otus – the submarine in Sassnitz
We’ve never had a chance to visit the submarine so visiting this place was our top priority that day. HMS Otus is a British submarine. The ship sailed on the sea from 1962 to 1990. It ended its service in…