Greece, Athens

Athens, Greece, October 2013

George has visited Greece together with Lis, Lennart and Bjarne.

They saw The Runner (Dromeas) by noted Athens sculptor Costas Vanotsos. Dromeas stands 12 meters tall (nearly 30 feet), and is built from thousands of broken pieces and shards of glass stacked into the shape of a runner in full sprint.

In Athens you must visit The Acropolis. Akros - highest, topmost and polis - city is a settlement built upon elevated ground.

George made it to the top and enjoyed the ancient ruins of the Erechtheion. The Erechtheion is the youngest temple of the Acropolis and was built next to an old temple which it was designed to replace. The most famous part of the temple is the porch of the Caryatids where the pillars have been replaced by maidens.

The place is full of statues

The Acropolis of Athens is full of pillars.

And the place has a lot of arches.

Denmark, Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2013

George went to visit the biggest Viking exhibition ever in Copenhagen with Sigfus, Trond and Madeline.

The National Museum is hosting a spectacular Viking exhibition that centres around the 37 m long Viking ship Ægir. The ship is the world’s longest Viking ship and is exhibited for the first time since it was found at Roskilde in 1997. #natmus

The Viking exhibition also features other Viking finds from around Europe. Here George is having a good look at some Viking clothes. George met Piou-Piou from France. Like George a world traveller.

There was a replica of the big Jelling stone. The Jelling stones are rune stones found in Jelling and are considered the birth certificate of Denmark and features one of the earliest records of the name "Danmark" (in the form of accusative "tanmaurk". The rune inscription on the stone reads: "King Haraldr ordered this monument made in memory of Gormr, his father, and in memory of Thyrvé, his mother; that Haraldr who won for himself all of Denmark and Norway and made the Danes Christian."

A finally George with one of the biggest ornaments of the exhibition. This crucifix fro Gammel Åby Kirke year 1050-1100 is one of the earliest Christian treasures. Only in the Nordic countries do you see Christ wearing a crown like a king.

Sweden, Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden, October 2013

George has visited the Swedish capital Stockholm, where Bruno Mars was giving a concert.

George did find some time for sight seeing. Here he is on Riksbron the National Bridge looking across to Wasabron the Wasa bridge, the Swedish House of Knights (Riddarhuset) and the Bonde Palace with the Ridderholm church in the background.