Østerlars

Eftersom det var MIN ferie tog jeg rundt og så det jeg havde lyst til. Det var lidt besværligt med busserne, men jeg fik set det jeg ville. 

Tirsdag så jeg først fugle (dem skal I også nok få lov at se!) og derefter tog jeg til Østerlars kirke. En af de fire rundkirker på Bornholm. Ingen er vel helt sikre på hvorfor de ser ud som de gør, men det er nok for at kunne beskytte folk. Der var rigtig mange pirater som angreb dengang (mest svenskere.....). 

Since it was MY vacation, I just went around and saw what I wanted. It was a bit difficult going by bus, but I got to see what I wanted. 

On Tuesday I first went to see birds (you will get to see them!) and then I went to Østerlars church. One of the four round churches at Bornholm. Nobody is quite sure why they look like they do, but it was possibly to protect people. So many pirates were attacking back in the days (mostly Swedish....).

Altertavlen er nok den mest relevante jeg nogensinde har set. Jesus med nadveren. Brød og vin. 

The altar piece is the most relevant I've ever seen. Jesus doing the communion. Bread and wine. 

Selvfølgelig var jeg oppe og se det hele! Trappen var helt vildt smal og stejl. Det var ikke sjovt at gå ned - I kan se hvor smalt det er! Men jeg kom både op og ned uden at brække noget. 

Of course I went upstairs to see it all! The staircase was crazy steep and narrow. It wasn't fun to walk down - you can see how narrow it is! But up and down I went without breaking any bones. 

Da jeg var barn var vi også inde i kirken. Jeg kan egentlig mest huske at det var relativt kedeligt. Et kirkerum, bare rundt! Jeg kunne godt huske følelsen fra jeg var lille, og jeg følte nok det samme. 

Der er så mange eventyr omkring rundkirkerne, men de er altså mest kirker. 

When I was a kid we also saw the church. Mostly I remember that is was boring. A church room, just round! I do remember that feeling from when I was small, and I guess I felt the same. 

There are so many myths around the round churches, but mostly they are just churches. 

Smukt er det dog - også fra den anden side! - og jeg er glad for at jeg tog derind og så det. Det var jo så dagen efter Christiansø, og det blæste MEGET! Jeg var meget taknemmelig for at jeg ikke skulle sejle lige den dag.....

But it's still so pretty - also from the other side! - and I'm happy that I went to see it. So it was the day after Christiansø, and it was VERY windy! I was just so grateful that I was not sailing anywhere on that day.....