Bornholm, a small Danish island in the Baltic Sea. Called sometimes the “Majors of the North” or “Pearl of the Baltic”. We have heard many stories about Bornholm. Among them were those who said that it’s the best place for…
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 than previous. In the plan we had a tour to the Almindingen forest. Wet morning in Aakirkeby In the morning…
Bornholm bicycle trip – Day 5
On the fifth day of our bicycle tour with children around Bornholm we drove into the island 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 location…
Bornholm bicycle trip – Day 4
On the morning of the fourth day we moved from Svaneke to the south of Bornholm. That day were crossing the route along the eastern coast of the island. We were planning to drive up to the beautiful beaches in…
Bornholm bicycle trip – Day 3: Helligdomsklipperne cave
Our third day of summer bicycle trip we started at Sandkaas Familiecamping, at the north-western part of the island. We planned to go to the north-eastern corner. The route for that day led mainly along the coast. Sandkaas In the morning we…
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 Bornholm ferry from Sassnitz. Yesterday we spent very active Saturday, we saw a few interesting places on Rügen island including the submarine HMS Otus, abandoned resort Prora and the house built on a pier…
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. Once we were on a cliff in…
HMS Otus – the submarine in Sassnitz
We’ve never had a chance to visit the submarine so visiting this place was the most important task to do that day. HMS Otus is a British submarine. The ship sailed on the sea from 1962 to 1990. It ended service in the…