Date: 1st July 2022
Travelled: 130 kms from Aarhus to Aalborg, Denmark
Visited: Aalborg, Northern Jutland
Stayed: Aalborg Sportsboat Stellplatz, DKK185, N57.05660, E09.90380
Budget: 37 days @ €97 per day
We spent some time last night chatting to our Danish neighbours. They have lived in Spain for several years only coming back to Denmark in summer to visit family. Still love their country but not the weather.
So what’s going on with all the A’s. Here’s some trivia for you, Aalborg or Aarhus for example were traditionally spelt Ålborg or Århus with the phonetic Å. The original Dutch alphabet had no A apparently Then back in the 1980’s A(a) was added to the Danish alphabet. Probably because typing Å on anything than a Danish keyboard is a nightmare.
The E45 was very busy this morning, more so heading south than north. Lots of motorhomes heading south for the summer in France or Spain I suppose. As you can see from the photos the weather has changed it was much cooler and threatening rain as we left Aarhus.
The drive to Aalborg takes about two hours including a breakfast stop. It starts to rain as we turn of the E45 but only for a few minutes.
Aalborg, Region Nordjylland, Denmark
We arrive in Aalborg finding little or no traffic. The closest stellplatz to the centrum is at the sporting boat marina. It’s pretty basic and still expensive in our opinion but as we have found Denmark, is an expensive place to live.
Aalborg is Denmark’s fourth largest city with a population of 150,000+. It straddles the narrowest point of the Limfjord, which effectively divides northern Jutland from the rest of the country. The Danish architect Jørn Utzon (of Sydney’s Opera House fame) was born here. Aalborg’s Utzon Centre was the last building he designed, he appears to be the cities number one son.
A settlement developed here along the banks of the Limfjord around 700 AD. Becoming a significant trading port given its position on the narrowest point of the fjord. You can read about its history and all the usual Viking stuff in the link above.
The weather has turned and there’s drizzle in the air, so we scurry back to the safety of the hymer. Around 7pm armed with our umbrella we walk a few hundred metres to the Street Food Hall. It’s very busy despite the weather so rather than sit around with a lot of people we don’t know, we opt for take home. The pulled pork dosa and tikka chicken were very good.
To our surprise the weather has cleared in the morning and we walk back to the centrum for some more exploring.
We spend an easy and very enjoyable morning walking the old streets of Aalborg. Its a beautiful morning and there are few people about, making getting a photo easier.
So we make our way back to the Hymer, have a coffee and make ready for the road. We have less than an hour on the E39 today. We hit the local supermarket and fill with diesel at DKK15.7 the cheapest fill since Germany.
Michael + Pam
