Retired and Traveling - with Andy and Val

We started Day 3 in Ribe, Denmark’s oldest town, where the riverfront still has the feel of a historic trading town. Ribe Cathedral dates back to the 12th century and is one of the town’s most impressive landmarks.

Inside, we found colourful frescoes, mosaics and stained glass created by Danish artist Carl-Henning Pedersen in the 1980s. What a striking contrast to the medieval cathedral.

From there, we made a quick stop at Lego House in Billund before continuing to Jelling, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site’s two large burial mounds, church and rune stones mark an important period in the formation of the Danish kingdom and the transition from Norse paganism to Christianity.

It was another excellent day of Danish history, with a little Lego in the middle.

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