Augustenborg

First of all, I need to make a correction: the place we were yesterday, was called Sønderborg, not Sönderborg! With these unusual vowels, one can get confused. One of these days we'll still get to somewhere starting with Æ!
Talking about Sønderborg, here is quite a nice picture Lyn took during our walk last night (note especially the windmill on the hill which has a historical significance as the battle in which Denmark lost Schleswig-Holstein to Germany was fought there):

The trip to Augustenburg this morning was very nice, no wind to speak of and some interesting clouds:

Augustenburg is a small town that was built around a palace built by someone called Ernest Günther, who named it after his wife, Augusthe. Later, one of the Danish kings established the head of that line as the Duke of Augustenborg. The palace, which is now a hospital, is rather grand:

The houses around it were built by those serving the palace in different capacities. Some have quite ornamental woodcarvings on their doors:

The town seems quite deserted, except that trucks full of rowdy students keep on driving along the road to Sønderborg, which runs quite close to the harbour.
All in all, nice to have seen it. Although the trip here, through the Als Sund and the Augustenberg Fjord is very nice, one visit is probably enough.