We had a fantastic two weeks at Per and Lone’s beautiful home in Oue, northern Denmark. It’s very spacious, with a large modern kitchen and a glass-wa...
Read More...We had a fantastic two weeks at Per and Lone’s beautiful home in Oue, northern Denmark. It’s very spacious, with a large modern kitchen and a glass-walled dining / relaxing room. There are two big outdoor seating /dining areas, and a huge garden full of flowers, fruit trees and zero-maintenance chickens (just collect their eggs).
Oue is near to Mariager Fjord, where you can take hikes and boat trips between attractive towns, villages and docks. You can see great views from Bramslev Bakken café/bar, highly recommended for lunch or drinks. We also had an excellent evening at Bramslev Gaard restaurant nearby. At the inland end of the fjord there’s a fascinating Viking settlement (Fyrkat) where we saw a wild otter.
Lone and Per gave us lots of ideas for days out. Madum Sø (a 15 minute drive) is a large shallow forest lake, ideal for walks and swimming. Some of Denmark’s best east coast beaches are nearby. We saw eagles and cranes at Lille Vildmose nature reserve and seals at Skagen, Denmark’s northernmost tip. We enjoyed the cities of Aalborg and Århus, especially the Århus old town (Den Gamle By), as well as trips to the Silkeborg Lake District and a stunning coastal town, Ebeltoft.
Communication with Per and Lone was excellent throughout our stay. We would have liked to have had more time in Oue – it was a great home exchange that we would very much like to repeat in the future.
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