The Things I Enjoy

Sunday, 29 September 2013

An old building at the Kulla Gunnarstorp Manor

There are several interesting old buildings at the neighbouring Kulla Gunnarstorp manor. This is one of them:

You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours - horses also do it

You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours:

At first sight you might think that this is a picture of a sleepy horse:

But in reality, this horse on the neighbouring Kulla Gunnarstorp castle grounds

was only resting for a few seconds after this:

Bulk carrier Brasschaat and general cargo ship Wilson Nice in Øresund

Last night the Belgian bulk carrier Brasschaat was going southwards in the Sound. The 180 m
x 28 m ship (built in 2009) is heading for St. Petersburg.

Also last night, general cargo ship Wilson Nice (Malta flag) was on its way to Ghent. The 122 m x
17 m ship is fairly new - built in 2010.

Culture Harbour Kronborg - a world class tourist attraction in Elsinore

The new Maritime Museum is located in the old dry dock (below the surface), immediately to the
right of the new Culture Yard building.

I would like to congratulate Elsinore (Helsingør): With the opening of the new M/S Maritime Museum next week, the large-scale revitalisation of the city's old wharfs is one step closer to its completion. Together, the Martime Museum, the Kronborg castle, the new Culture Yard culture centre and the new yacht harbour are a world class tourist attraction.

The classic luxury yacht Sanssouci Star in Helsingør

The classic luxury yacht Sanssouci Star has been available for charter in Copenhagen this summer. The 53.5 m x 7.70 m ship's owner is the Danish industrialist and Master Mariner Erik Hays Thøgersen.

Sanssouci Star, which has a steel hull and an aluminium superstructure, was built in 1982 by the Husum Schiffwerft GmbH in Germany. The ship has seven cabins for 12 guests, and a crew of 10.

One would imagine that the yacht has primarily been chartered by companies, because the price for e.g. one week's cruising in Scandinavia or the Baltic Sea is of course not cheap - 65.000 euro (79.000 during peak summer season).

Yesterday the Sanssouci Star was moored at the Helsingør yacht harbour:

Saturday, 28 September 2013

Chinese bulk carrier Tonghai in Øresund

Tonight the Chinese bulk carrier Tonghai (187 m c 31 m) passed Helsingør on its way from Terneuzen to Klaipeda. (Tonghai is a county located in the Yunnan Province).