Museum
Good Old Horse Drawn Bus in Rain
From Andelslandsbyen Nyvang, Holbæk, but here visiting Roskilde.
To Twist Withes
The other day – at the day of tourism – I met Anne from the Viking Ship Muesum. She is working in the department of learning and activites. Here she is domonstrating how to twist a withe of willow, which were use for many purposes at the Viking Ships. It is a strong material. Anne […]
Carriage as in the good old days
From Lützhøfts Købmandgård you can see Roskilde by carriage – here are a group returning after the tour. Reholt has removed the “one-wheeler” from its usual position to signal “no parking” in the yard.
The Assistant
Yesterdays photo was taken at Lützhøfts Købmandgård. Here is Reholt, who told he was assistant and the man who also told the others what to do. I tasted a salt herring (se below), but – sorry – didn’t buy a beer. At the third photo you see the salt herrings in the shop. One would […]
John Plays the Hurdy-Gurdy
Yesterday we had Tourisms Day in Denmark. You could play tourist in your own municipality. In the coming days I will show what I saw. Here is John playing at a Hurdy-Gurdy (in danish drejelire). John is manager of a branch of Roskilde Museum called Lützhøfts Købmandsgård.
Farmboat Estrid
At wintertime the reconstructed vikingships are placed mainly on a long row in front of the Viking Ships Museum. This is a farmboat – and you find information at the next photo. If the text is too small, click at the photo and then on all sizes…
The Yellow Castle Roskilde
This is a part of the yellow castle in Roskilde next to the cathedral. The building is used as museum of contemporary art.
Old Shop in Roskilde
A part of Roskilde Museum is this old daily shop selling everyday goods to local peolpe. It still does. And to the tourists. Young people learn how the old days was, and not so young people can reexperience the good old days.
Museum Train At Roskilde Station
Today at Roskilde Railway Station there was an old Steamtrain – with a Christmastree at the front. It is a museumtrain. Many people could think back to the good old days or see how it was many years ago. My camera was at home – but I used the camera in my mobilephone…