It’s not every day you come across a megalith with a jazz concert
happening next door. And cars parked virtually on top of it.
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| megalithic car parks R Us |
The island of Mon is like a mini paradise to us – megaliths
galore, lovely beaches, restaurants and all the usual motorhome services free
of charge. The megaliths consist of mainly chambered burial mounds of all
shapes and sizes. Some of the burials have terraces, one we found had two
parallel passages and some huge (very long) long barrows.
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| Kong Humbles Grav |
Hunting these ancient monuments down takes us off the beaten
track and down narrow country lanes but sometimes we can only get a glance of
the megalith from Dickie but can’t find anywhere to stop. Today we island
hopped through Falster and Lolland to Langeland to visit Kong Humbles Grav
another very impressive long barrow. On the way, Tommy (our very clever Sat
Nav), has repeatedly told us that there are ‘Megaliths in 500 meters’ some of
which we caught a glimpse of – they looked like huge chambered tombs but they
were inaccessible.
There are some rather fabulous churches here as well. The frescoes are rather fun.
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| from Fane Fjord Kirke |
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| Fane Fjord or Elmelunde -both have similar frescoes |
We ended the day on the beach at Ristinge on the south coast
of Langelande.
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| the white stone is very important on this 100 mtr long barrow |
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| trolls might like to live here |
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| couldn't get any closer |
Temperatures were up in the mid 30s so a dip in the warm waters
was just what the doctor ordered. A great way to start the day before brekky
too.
The milometer tells us that we have now covered over 6000
miles on this trip …..and plenty more to go.
Denmark has a lot going for it – we are enjoying the dark
nights – the 24hours of daylight up north
got a little tiring after the novelty had warn off! We also like affordable food (including
Danish pastries) and cheap diesel – around £ 1.02 a litre!
p.s If you want your Tommy to tell you when you are near a
megalith, Google Megaliths UK (for a modest fee) will give you access to their
comprehensive, downloadable database which can be installed on most Sat Navs. We have found this useful and fun all over
Europe although listed megaliths were a little sparse in Northern Sweden. The
list of Aires (parking places for motorhomes) we installed on Tommy has also
proved invaluable during this trip and has often taken us to lovely, free
places to stay that have not been listed in any of our ‘official’ guides.
We are currently parked at the marina in Fredericia. Mr
Fluffy is fishing (fruitlessly) and I’m recovering from the boiling hot walk
into town we had earlier. It’s gorge to have wee fee as I can catch up with ‘I’m
Sorry I Haven’t a Clue’ and update my podcasts…am hooked on ‘There’s No Such
Thing as a Fish’ and Helen and Ollie’s ‘Answer Me This’.
Tomorrow Arhus...I think.
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