Schooners and galeases stuck in the ice (1871)

 The winter of 1871 was cold in Denmark. These seven Danish schooners and galeases were stuck in the ice off Aarhus in January that winter. My colorization of an image in the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark archive. The museum gives the names of four of the ships: The galeas Sophie, the 2-masted schooner Thales, the galeas Elisabeth and the 2-masted schooner Kirstine, all from Aarhus.

You can see crew members standing in front of some of the ships.

"A galeas is a type of small trade vessel that was common in the Baltic Sea and North Sea from the 17th to the early 20th centuries"

(Wikipedia).

Evening view

Evening view over to the Danish side of Öresund. (Kronborg castle in the middle).

Early in the morning

Early morning tranquillity

Danish schooner Dannebrog (ab. 1920)

Danish schooner Dannebrog af Thurø, built by J.Ph. Jørgensen, Thurø, in 1916. My colorization of the original photo by an unknown photographer in the MS Maritime Museum of Denmark archive.

The sunset tonight

The sunset over Danish Zealand tonight.

King Christian X of Denmark on one of his morning rides (c. 1940-1941)

King Christian X of Denmark on one of his morning rides through Copenhagen during the German occupation. The photo - here shown with my editing and colorization - is in the National Museum of Denmark archive.

"During the first two years of the German occupation, in spite of his age and the precarious situation, he nonetheless took a daily ride on his horse, Jubilee, through Copenhagen, unaccompanied by a groom, let alone by a guard. A popular way for Danes to display patriotism and silent resistance to the German occupation was wearing a small square button with the Danish flag and the crowned insignia of the king." (Wikipedia)

Cloud formation

Nice clouds last night right after sunset: 

The light of the Nordic summer night

Today I was an early riser. Here is a shot from my balcony at about 4.20 AM: 

Dark skies

This was the view from my living room early this morning. Later on we got lots

 of rain from the Danish side of Öresund ...

The sunset yesterday

Yesterday we enjoyed another nice sunset here in Hittarp. 

Here the sun always sets over Denmark ...

Evening sky over Öresund

Tonight the evening sky over Öresund looked nice: 

Hamlet´s Kronborg castle in September

This is the view from Hittarp on the Swedish side of Öresund over to Kronborg castle:

Arriving in Helsingör

This is the view when arriving in Helsingör from Helsingborg: 

Red Moon over Denmark

This was the Moon over Danish Zealand last night: 

The Historical Wooden Ships Days in Helsingør

The Historical Wooden Ships Days in Helsingør this weekend is a wonderful gathering of 120 big and small wooden boats. Below is a collection of my pictures from the event: