Month: August 2019

Our last day, but definitely coming back.

The best news is that Jo looked at a flat and really liked it. They liked her so already drawing up a contract from 1st October. That’s what I call a result.

That gave us a free morning to mooch

And another extremely expensive coffee. Apparently coffee and eggs are known for being expensive.

A final picnic by the bridge.

And home.

It’s been the first cashless holiday ever. We did get some krone but didn’t use it. Will be useful when Jo returns and starts to scour flea markets. Main reason it is cashless is the Monzo card – no commission and very good exchange rate – and the fact that Denmark seems to be well ahead in that area.

Today was Jo’s “getting to know the university ” day – viewing a flat first thing:

and then a fun games and drinking day with some of her soon-to-be colleagues.

So we went on a little scout around the region.

To the beach

The famous Moesgård museum (look it up!)

Saw some of the fun and games but didn’t see Jo

A trip around the old town

And an attempted picnic but rather too many flies and I bought non-alcoholic beer by mistake …

And Jo had a very successful day.

And getting to know a bit about Denmark.

Aarhus isn’t really on the tourist trail, but does seem to be a lovely city. Admittedly it is August, so quiet and sunny and warm, but there is lots to like about it.

For example the infinite bridge which circumstances led me to being there 4 times.

Early morning – didn’t even know of its existence.

5k run with Jo

Walk with Eileen

Evening to see the non-sunset

Note me being faded out in the photo – nice one Jo!

Some things are quite (very) expensive

Went out to eat in the evening at the world-famous Aarhus Street Food

Really good – two Thai’s and one sushi. But the lollipop (admittedly superb) was £4!

Main part of today was for Jo to see her tutor who sounded really nice. Jo’s office will be in here

And we sat on a bench for a while and looked over the campus

There are loads and loads of cyclists, so we look forward to Jo buying a bike when she moves here. And they are a definite well-defined category of road user. Back home we have cars and pedestrians and bikes sort of fit in where they can whereas here they are definitely a category of their own with their own lanes and rules. And we nearly got run over twice.

And everyone seems to obey road rules. Pedestrians and cyclists wait for green signals, even when there’s no traffic.

That’s the reflections for today. Plus lots of photos from Jo’s flashy phone camera.

Exciting. In preparation for Jo’s impending move to start her PhD we thought we would come to Aarhus and find some bearings.

Of course there are always downsides, especially if Stansted and Ryanair are involved. Only an hour delay and not (yet) caught up in the strike.

And, importantly, for the first time in almost 5 years, Jo makes a guest reappearance on the blog – for 4 days only!

Best way to check a place is to find the old town and find a coffee shop. We thought it might be a bit expensive, but didn’t quite expect £5 for a (admittedly extremely good) cappuccino. Subsequently worked out we had probably chosen the most artisan of all the artisan coffee shops, but still …

Anyway, here’s a few shots of us and Aarhus getting to know each other.

So far, impressions are good. People are very friendly and, of course, speak excellent English. It is a bit expensive and the number of bikes is phenomenal!