Day 4 – Vehicles of Pillage and Plunder – The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde

It is raining today, heavily – so no cycling. Instead a 30 min train ride to Denmark’s roots, both Viking and Royal in the neat little town of Roskilde, at the foot of Roskildefjord. You would think that the local bus would be timed to meet the arriving train, but no such luck – the next bus comes 40 minutes later, so we head off on foot in the pouring rain, eschewing the local cab-rank – this is after all a frugal holiday (thanks Frugal Janet). The museum is centred around 5 Viking craft of varying size that around 1050 AD were “scuttled” in the neck of the fjord to thwart any incoming other Vikings, such as those dastardly Norwegians! They were discovered in the early ‘60s and pieced together on modern steel frames, much like piecing together a modern exploded Jumbo Jet. Anyway, a pleasant way to spend a rainy day before returning to town and a prolonged “Happy-hour”. Tomorrow it’s on to Stavanger and 11 days in Norway.