Cycling trip

So I’ve just got back from an incredible 4 days cycling around Zealand. I went with my Italian friend, Sivlia, and we cycled around 200km in 4 days. Not a bad effort. First stop was catching a train to Roskilde (Yes we cheated a little bit). Roskilde is a really charming city and when we arrived there was a some medieval festival on. Also I found out that the main church in Roskilde is where all the kings and queens of Denmark are buried.

One of the tombs inside Roskilde Cathedral

Then it was off to ride around the coast to Holbæk. I was in charge of the map and as you probably all know I’m shocking with directions and maps. I get lost in Sydney quite regularly. But in my defence the bike route wasn’t that clearly marked and it was pretty tricky to figure out from the map where the route actually was. As many of the routes take small country roads so that you avoid the highways. So naturally we got a little lost and stumbled onto a mental asylum which we promptly rode through. But we got back on course and managed to find our way to Holbæk.

Just grabbing a spot of lunch

We were couch surfing for the entire trip which great to meet some Danes from the different cities we were visiting. On arriving at our first host’s place, in true Danish fashion, we pretty much started drinking and finish in the early hours of the morning. The Danes really know how to drink. The next morning (More like midday though) we headed out Ringsted. The weather thankfully held up and was just overcast. But it was bloody cold about 8 degrees for most of the trip.

A beautiful morning in Ringsted

The next day we went from Ringsted to Sorø and stopped for a bite to eat. Then it was onto Slagelse where we stayed the night. The final leg was to Næstved riding alongside the Tystrup Sø lake which was really beautiful. Once we arrived in Næstved we caught the train it back to Copenhagen.

Riding in Sorø

Tystrup Sø lake

All in all a great mini break from the hectic life of Copenhagen. I think the most enjoyable thing about the trip was cycling on all this small country roads with the rolling hills and farms on either side. Then heading through the forests with all the autumn colours and sun streaming through. Very majestic.

I’m definitely going to do some more cycling trips now, any suggestion? I was thinking Berlin to Copenhagen or top of Italy to the bottom. Nothing too big.

The bikes

Also thanks so much to Christopher, Martin and Igor for hosting us. It was really great to get to know you guys.

Take care
Jono