Skagen, Denmark

One June 2nd, we went to Skagen, Denmark.  Skagen is a fisherman's village.  We took a boat tender to shore.  Caden fell asleep in my lap on the way to shore.  I think he woke up before 6am that day and was pretty tired.  He slept for almost 2 hours.  Skagen is not a city I would have gone to as a primary destination but it was nice. 

Since Caden was asleep and it was quite windy and cold, we walked through the town, stopped in a few shops, and decided to stop for drinks at the Brondums Hotel.  This hotel was one of the stops for a shore excursion and was very nice.  For two drinks we spent $25.  Like I said, Denmark is expensive.   I had hot chocolate and thankfully it was some of the best hot chocolate I have ever had.  We sat and talked in this sleepy town and enjoyed the rest.  After Caden woke up when went back through the pedestrian walking zone and walked to the other side of the main street.  Collin stopped for a waffle and ice cream with Caden, I went on to look in a few more shops.  The prices were outrageous and there was nothing worth spending money on.  Except for a Skagen watch.  We looked in the watch store at the famous Skagen watches but ultimately decided that $300+ for a watch was not part of our budget right now.  However, we did end up getting Skagen watches, on our ship.  We lucked out and bought them on our ship for half off.  We love them, they are light weight and exactly what we have been looking for.

Skagen is a cute sleepy town.  There are sand dunes, if it was not so windy, we had considered seeing them.  We attempted to go in the Skagen Museum but when we got there we found out that strollers were not allowed.  It would be a great city to bike in but overall there was not a lot to do with a young child.  Most other cruises seemed to shop and sit at the cafes.

Caden's favorite thing was stopping in this toy store

Waffle Man

Caden and I walking downtown

Fishing Town

Picture of our ship from the boat tender