Monday 25 October 2010

Hirtshals

Photographs taken on a morning visit to Hirtshals in Denmark in October 2010. Hirtshals is a fishing and ferry port on Jutland's North West coast, facing the Skagerrak - which was whipped up by an autumn gale.


Interior of Danish State Railways (DSB) IC3 train

 



Color Line's Superspeed 1 approaches from Kristiansand in Norway. The Superspeed ferries are among the most impressive around nowadays - sleek, stylish, capacious and fast:

 

 


An unwanted German gift on the beach.


The view South along the sand dunes.

 
 

Here comes Superspeed 2 - arriving from Larvik:


 



Some scenes from the fishing port:

 

 

Meanwhile, in town we find:

 



Municipal building and a church with a play-church for children adjacent:

 


Superspeed 1 leaves Hirtshals:

 



 

 


 

Color Line play-ferry on a camping and caravan site:

 

Superspeed 2 sets sail:

 

 

 


Hirtshals signs:

 



Things to do when you're bored:


 




2 comments:

  1. Hi Bruce,

    Again a superb piece of observation and presentation.
    Congratulations,

    Mike Louagie

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  2. Never bored Bruce. I do dearly like the second photo of Superspeed 1 as it leaves Hirtshals. :)

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