michael.breier
Cliffs of Denmark
Last year we were in Denmark twice. We are always close to Løkken and Lønstrup up there and we were very lucky in October that we were up there at the exact time when the Rubjerg Knude lighthouse was moved. In November we went up again to be there when the lighthouse reopened. That was a very touching moment for Janet and me because we have been visiting the lighthouse since 1993 and have been there at least once almost every year since then. Actually, the lighthouse is not particularly spectacular. But its story is very moving (in the truest sense of the word). In this stream there is an old photo, scanned from the paper photo from 1993, which still shows the lighthouse with its associated buildings. Back then we could still have an ice cream in the lighthouse's coffee shop. After that the sand got more and more from the buildings year after year, so that in the end only the tower was sticking out of the sand. The edge of the cliff came closer every year and so the tower was pushed 70 meters further inland in one piece last year, on rails and roller skates. Most people only look at the lighthouse when they visit, but we also use the visits to experience the coast frayed by sea, sand and wind. This photo was taken in November 2019, one day after the lighthouse was opened to the public again.
Cliffs of Denmark
Last year we were in Denmark twice. We are always close to Løkken and Lønstrup up there and we were very lucky in October that we were up there at the exact time when the Rubjerg Knude lighthouse was moved. In November we went up again to be there when the lighthouse reopened. That was a very touching moment for Janet and me because we have been visiting the lighthouse since 1993 and have been there at least once almost every year since then. Actually, the lighthouse is not particularly spectacular. But its story is very moving (in the truest sense of the word). In this stream there is an old photo, scanned from the paper photo from 1993, which still shows the lighthouse with its associated buildings. Back then we could still have an ice cream in the lighthouse's coffee shop. After that the sand got more and more from the buildings year after year, so that in the end only the tower was sticking out of the sand. The edge of the cliff came closer every year and so the tower was pushed 70 meters further inland in one piece last year, on rails and roller skates. Most people only look at the lighthouse when they visit, but we also use the visits to experience the coast frayed by sea, sand and wind. This photo was taken in November 2019, one day after the lighthouse was opened to the public again.