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Cycling from Amsterdam to Copenhagen
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From Ringe to Roskilde
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Day 16, 27th June 2014
126 km by train, 33 km cycling (919 km from the start)
Up at 0500 to get ready for the train trip to Odense. The campsite was well grassed and with good amenities
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 0517h 27th June 2014
We left the campsite at 0600 and cycled to the railway station where an elderly man showed us how to use the ticket machine.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 0625h 27th June 2014
The train arrived on time and we loaded the bikes into a special compartment.
We arrived in Odense at 0707 and I immediately went in search of a ticket office where I bought tickets for Ringsted. We didn't have much time to get to Platform 4 and had to take the bikes down some steps and up along the side to the platform.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 0644h-0710h 27th June 2014
The train was waiting. We had difficulty lifting the bikes up - passengers helped - we then stored them in a narrow space.
We were on the large bridge, with space for both cars and trains, across the Great Belt Strait, travelling from Odense, on the island of Funen, to Zealand, photos taken just before the small island of Sprogø in the middle of the strait, after which the train dips below the sea into a double train tunnel, emerging on the main island of Zealand.
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Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 0731h - 0733h 27th June 2014
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We emerged on the main island of Zealand, stopping briefly at Slagelse before arriving at Ringsted where we got off. We were glad of the elevator to bring our bicycles to ground level rather than hauling them up stairs.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 0802h - 0816h 27th June 2014
Denmark uses the Krone as its currency and does not use the Euro, so we got some local currency from an ATM.
We bought some coffee and breakfast and then set off on the 29 km ride to Roskilde.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 0853h 27th June 2014
The ride was OK - only a few hills to walk up and a good cycleway beside the main road.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 0934h 27th June 2014
We passed this curious marker. We were a fair bit closer to Copenhagen than 71 km, so perhaps it was a distance marker for an older, more circuitous road to the capital.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 1120h 27th June 2014
We made good time until we were 5 km from Roskilde when it started to piss down rain.
We sheltered under an autobahn overpass for 30 minutes until it eased a bit, then we headed into town. Had a coffee and chips at Maccas (?) then rode towards the Viking Ship Museum. By the time we arrived it had stopped raining and the sun was out.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 1205h 27th June 2014
The museum is an open air shipbuilding yard plus interpretation centre. The hall had remnants of early Viking ships and some excellent exhibits. We spent quite a lot of time in the museum photographing, and bought a book about the world of the Vikings.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 1353h 27th June 2014
I have put up a comprehensive page on the Viking Museum, which can be accessed from the link below:
It had been a great visit. As we were about to leave, another visitor offered to take our photo, which we gladly accepted.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 1554h 27th June 2014
We asked about a campground and were directed around the harbour to the Roskilde campground. The views were superb.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 1909h 27th June 2014
We found the least sloping part of the campground ( ! ) and set up the tent.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 1916h - 1917h 27th June 2014
Getting power to recharge batteries was always a priority, mostly achieved in camp kitchens when tenting. Wifi was a bonus if it was available.
Don backed up his photos to the hard disk of his laptop.
The young man on the desk persuaded us to buy a Camp card - apparently people need to have them if they are staying in camping areas in Denmark. We'd been asked before, but no one seemed to worry about us not having one. We set up the tent and then went to the camp kitchen to cook a meal.
Maria SMSd Walter and Ben and Sarah and Andrew to let them know where we were. We were very tired - still catching up on yesterday's effort and of course we were up early this morning.
Photo: Don & Maria Hitchcock 1918h 27th June 2014
Cycling from Amsterdam to Copenhagen
Day 16, 27th June 2014
126 km by train, 33 km cycling (919 km from the start)