A walk through Sæby

We are still in Sæby, the wind is still to strong for the next two 'big crossings'. There is a rather small chance that we can go to Læsø tomorrow, but more likely it will be Tuesday. But that's ok, we are comfortable here, do a lot of work, reading etc. and Sæby is quite interesting, dating from as far back as 1400.

We took a walk today, first to the 'double sided statue' at the harbour entrance:





No, that is not old! A mermaid on the one side and a lady (Virgin Mary?) on the other.

Next the church from the 15th century, originally part of a large monastery. Also a good reference point when coming in from sea (keep the church between the harbour moles at 260 degrees, the pilot says).






Inside, there are nice frescoes:





And ships carved into the choir stalls by school children in the 1700's:





In lots of places in Denmark you see these plants coming what appears straight out of the pavement:





They look like weeds but they are not. The people living in the houses against which they grow take great care of them!

More later, either from Sæby or from Læsø.

Location:Strandalle,Saeby,Denmark