Today is our last full day in Denmark, and our last blog post for this trip. Nick and Susannah split up, with Nick exploring the area around Borup and Susannah making a visit to the Danish Meteorological Institute. Nick’s wanderings took him first round the lake near Thomas and Christina’s house and past the local church of Kimmerslev, where they were married 22 years ago.

In the afternoon, Thomas took Nick to the forest belonging to the local noble family, which is open for the public to walk through. The land has been in the same family for eleven generations, and today supports a number of agricultural activities, including a large pig-raising operation. It also has many old gnarled and picturesque trees.

Meanwhile, Susannah spent the day at the DMI office, which is on the sixth floor of a large brick building in Copenhagen. They have an outdoor terrace wrapping around all sides of the building, offering great views of the city and sometimes inviting visits from birds. The employees often walk around the terrace for phone calls or meetings, and in nicer weather they eat outside.

After reuniting for a delicious home-cooked dinner with Thomas, Christina, and their son Emil, we drove east to see the harbor city of Køge at sunset. You can see the Copenhagen skyline here from across the water, although it doesn’t show up very well in a photograph. We brought the chocolates from the Mosehuset with us to eat for dessert.