“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide
Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city calls itself the “World’s Smallest Big City” Arguably it’s more like the world’s biggest little town: easy to handle and easy to like.Aarhus lines up along a tranquil canal that runs through the middle of town down to the harbor.I loved this sculpture “the snake” as it slithered in the wind.A model at Den Gamie By (The Old Town). This open air museum chronicles both the history of Danish market towns and the history of Aarhus, with preserved buildings, interiors, and goods from the past 400 years.A little like our Greenfield Village but even more so…Funny to see Blockbuster as a historical site. 😊Whew, I’m so glad bikes have improved and that they are so much more comfortable to ride today.Same with autos!Amazingly saved, moved and restored to this location.This 70’s jazz club was fun to see.Of course, Murph loved seeing the steam train!I was shocked that this 1927 “swing” was electric‼️The adjacent botanical garden is showing strong signs of fall.
ARoS Kunstmuseum (ARoS Art Museum) is a must see, both for the building’s architecture and for its fun, accessible presentation of cutting-edge art. Square and unassuming from the outside, the bright white interior—with its spiral staircase winding up the museum’s eight floors—is surprising.
The Dome – is an oval-shaped outdoor mound atop the subterranean gallery.We continued down to the lowest level to see this Skyspace work by James Terrell. When we first arrived the dome was open and this little one was dancing around in the rain that was coming thru the opening.As the dome closed we all sat in silence and watched the light show.Many, many color variations so this is just one example.Maybe more fun to catch raindrops for this small child (?) after the dome reopened.This special installation is called “The Populace” and it was fascinating. Many, many wax figures in an art gallery. The “people” were dressed in clothes that came from donations and local thrift shops. Could have been creepy but turned out to be quite cool!“Your Rainbow Panorama”, a 150-yard-long, 52-yard-diameter, circular glass walkway in every hue of the color spectrum. Its 360° views over the entire city was interesting.We always have time for watching children play!And to find tiny cars!Church of Our Lady – a local “Notre Dame”
This was another highlight of our visit to Aarhus—I got to drive Strawberry (yes, I like to name the cars I drive -) into an elevator and go up to the top floor to park. Then we got into an elevator that looked like a British phone booth and ended up in the hotel lobby!
These are the pics we took on our way out of town! So nice to drive little cars that fit nicely into elevators. 😊
Murphys on the Move 