On Saturday, I visited Arken, a modern art museum southwest of where I live. It's located right on the beach and getting there was about an hour bike ride each way. The museum was good, but what I really enjoyed about the day was the bike ride. Making scenic bike paths usually isn't a priority in Denmark, but this one was beautiful. Most of the ride I was on off-road, paved, multipurpose trails. A large part of the trails went alongside old fortifications that were built at the end of the 19th century and were manned during WWI. Currently, the fortifications are being restored and a park is being developed along them.
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| Some fortifications. |
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| Some sheep. |
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| Fortification + Sheep. |
At one point, there was a little park for mountain biking. It even had a nifty bike repair station.
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| Mountain biking park with different ramps for practicing. |
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| Bike repair station with tools attached to cables so they can't be stolen. |
After riding along that trail, I turned and went on another one that goes parallel to the sea. There are some protected manmade saltwater bays there and the trail went along those, which were calm and beautiful.
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| Swans galore! |
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| There were houses along these protected bays (the bike path ran between the water and the houses) and almost all the houses had a little dock. |
I went to the museum, the I went and hung out on the beach for a while. The day had started rainy, but had turned nice. I had brought a picnic and I sat on the beach for a while and read. People had told me the beaches were actually pretty nice, but I was a little skeptical. Nice beaches? Denmark? But, I was pleasantly surprised.
After enjoying the sun and sand for a while, I had another beautiful bike ride back home!
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